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Description:

The NGO Committee on HIV/AIDS addresses the policy discussions within the UN system of the HIV/AIDS epidemic by advocating for global action related to the epidemic; strengthening and supporting an expanded response for the prevention of transmission of HIV; the provision of care and support; reducing the vulnerability of individuals and communities to HIV/AIDS including societal stigma associated with the disease; and alleviating the impact of the epidemic. It carries out this advocacy in relation to the various UN Commissions: Social Development, Sustainable Development, the Status of Women, Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), and the General Assembly. Committee members keep one another informed and deliver group statements to the UN voicing ideas and positions on key issues related to HIV/AIDS.

Officers:

Chair:
Catherine Ferguson
Franciscans International

Vice-Chair:
Safiyya Sarkin
International Union of Anthropological & Ethnological Sciences

Secretary:
Susan Weissert
Maryknoll Sisters

Treasurer:
Madeleine Labriola
Pax Christi International

Members-at-Large:
Archdeacon Taimalelagi F. Tuatagaloa-Matalavea
Anglican Observer at UN

Anita Thomas
World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts

Members-at-Large:

Membership:

Membership is open to representatives of organizations and any interested persons concerned about HIV/AIDS issues. Voting members are those individuals who represent organizations in Consultative Status with the UN through ECOSOC; there is one vote per organization. Individuals may be members without vote.

Membership Benefits:

Members will receive notices of monthly meetings, important upcoming conferences related to HIV/AIDS, and meetings sponsored by the Committee on HIV/AIDS. The committee prepares joint statements voicing the opinions of NGOs concerned with HIV/AIDS issues. NGOs interested in voicing their opinion on an international level can contribute ideas to this statement or sign on to the agreed Committee statement. These statements are then delivered and/or distributed at appropriate meetings.

Meeting Schedules:

Meetings are held on the third Tuesday of every month, 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. (Location of meetings to be determined.)

Membership Dues:

Annual membership dues are US$25 per person. Membership dues cover 1 year of membership beginning in June and ending in May. Please make checks payable to: NGO Committee on HIV/AIDSand send forms and check to: Madeleine Labriola, Treasurer.