Indian delegation to the UN meeting on HIV/AIDS

[Guest guest]

Dear forum mebers,

India will be sending a deligation to the UN General Assembly -

Special Session on HIV/AIDS. New York - 25 to 27 June, 2001.

It may be appropriate to discuess about the detials of Indan

delegation who are going to New York.

Perhaps, a person living with HIV/AIDS and leading members of Indian

AIDS NGOs also should be part of the delegation. It may be worthwhile

to discess about the statement, Indian delegation is suposed to be

makining in the meeting. The break-the-silence@...

proposed the folling qeustions as part of the prepartion for the

participation in the conference [Moderator]

- Have you tried to approach your government delegation about their

priorities for the UNGASS meetings?

- Have they welcomed your interest and input, or made things difficult?

- Are you already an NGO or PWHA member of a national delegation to

UNGASS? If so, how did you make that happen?

Share your experiences in working with your government on UNGASS

preparations:

The forthcoming UN General Assembly Special Session on HIV/AIDS provides

an excellent opportunity for NGOs and other civil society organizations to

make their voices heard and to forge more productive collaborations with

their governments.

Successful partnerships between people living with HIV, NGO’s,

government departments, the UN system and private sector bodies may

be one of the most important measures to ensure a stronger, more

concerted response to the epidemic in the coming months and years.

In preparation for the UN General Assembly Special Session, we are

helping you to share your experiences in working with the national

delegation in your country. Short descriptions of how well

(or how badly) national delegations are including PWHA and NGO

perspectives in their UNGASS

Preparations will help others to plan the best approach to their own

delegation.

If you have a success story to share, it may help or inspire others.

If you have been unsuccessful in contacting or influencing your

government’s UNGASS delegation, you might help others avoid the

same outcome by describing what has happened.

We would be very happy to hear from you, as an individual, an NGO

or a government actor, about your experiences - whether they are

of a collaborative or difficult nature.

Please send your submissions to:

ungass@...

Descriptions should be no more than 300 words long,

and should include any information you think will be helpful to

others in working with their own governments.

Submissions will be widely shared through the Break-the-Silence forum,

and will be compiled into an unofficial NGO document describing

NGO/government collaboration around the UNGASS meetings.

HDN Moderation Team

Email: ungass@...

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UN General Assembly - Special Session on HIV/AIDS

New York - 25 to 27 June, 2001

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