WAC World AIDS Campaign

The World AIDS Campaign (WAC) has been established to support, strengthen and connect campaigns that hold leaders accountable for their promises on HIV and AIDS.

What is the World AIDS Campaign?

The World AIDS Campaign (WAC) has been recognised as playing a unique role within civil society by supporting a strong social movement on AIDS that presses for promises to be kept. Between 2008-2010, The World AIDS Campaign will work to promote accountability, uniting campaigners around a common campaigning effort, under the slogan “Stop AIDS. Keep the Promise”. The campaign will continue to galvanise civil society efforts, both at a national level, and among key international, constituency-based networks[1], to support the call and increase pressure to achieve ‘Universal Access’ to HIV care, support, treatment and prevention.

We all have a role to play.

In June 2001 at the UN General Assembly Special Session on HIV/AIDS, 189 countries agreed to the Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS, which outlines a comprehensive response to the epidemic. Under the theme “Stop AIDS. Keep the Promise”, the WAC 2005-2010 will seek to ensure that these and other promises on HIV and AIDS are kept.

[1] The term constituency-based networks refers to, but is not limited to, international networks of faith, youth, labour, positive people, business, media, women and NGO’s. Further work is planned with foundations, parliamentarians, and academia.