UNDP sessions at 6th ICCAP: Invitation

[Guest guest]

UNDP South & Southwest Asia Project on HIV & Development

Invitation to 6th ICAAP Participants

Title : Lessons from South Asia: Rights, Gender and HIV

Date/Time : Saturday 6th October 2001,1730hrs – 2030hrs

Organiser : UNDP/UNIFEM

Venue : Bellarine II, Melbourne Exhibition and Convention

Centre

The session will analyse critical issues and experiences from the South

Asia related to HIV and the laws & ethical setting; gender issues that impact

the HIV/AIDS epidemic; implications for people living with HIV/AIDS; and the

vulnerability of women and girls to HIV and trafficking. The session will also

include audiovisuals and a launch of new UNDP posters.

Keynote address by:

Her Majesty The Queen Ashi Sangay Choden Wangchuk of Bhutan

Speakers: Piot, Kamalika Abeyaratne, Prasada Rao, Zia Awan, Kunda

Dixit,

SV Joga Rao, Anuradha Koirala, Habiba Akter, Abha Bhaiya

The Project is also facilitating participation at two sessions on

Mobility and Migration being organised by the UNDP South East Asia HIV and

Development

project:

Title: Regional Politics and Strategies for HIV Vulnerability

Reduction among Mobile Populations

Time: Sunday 7th October, 1330hrs - 1530hrs

Organiser: UNAIDS/UNDP/ADB/WVI

Title: Mobility Related HIV Vulnerability: Some Responses

from the Greater Mekong Sub Region and South Asia

Time: Tuesday 9th October, 1530hrs -1700hrs

Organiser: UNDP/UNAIDS

Venue: Auditorium

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Surender Kaul (mailto:surender.kaul@...)

UNDP Regional HIV and Development Programme

South & SouthWest Asia

Website: http://aidsouthasia.undp.org.in/

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