As you know, the deadline to submit country progress reports on the implementation of the UNGASS on HIV Declaration of Commitment is January 31, 2008 (this deadline also applies to shadow/parallel reports prepared by civil society).
We were informed that UNAIDS has received 19 country progress reports already: New Zealand, Azerbaijan, Greece, Gabon, Australia, Eritrea, Seychelles, Mauritius, Cape Verde, Tunisia, Barbados, Togo, Brazil, Chad, Marshall Islands, Uganda, Burkina Faso, Guinea and Niger.
We were also informed that there have been some technical delays on posting these on the web, but as soon as they are up, we will get a link and I will send it to all of you.
If you are from any of the countries listed above, contact your country's AIDS National Program (and/or the UNAIDS UCC) and request a copy of the report. If you are from any other country not listed above, you may still have time to influence your country report. Contact immediately the National AIDS Program and request information about the review and reporting process.
Any information that you get, you can post in the different list serves/mailing list or you can send to mailto:universalaccess2010@icaso.org. We are collecting country reports (official and shadow) as well as information about the different process.
Mary Ann Torres
International Council of AIDS Service Organizations (ICASO)
65 Wellesley St. E., Suite 403 Toronto,
ON Canada M4Y 1G7
Tel: +1 416 921 0018 Ext. x 16
Fax: +1 416 921 9979
Work cell: +1 416 419 6338
mailto:maryannt@icaso.org