Announcement: Mainstreaming HIV/AIDS Roundtable
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Dear friends and colleagues,
Please find below an invitation to the Roundtable Session -
"Mainstreaming HIV/AIDS in Development: Time to Scale Up" - at
the upcoming International AIDS Conference in Bangkok on July 15
10:30-14:00 (Room N). The Roundtable will be co-hosted by UNAIDS
and the GTZ under the Leadership Programme.
The purpose of the Roundtable is to make concrete progress to-
wards strengthening support to Mainstreaming processes in part-
ner countries by identifying key lessons learnt from current ex-
periences and formulating practical recommendations for the way
forward.
One of the immediate expected outcomes is the production of a
"Consensus Paper for Joint Action" based on the proceedings of
the session. This could form a good basis to promote shared un-
derstanding and coordinated efforts in support of Mainstreaming
HIV/AIDS.
We are looking forward to welcoming you at this important event
and invite you to share this announcement widely with partners
and networks who would be interested in attending.
With best regards on behalf of the UNAIDS-GTZ organising commit-
tee,
Bob Verbruggen
Technical Advisor Mainstreaming HIV/AIDS in Development
& Focal Person for the Partnership with GTZ
Strategy Support Division (CRD)
UNAIDS - WCC 159
20, Via Appia
CH-1211 Geneva
Tel: +41-22-791-1694
Fax: +41-22-791-4149
mailto:verbruggenb@unaids.org
http://www.unaids.org
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Announcement
The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) & The
Deutsche Gesellschaft f�r Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ)
are co-hosting a Roundtable on the Theme:
Mainstreaming AIDS in Development: Time to Scale Up
July 15, 2004 (10:30�14:00) � Room N
Under the "Leadership Programme" of the XV International AIDS
Conference Bangkok July 11-16, 2004
Chair:
Ms. Wieczorek-Zeul
Minister of Economic & Development Cooperation, Germany
We look forward to welcoming you!
Objective
The objective of the session is to make concrete progress to-
wards strengthening & harmonizing support to mainstreaming proc-
esses in affected countries by:
* Sharing a range of state-of-the-art experiences;
* Identifying key lessons learnt as well as practical recommen-
dations towards scaling up (support to) Mainstreaming processes
in countries. Theses could include concrete ways to:
* Strengthen advocacy in favour of Mainstreaming HIV/AIDS;
* Intensify collaboration between practitioners at regional, na-
tional, sectoral, local levels;
* Improve access to existing resources and tools for country
partners.
* Publishing a "Consensus Paper for Joint Action" based on the
proceedings of the session.
Overview of the Programme
The session will be divided in two parts, each one starting with
a round of state-of-the-art presentations on concrete experi-
ences with Mainstreaming which will cover a broad range of lev-
els involved, from national to local. Each round of presenta-
tions will be followed by 30 minutes of plenary discussions. The
session will conclude with comments by a Panel of Discussants.
Moderator
Hakan Bjoerkman, UNDP, Thailand
Speakers
Ms. H.-M. Wieczoreck-Zeul Minister of Economic & Development Co-
operation, Germany
Mr. Werasit Sittitrai UNAIDS
Mr. Keith Hansen AIDS Campaign Team, World Bank
Mr. Chirapun Gullaprawi National Economic and Social Development
Board, Thailand
Ms. LeeNah Hsu UNDP South East Asia HIV and Development Pro-
gramme
H.E. Tia Phalla National AIDS Authority, Cambodia
Mr. Mavanga Youth Farmers Coordinator, Mozambique
Ms. Razia Essack-Kauaria Red Cross Society, Namibia
Panel of Discussants
Ms. Meenakshi Datta Ghosh National AIDS Control Organization,
India
Mr. Leonard Okello ActionAid International
Mr. Anders Molin Swedish International Development Cooperation
(SIDA)
Information Fair
Limited space to display relevant documentation will be avail-
able. We suggest to bring sample copies and provide order forms.
MAINSTREAMING AIDS IN DEVELOPMENT: TIME TO SCALE UP
Background
Since 2003, GTZ and the UNAIDS Secretariat have concluded a
Partnership Agreement under the GTZ BACKUP Initiative, which
aims at scaling up support to Country Responses.
"Mainstreaming AIDS" being a priority for both partners, they
decided to co-organise a session on the theme under the "Leader-
ship Programme" at the International AIDS Conference in Bangkok,
with the purpose to commit Leadership from North and South to
support the mainstreaming of HIV/AIDS in national development
processes.
Mainstreaming AIDS into Development
"Mainstreaming AIDS into Development" aims at expanding the
Global and Country Responses beyond the development of "verti-
cal" of "specific" HIV/AIDS programmes. It ultimately aims at
equipping affected countries with the capacity to contain the
epidemic by bringing key development instruments, sectors, and
actors to address both:
* The 'root causes' of the epidemic in the specific country con-
text, e.g. gender inequality, poverty, vulnerability linked to
economic migration, lack of access to education;
* The impact of the epidemic at the different levels of society,
e.g. on education, agriculture, private business, governance ca-
pacity.
Contacts
If you have any questions with regard to this event please feel
free to contact:
* UNAIDS: Bob Verbruggen mailto:verbruggenb@unaids.org
* GTZ: Julia Katzan mailto:julia.katzan@gtz.de