Civil Society Consultation Frika Chia Iskandar Civil Society representative Commission on AIDS in Asia Satellite session, IAC Mexico, 5 August 2008
The Community consultation was conducted in three stages Face-to-face community consultation (Jakarta, Manila and Dhaka) 2) Online consultation (reached 26 countries) 3) In-depth key informant interviews (during the VIII ICAAP, Sri Lanka)
The objectives of the Consultations To create a regional platform for dialogue to help ensure that Community is involved in contributing to the Commission on AIDS in Asia’s work; To assist the Commission in collecting broader and more in-depth inputs and opinions from civil society in the region, to help shape its major recommendations;
The objectives of the Consultations (con’t) To help establish links between the work of the Commission – and the current (and past) regional civil society AIDS-related consultations
Pakistan Cambodia India Indonesia Nepal Thailand Mongolia Afghanistan Uzbekistan Lao DR Vietnam Cambodia India Bangladesh Singapore Indonesia Malaysia China Nepal Australia New Zealand Hong Kong Taiwan Thailand Mongolia Philippines Sri Lanka Myanmar Iran Japan Papua New Guinea
Local National NGOs Regional International Community-based PLHIV
Background of respondents What types of work are they involved in? Background of respondents
Social openness PLHIV speaking about their lives Non-stigmatizing media coverage PLHIV speaking about their lives
Legal reforms that impact HIV and AIDS Development of legal mechanisms to support marginalised communities Unified regional approaches to international legal frameworks (e.g., WTO, TRIPS etc) Legal reforms that impact HIV and AIDS
Better capacities of existing networks for monitoring of national HIV responses More consultation with civil society and HIV/AIDS Communities Recommended Set up regional AIDS Watch body
Civil society: Key roles Making sure people get information that helps them keep their governments and officials accountable for their HIV and AIDS commitments Providing direct targeted services to the most vulnerable individuals and populations Promoting accountability by monitoring HIV and AIDS programmes and service coverage Participating in AIDS programme and policy-making, and evaluating those decisions.
Time to move on Accountability
Book Documentation Documenting the process of Community Consultation
Available in this conference Documentation on CD Available in this conference or Websites: www.apnplus.org www.healthdev.net
“ To address HIV-related stigma, we must turn to those who live with HIV. Their courage and expertise have given me new and invaluable insights into the epidemic” - Ban Ki Moon, UN Secretariat General, during his speech of the Launch of Commission on AIDS in Asia report, 26 March 2008, New York Introduction