Advocacy Guide: Meaningful Involvement of Civil Society in the UNGASS Review Meeting
HDN & ICASO
Five years ago, under the heading of ‘Global Crisis- Global Action’, the United Nations General Assembly held an unprecedented special session on HIV/AIDS (UNGASS) – the first time the General Assembly ever addressed a specific health issue.
The resulting UNGASS Declaration of Commitment (DoC) on HIV/AIDS adopted by all UN Member States provided a comprehensive framework to halt and to reverse the HIV/AIDS epidemic by 2010, and included specific and measurable milestones for 2003, 2005 and 2010.
Five years after its adoption, governments are being called to report on progress they have made toward implementing these promises. One of their commitments is to: “..devote sufficient time and at least one full day of the annual session of the General Assembly to review and debate a report of the Secretary-General on progress achieved in realizing the commitments set out in the Declaration.
”Between May 31st and June 2nd, 2006, every member country of the United Nations will be sending a delegation to New York to participate in this review meeting. The International Council of AIDS Service Organizations (ICASO) and Health & Development Networks (HDN) have partnered to prepare this guide to assist you to advocate to be part of your national delegation, to support and to influence them.
It also describes other ways in which you can participate in the UNGASS Review process. This guide will be available in French and Spanish March 31st, 2006.
To download copies please visit: www.icaso.org or www.ungasshiv.org Or write to ungass@icaso.org
Five years ago, under the heading of ‘Global Crisis- Global Action’, the United Nations General Assembly held an unprecedented special session on HIV/AIDS (UNGASS) – the first time the General Assembly ever addressed a specific health issue.
The resulting UNGASS Declaration of Commitment (DoC) on HIV/AIDS adopted by all UN Member States provided a comprehensive framework to halt and to reverse the HIV/AIDS epidemic by 2010, and included specific and measurable milestones for 2003, 2005 and 2010.
Five years after its adoption, governments are being called to report on progress they have made toward implementing these promises. One of their commitments is to: “..devote sufficient time and at least one full day of the annual session of the General Assembly to review and debate a report of the Secretary-General on progress achieved in realizing the commitments set out in the Declaration.
”Between May 31st and June 2nd, 2006, every member country of the United Nations will be sending a delegation to New York to participate in this review meeting. The International Council of AIDS Service Organizations (ICASO) and Health & Development Networks (HDN) have partnered to prepare this guide to assist you to advocate to be part of your national delegation, to support and to influence them.
It also describes other ways in which you can participate in the UNGASS Review process. This guide will be available in French and Spanish March 31st, 2006.
To download copies please visit: www.icaso.org or www.ungasshiv.org Or write to ungass@icaso.org
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