UN General Assembly Special Session on HIV/AIDS

Attachments:

UNGASS NGOs1.pdf;

UNGASS Application Form1.pdf

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Warm wishes for the new year. We write to share important information about the upcoming five year review of the 2001 UN General Assembly Special Session on HIV/AIDS, which will take place at the UN in New York from May 31 – June 2, 2006.

The Center for Women’s Global Leadership is currently working with the Global Coalition on Women and AIDS as a co-convener of the task force on “HIV/AIDS and violence against women.” Our role leading up to and during the UNGASS review primarily will be to work with other groups to promote a focus on violence against women, as well as on sexual rights and human rights generally.

While other organizations are taking leadership roles in generating advocacy for the UNGASS, we would like to keep you informed about important aspects of the UNGASS review process. The official sessions of the UNGASS Review run from May 31 – June 2, and informal civil society hearings will take place on the morning of May 31.

Registration for the review is different depending on whether you are an ECOSOC-accredited NGO or not:

If your NGO does NOT have ECOSOC status: you must complete and submit an application (attached to this email) by this Friday, 3 February 2006 to csp@unaids.org. The completion of the application does not guarantee attendance; there currently is controversy about how many and which civil society organizations can take part. The General Assembly Secretariat will review applications and choose civil society representatives to be invited to the UNGASS Review by 15 February 2006.
If your NGO does have ECOSOC status: you must indicate your interest to attend by 30 March 2006 to the Non-Governmental Organizations Section of the United Nations Secretariat at desangosection@un.org.

More information is available in the UNAIDS Briefing Note and application attached to this email. Please send all applications to csp@unaids.org and not to CWGL.

Also attached to this email is a document you may find useful that has been prepared by the International Coalition of AIDS Service Organizations (ICASO) – “Community Participation in the Monitoring and Evaluation of the Implementation of the UNGASS Declaration of Commitment.” Please check their website for more information at www.icaso.org.

In addition, please check the Center for Women’s Global Leadership website at http://www.cwgl.rutgers.edu starting later this week for updates on the UNGASS process.

Best wishes for 2006, and we look forward to working with you throughout the year,

Cynthia Rothschild
Sara Nordstrom
Center for Women’s Global Leadership

Center for Women's Global Leadership
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New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Phone: (732) 932-8782
Fax: (732) 932-1180
Web: http://www.cwgl.rutgers.edu/
Email: cwgl@igc.org

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