Call for Input from Peter Piot (Executive Director, UNAIDS) to Civil Society

none 18 Dec 2006 – 11:21 (modified on 19 Jan 2007 – 9:15)

by mlepeska

AN INDEPENDENT REVIEW IS CURRENTLY BEING UNDERTAKEN OF CIVIL SOCIETY INVOLVEMENT IN THE UNAIDS PROGRAMME COORDINATING BOARD.

THE CALL IS TRANSLATED INTO THE 4 OFFICIAL UN LANGUAGES – ENGLISH, FRENCH, SPANISH AND RUSSIAN.
PLEASE DISTRIBUTE THE CALL AS WIDELY AS POSSIBLE TO YOUR MEMBERS AND CONTACTS.
PLEASE NOTE THAT RESPONSES SHOULD BE SENT TO NGOPCBREVIEW@MIDDLETONLEE.COM BY 5TH FEBRUARY 2007

Call for Input from Peter Piot (Executive Director, UNAIDS) to Civil Society

Dear Friends and Colleagues

When UNAIDS was established a decade ago, it was the first United Nations programme to have formal representation of civil society on its governing body – the Programme Coordinating Board (PCB).

The PCB plays a vital role in shaping the response to AIDS – making decisions that influence key global policies, strategies and finances. The Board includes an NGO Delegation alongside Member States and UNAIDS Co-sponsoring agencies. The NGO Delegation has one representative and one alternate for five geographical regions, with candidates selected by civil society and including people living with HIV.

NGO involvement at UNAIDS helped lead the way for civil society inclusion in other international organizations including the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. Now, 10 years on, we are carrying out a Review with the aim of strengthening the involvement of civil society in UNAIDS’ governance and Board decision making processes.

This Review is an important and exciting opportunity to ‘have your say’, increase civil society influence on the direction of the global AIDS response and bring about real change. I am writing to ask for your input. This personal request follows up on a previous call for input which was posted on our website.

I would, in particular, welcome your thoughts on the following questions:

    1. Have you or your organization had any involvement in the governance or Board-level decision making of UNAIDS to date? If not, why is that? If yes, how have you been involved and how useful or successful has that involvement been?
    2. In what ways could civil society participation in the UNAIDS Board be increased and improved in the future?
    3. What might motivate you - or your organization – to increase your involvement in the UNAIDS Board in the future?

The Review is being carried out by an independent consultant and all information will be treated in confidence. I encourage you to express yourself freely and to suggest new and creative ideas.

Please send your response to ngopcbreview@middletonlee.com. The deadline for input is 5th February 2007. A final report will be available at the end of March 2007.

Many thanks for your contribution.

Peter Piot
Executive Director, UNAIDS

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