Asia-Pacific High-level Intergovernmental Meeting on the Assessment of Progress against Commitments in the Political Declaration on HIV/AIDS and the Millennium Development Goals

Date: 
6 Feb 2012 to 8 Feb 2012
Location: 
Bangkok, Asia Pacific
Event URL: 
http://www.unescap.org/sdd/
Objectives: 

The objectives of the Meeting included:
To assess regional progress against commitments in the Political Declaration on HIV/AIDS and the Millennium Development Goals and efforts to ensure universal access, including follow-up to the outcome of the United Nations General Assembly’s High-level Meeting on AIDS, which was convened from 8 to 10 June 2011;

To identify areas for regional cooperation, particularly in addressing policy and legal barriers to universal access to HIV prevention, treatment, care and support;

To promote multi-sectoral dialogue between health and other sectors, including justice, law and order and drug control.

Participants: 

33 delegations comprising governments of ESCAP members and associate members were represented at the Meeting. National delegations comprised senior officials from the following ministries/agencies:
(a) Justice/public security/law enforcement
(b) Drug control
(c) Health and/or National Commission on AIDS or its equivalent institution
(d) Social welfare/protection
(e) Civil society organizations.

Organizers: 
ESCAP; UNAIDS, Regional Support Team for Asia and the Pacific;UNDP, Asia-Pacific Regional Centre; UNODC, Regional Centre for East Asia and the Pacific; UN Women, East and South-East Asia Regional Office; UNFPA, Asia and the Pacific Regional Office; UNICEF, East Asia and the Pacific Regional Office;WHO, Regional Office for the Western Pacific