Civil Society Task Force
The Office of the President of the General Assembly requested the creation of a Civil Society Task Force (CSTF) to be convened to assist in key decisions relating to attendance and participation of civil society organisations in the UNGASS High Level Review Meeting to be held in New York on 10 and 11 of June, 2008. The role of representatives is unpaid but expenses and travel will be covered by UNAIDS. Below you will find a list of task force members and minutes from the task force meetings.
Civil Society Task Force
Networks of people living with HIV:
- Lilian Mworeko, Uganda, ITPC, ICW, National Forum of PLHA Networks in Uganda
- Elina Azaryan, Armenia, ECUO, Real World, Real People, ICW
- 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, Asia Pacific Network of Sex Works
- Men who have sex with men: Robert Carr, Jamaica, Global Forum on MSM and HIV,Caribbean Vulnerable Communities Coalition
PCB NGO delegates:
- Vince Crisostomo, Guam/Thailand, Seven Sisters Network, Asia - Pacific NGO representative in UNAIDS PCB
Labour organisations:
- Syed Asif Altaf Chowdhury, Bangladesh, International Transport Workers' Federation
Women's organisations:
- Zonibel Woods, Canada, International Women's Health Coalition, North American NGO representative in UNAIDS PCB
Youth Networks:
- Claudia Ahumada, Chile, World AIDS Campaign, Youth Coalition for Sexual and Reproductive Rights
Faith-based organisations:
- Linda Hartke, USA/Switzerland,Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance.
Business
- Patricia Mugambi Ndegwa, Kenya, Global Business Coalition
Civil Society Support Mechanism:
- Kieran Daly, UK/Canada, International Council of AIDS Service Organizations.
Click below to read the terms of reference for the 2008 Civil Society Task Force.
To read more about the nominations process, click here.
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Peter Piot's response to the CSTF
On 12 May the Civil Society Task Force sent a letter to Dr. Peter Piot, UNAIDS and Dr. Margaret Chan, WHO requesting leadership in ensuring that the HLM and briefing documents relating to the meeting highlight and strengthen the commitments made to achieving universal access by 2010. On 28 May, Peter Piot sent a reply letter. Please see below to download.
CSTF Letter to Peter Piot
On 12 May the Civil Society Task Force sent a letter to Dr. Peter Piot, UNAIDS and Dr. Margaret Chan, WHO regarding the lack of emphasis on the commitment to universal access within the official documents being prepared for the Panels during the High Level Meeting (HLM). The letter requests leadership in ensuring that the HLM and briefing documents relating to the meeting highlight and strengthen the commitments made to achieving universal access by 2010. See below to download the letter.
CSTF Meeting Summaries
Here you will find the overview summaries from the Civil Society Task Force Meetings that are taking place prior to the UNGASS Review Meeting in New York City.
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
Update on Civil Society involvement in High Level Meeting
Zonny Woods (IWHC) and Kieran Daly (ICASO) just recently met with the facilitators/co-chairs of the High Level Meeting on AIDS in June 2008 (Ambassadors to Estonia and Botswana), UNAIDS NY, and the Office of the President of the General Assembly. This was mainly as an initial briefing for them on civil society involvement. We discussed issues related to NGO Accreditation, Civil Society Support Mechanism, Outcome document, Secretary-General's report, Civil Society Hearing, and Panels.