Civil Society Task Force Nomination Process
The Support Group[1] of the Civil Society Support Mechanism[2] was requested to facilitate a call for nominations (sent in January 2008). Different HIV and AIDS community networks were requested to submit two to three nominations to be reviewed by members of the Support Group for the following constituency categories:
- Networks of people living with HIV
- Networks of key populations:
- People Who Use Drugs
- Sex Workers
- Men who have sex with men
- UNAIDS Programme Coordinating Board NGO delegate
- Labour organisations
- Women's organisations
- Youth Networks
- Faith-based organisations
- Civil Society Support Mechanism
Nomination selection process
These networks used their own process to select these nominations. It was left to each network's discretion to identify and carry out their selection process.
The Support Group received 35 nominations.[3] These nominations were assessed against an overall criteria set out in the terms of reference of the Task Force, including gender balance, at least one person from each major geographical region, a minimum of three of people living with HIV, representation of key populations and key issues, and to include people with experience of national review processes and of the 2006 Task Force.
Nominees Recommended by the Support Group
The support group nominated 12 individuals (below) to be considered by the OPGA. The final decision rests with the President of the General Assembly.
Networks of people living with HIV:
- Lilian Mworeko, Uganda, National Forum of PLHA Networks in Uganda.
- Elina Azaryan, Armenia, Real World, Real People.
- Rolake Odetoyinbo, Nigeria, Positive Action Treatment Access.
Networks of key populations:
- People Who Use Drugs:Stijn Goossens, Belgium, International Network of People Who Use Drugs.
- Sex Workers: Laxmi Narayan Tripathi, India, Dai Welfare Society.
- Men who have sex with men: Robert Carr, Jamaica, Caribbean Vulnerable Communities Coalition.
PCB NGO delegates:
- Vince Crisostomo, Guam/Thailand, Seven Sisters Network.
Labour organisations:
- Syed Asif Altaf Chowdhury, Bangladesh, International Transport Workers' Federation.
Women's organisations:
- Zonibel Woods, Canada, International Women's Health Coalition.
Youth Networks:
- Claudia Ahumada, Chile, World AIDS Campaign.
Faith-based organisations:
- Linda Hartke, USA/Switzerland,Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance.
Civil Society Support Mechanism:
- Kieran Daly, UK/Canada, International Council of AIDS Service Organizations.
Once the Office of the President of the General Assembly confirms the selection of individual members, more details will be provided.
Other nominations received outside the established process will be considered for other roles within the High Level Meeting, such as participants/speakers on the Civil Society Hearing and/or the panel discussions.
[1] Members of Support Group: Mauro Guarinieri (PLHIV/GNP+), Fiona Pettit (PLHIV/ICW)Greg Gray (PLHIV/ITPC), Sonja Weinreich (Faith/EAA), Sydney Hushie (Youth/GYCA), Stijn Goossens (Drug Users/INPUD), Andrew Hunter (Sex Workers/NSWP), Innocent Laison [Africa - interim], Goh SoonSiew [Asia-Pacific - interim], Marija Subataite [Europe - interim], Renate Koch [Latin America and the Caribbean - interim], Shaleena Theophilus (North America -interim), Alan Leather (Labour).
2 Coalition members: African Council of AIDS Service Organizations (AfriCASO), AIDS Action Europe (AAE), Asia-Pacific Council of AIDS Service Organizations (APCASO), Latin America and the Caribbean Council of AIDS Service Organizations (LACCASO), International Council of AIDS Service Organizations (ICASO), International Women's Health Coalition (IWHC).
3 Some of the nominees were also part of the Support Group. These individuals did not participate in the discussion and nomination process of their constituencies to avoid conflict of interest.