2/2 India at UNGASS: Let us get moving

[Guest guest]

Part 2/2 Advocating for India at UNGASS

Dear Forum Members:

If you allow me, as part of the civil society, I would like to

suggest the following on how we can proceed with our preparations.

1.The major objective of this UNGASS meeting is to mobilize

leadership, resources in all sectors and also to increase the

political commitment towards fighting HIV in our countries.

2.We were also suppose to comment on the document with relevant to

India. Having gone through the various comments and activities across

the globe, the following are my suggestions.

3.Before we make the position paper, we need to determine the major

objective of this position paper. I am sure all of us want to see

some action associated with this paper, even if it means a small change.

4.There are various way you can mobilize the civil societies comments

towards this position paper.

a) Exisiting networks (if they wish to) can take initiative on preparing the

statements detailing their comments on what should be the priorities in their

area of expertise. Some e.g include but not limited to

** PWA Net-works can comment on what they would like to see change in

next 1-2 years

** AIDS Society of India (clinician Network) can comment on what

their immediate priorities are in next 1-2 years

** NGO Net works can comments on similar lines

** Network of International Agencies working in India Individuals or

organizations.

** I have enclosed the list of organizations expressed interest or

planning to attend UNGASS meeting at the end of this e-mail.

Mobilize small-scale meetings in different cities to discuss the

same. This has to be done as soon as possible.

c) Mobilize comments from individuals and organization to be posted

on AIDS/INDIA Forum

5. DEMAND that NACO/INDIAN MISSION calls a meeting with the Civil

society sometime in May . Please don't wait until June. But prior to

this we need to decide on what we are meeting them for , meaning what

are our immediate vs long-term demands and our action plan for making

these demands real.

**** enclosed is the list of civil society orgnazations

planning/interested to attend UNGASS meeting from South east ASIA.

1. Organizational Development programme for the Underprivileged

2. Partners in Population and Development: a South-South Initiative

3. All India Women's Conference, India

4. Bikash Bharati Welfare Society, India

5. Centre for Information, Prevention and Counselling on AIDS (CIPCA)

6. Centre for Advocacy and Research India

7. Gujarat AIDS Awareness and Prevention Unit (GAP), India

8. Humana People to People, India

9. Indian Network for People Living with HIV/AIDS, India

10. Lawyers Collective HIV/AIDS Unit India

11. Orphans, Refugees and AID International (ORAI), India

12. PRAKRITI India lalkum@...

13. Rotary International, District 3140, India

14. Sampada Gramin Mahila Sanshta (SANGRAM) India

15. Sarada Society for Care & Counselling of AIDS India

16. Society for Promotion of Youth & Masses India

17. Stop Trafficking, Oppression and Prostitution of Children and

Women 18. The Naz Foundation (India) Trust India

19. United Evangelical Lutheran Church in India (UELCI) - AIDS Desk

20. Center For Micro Finance Nepal

21. Resource Centre for Primary Health Care Nepal

22. Rural Reconstruction Nepal (RRN) Nepal

23. AIDS Prevention Society of Pakistan Pakistan

24. AMAL Human Development Network Pakistan

25. Movement for Sustainable Social Autonomy and Gender Equity

26. NEST Sri Lanka hajh2@...

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Kind regards

Subha raghavan