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Representatives of all stakeholders in the AIDS response came together virtually on 23 April for the interactive multistakeholder hearing ahead of June’s United Nations High-Level Meeting on AIDS.
Those taking part included people living with, at risk of and affected by HIV, representatives of Member States, parliamentarians, and representatives of local governments, civil society organizations, philanthropic foundations, academia, medical associations, the private sector, and broader communities. The objective of the meeting was to support Member States with the preparations for the high-level meeting through an interactive dialogue with communities, civil society and other key stakeholders.
In his opening remarks, the President of the General Assembly, Volkan Bozkir, applauded activists for their work in reducing the impact of the HIV epidemic.
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Representatives of all stakeholders in the AIDS response came together virtually on 23 April for
Representatives of all stakeholders in the AIDS response came together virtually on 23 April for the interactive multistakeholder hearing ahead of June’s United Nations High-Level Meeting on AIDS.
Those taking part included people living with, at risk of and affected by HIV, representatives of Member States, parliamentarians, and representatives of local governments, civil society organizations, philanthropic foundations, academia, medical associations, the private sector, and broader communities. The objective of the meeting was to support Member States with the preparations for the high-level meeting through an interactive dialogue with communities, civil society and other key stakeholders.
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More than 150 civil society representatives from 17 countries in Asia and the Pacific joined the first virtual regional consultation on the upcoming United Nations High-Level Meeting on AIDS.
“Your views are important. We need them, and they really matter for the success of the political declaration,” said Mitch Fifield, Australia’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations and one of the two co-facilitators for the high-level meeting process, in his opening remarks. He also spoke about the valuable contributions of the participants to the high-level meeting and the critical role of communities in the HIV response.
The consultation was an opportunity for civil society organization leaders to take stock of the progress made and the challenges facing the HIV response in the region. It fostered cross-sharing of different expectations of the high-level meeting, allowing civil society organization representatives to share what they see as important for