UNGASS 2008 Events
Below you will find a listing of events happening around the UNGASS 2008 Review meeting in New York City. For more information about the official and side events, please click here.
| Sunday, 8 June | |||
| Time | Event | Organiser | Location |
| 1300 - 1800 | Pre-UNGASS Progressive Youth Caucus
The event will bring together young people from around the world to develop joint advocacy messaging and strategies to use throughout the UNGASS review process. |
Youth Coalition for Sexual and Reproductive Rights (www.youthcoalition.org) |
IPPF-WHR head office |
| Monday, 9 June | |||
| Time | Event | Organiser | Location |
| 9:30-11:00 | Launch of "Securing Our Future"the report of the CHGA - Panel Discussion on "Keeping the Promise: Regional Lessons in the Progress Towards Universal Access" | UN Economic Commission for Africa | UN Conference Room 7 (open access) |
| 9:30-11:00 | Panel Discussion on the Report of the Asia AIDS Commission | Asia AIDS Commission, UNAIDS RST for Asia and the Pacific | UN Conference Room 2 (open access) |
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8:30–15:00
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Civil Society Orientation and Caucus This is an opportunity to better understand how to get the most out of the meetings, to network, to plan advocacy and make recommendations for future reviews.
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CS Task Force
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Conference Room 1 (open access)
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| 11:00 - 13:00 |
Universal Access to Affordable HIV/AIDS Diagnostics and Treatment: In Search of Sustainable Solutions |
UN-Office of the High-Representatives for the Least Developed Countries (OHRLLS), Office of Special Advisor on Africa (OSAA), UNAIDS |
UN Conference Room 2 (Open Access) |
| 13:00 - 14:30 | Supporting Countries in Strengthening National AIDS Strategies |
World Bank, UNDP, UNICEF, UNESCO, ILO, UNAIDS Secretariat |
Delegates Dining Room (Limited Access) |
| 13:15 - 14:45 |
Promoting UN System-Wide Coherence in the AIDS Responses at Country Level |
UNAIDS Secretariat, UN Development Group | UN Conference Room 2 (Open Access) |
| 14:00-16:00 | Financing and Resourcing for Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment In the Context of HIV and AIDS | World YWCA | More Information contact: Kaburo Kobia Tel: (+41) 22 929 6030 Email: communication@worldywca.org |
| 13:30 | Tell the Thai Government : Stop the Drug War! Support Harm Reduction! | African Services Committee, Community HIV/AIDS Mobilization Project (CHAMP), Health GAP, NYC AIDS Housing Network/VOCAL User’s Union, Physicians for Human Rights, and the Thai AIDS Treatment Action Group |
Thai Mission to the UN More information: Kaytee Riek, Health GAP (kaytee@healthgap.org or 215-397-4326) |
| 14:00-16:00 | Financing and Resourcing Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment In the Context of HIV and AIDS | World YWCA |
More information contact: Kaburo Kobia Telephone (+41) 22 929 60 30 Email: communication@worldywca.org |
| 15:00 - 18:00 | Parliamentary Briefing | Inter-Parliamentary Union, UNDP, UNAIDS Secretariat | Conference Room 7 (Limited Access) |
| 15:00-18:00 |
Gender, Human Rights of Sexual Minorities and Progress towards Universal Access to HIV/AIDS Prevention, Care Treatment and Support Programs |
American Foundation for AIDS Research (amfAR), Global Forum on MSM and HIV, UNDP and UNAIDS Secretariat |
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15:00–18:00
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Global Leaders Forum to Stop TB-HIV Co-infection
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Special Envoy of the UN Secretary General to Stop TB,
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Conference Room 2 (open access)
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18:00- 21:00
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Awards Gala of the Global Business Coalition on AIDS, TB and Malaria
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Global Business Coalition on AIDS, TB and Malaria (GBC)
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| 18:00-20:00 | Advancing Women’s Leadership and Advocacy in AIDS Leadership | Ford Foundation | Ford Foundation (320 East 43 Street) |
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18:00 - 19:30
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Interfaith Service
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Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance, UNFPA, UNAIDS Secretariat
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Saint Peter’s Church-Corner of 54th and Lexington (Open Access)
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| Tuesday, 10 June 2008 | |||
| 900 - 1300 | Official Events | ||
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13:15–14:45
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Overcoming barriers in educating young people about sex and HIV
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UNESCO, UNAIDS, UNFPA, International Planned Parenthood-Western Hemisphere
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Delegates Dining Room (limited access)
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13:15–14:45
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ARVs, Refugees and Displaced Persons
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Government of Canada, UNHCR and
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UN Conference Room 6 (Open Access)
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| 13:15-14:45 | What You Need to Know About HIV Related Travel Restrictions |
International AIDS Society, the Ford Foundation, Gay Men’s Health Crisis (GMHC), UNAIDS and the members of the Civil Society Task Force |
Conference Room 4 |
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15:00 -21:00
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Official events
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15:00 -18:00
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Official event: Panel 1- How do we build on results achieved and speed up progress towards universal access by 2010 - moving on to reach the MDGs by 2015?
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open to Member States and observers and civil society representatives |
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15:00 -18:00
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Official event: Panel 2- The challenges of providing leadership and political support in countries with concentrated epidemics
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open to Member States and observers and civil society representatives |
| Wednesday, 11 June 2008 | |||
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08:30–09:45
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Accelerating scale-up of PMTCT: Stories of hope
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UNICEF and WHO on behalf of Interagency
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Delegates Dining Room (limited access)
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| 10:00 - 13:00 | Official events: Panel 3 - Making the response to AIDS work for women and girls - Gender equality and AIDS | open to Member States and observers and civil society representatives | |
| 10:00 - 13:00: |
Official events: Panel 4 - AIDS: Multigenerational Challenge - Providing a Robust and Long Term Response |
open to Member States and observers and civil society representatives | |
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13:15–14:45
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Parliamentary Action on AIDS
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Inter-Parliamentary Union, UNAIDS
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Delegates Dining Room (limited access
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15:00–21:00
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Official Events
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15:00–16:30
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Official Events: Panel 5: Resources and Universal Access: Opportunities and limitations
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open to Member States and observers and civil society representatives
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Exhibits and Booths
26 May-20 June
Body Mapping Exhibit
Location: UN Visitors Lobby (Opening reception on 10 June, 18:00-20:00)
Organisers: Permanent Mission of Canada, Permanent Mission of Tanzania, Permanent Mission of Zambia,
UNAIDS Cosponsors and Secretariat
2-13 June
HIV and the MDGs Poster Display
Location: Colonnade leading from the public lobby to basement conference rooms
Organisers: UNAIDS Cosponsors and Secretariat
9-11 June
Common Booth
Location: Conference Room 1 Hallway
Organisers: UNAIDS Cosponsors and Secretariat
9-27 June
Photo exhibit: UN Relationship with Groups Living with HIV
Location: Staff Lounge
Organisers: UNDP