A Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS adopted by the United Nations General Assembly Twenty-sixth Special Session on Wednesday 27th June 2001, New York.
In adopting the 2001 Declaration, Member States obligated themselves to regularly report on their progress to the General Assembly (often called UNGASS Reviews referring to the UN General Assembly’s Special Session). The Secretary-General charged the UNAIDS Secretariat with the responsibility for developing the reporting process, accepting reports from member States on his behalf, and preparing a regular report for the General Assembly. Member States are required to submit Country Progress reports to the UNAIDS Secretariat every two years.
In 2006, FBO speakers made a significant contribution at the High Level Meeting on AIDS and faith-based organizations were active in the 2008 review as part of civil society advocacy and as members of government delegations. People of faith all over are speaking clearly and strongly about what has and has not been accomplished to fulfill the commitments already made for global and local AIDS response. Are governments and all stakeholders really “keeping the promise”?
Background Documents
- 2001 Declaration of Commitment - PDF (EN)
- 2006 Political Declaration - Link (EN)
- Guidelines on Construction of Core Indicators - PDF (EN)
- 2005 Country Reports - Link (EN)
- 2007 Country Reports - Link (EN)
- Organizing resolution for the 2008 review meeting - PDF (EN)
- Secretary' General Report 2008 - PDF (EN)
- Civil Society Participation Information Note - PDF (EN)
Advocacy Resources
Websites
- Civil Society participation at the UN High Level Meetings - Link (EN)
- UNAIDS - Link (EN)
- Ecumenical participation in the 2006 UN Review on AIDS
