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REQUEST FOR CIVIL SOCIETY AND NON STATES ORGANIZATION COALITION
INVITATION TO JOIN COALITION BID FOR UNAIDS 2008 GENERAL ASSEMBLY REVIEW SESSION FOR A YEAR LONG MECHANISM ON AIDS.
This paper invites Civil Society Organizations and Networks to come together to form a year long mechanism .The mechanism is to support in maximising the impact of the 2008 United Nations General Assemble High- Level Meeting on AIDS. Selection Criteria : The following groups are invited to get involved in this joint bid. * Organizations of people living with HIV. *AIDS service Organizations. *Organizations of key populations (MSM,sex workers,drugs users). *Advocacy and communications organizations *Indeginous national and community based organizations. *Faith base organizations . *Private sector and labour coalitions *UNAIDS and Global Fund NGO delegates / representatives. PROPOSED OBJECTIVES OF THE MECHANISM -To review and build national and community level civil society capacity to use the 2008 review strategically. -To exchange information about different civil society led progress monitoring initiatives both inside and outside the structure. -To support the capacity of the civil Society in participation in national reporting working closely with M&E experts in UNAIDS to ensure national links to global and regional reporting and advocacy. -To strengthen relationships to improve communications and Networking among civil society groups working on AIDS and between civil society groups and other partners-in particular UN Organizations and member states. -To plan for logistic needed to secure a meaningful preparation of civil society in the 2008 General Assembly Session-including leading a draft in which civil society participants will be identified for the act of the preparation. -To encourage civil society to work effectively at national level regardless of participation at the review. IMPORTANT NOTE : All Interested Civil Society Organizations and NGOs Parties should Sign our "guestbook" at the top- left of this webpage for willingness and collaboration in support of the bid coalition.Also you should express your willingness to work in collaboration with the Selected Lead Organization . Deadline : september 3 ,2007 . 3pm GMT. Futher Informtion : officegreenpaper_org@yahoo.co.uk |