AIDS und Menschenrechte
Bettelbrief zugunsten des Global Fund
Dear Friends,
PLEASE FORWARD THIS SIGN ON REQUEST TO YOUR LISTSERVES, EFORUMS AND SOCIAL NETWORKS
We have just learned that representatives of the Global Steering Committee
of the World AIDS Campaign will have the opportunity to meet briefly with
the Secretary General of the United Nations on June 16th at the review of
UNGASS commitments meeting in New York. At this meeting we would like to
emphasize the paramount importance of the human rights of all persons and
partnership with civil society.
Time is short, but we feel the weight of the meeting will be stronger if we
have your endorsement of this letter when we meet with the Secretary
General. Would you please let us know by Monday June 15th 1300 GTM (London
time) if your organisation is in support of this letter, and can endorse it,
please email the name of your organisation and the name of your country (or
region, or put Oglobal¹) to the following email address:
SG [ät] worldaidscampaign.org by Monday June 15th 1300 GMT latest.
Thanks for your support,
Marcel van Soest
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To Mr. Ban Ki-moon
From The World AIDS Campaign
Secretary General
38 Hout Street
United Nations
Cape Town, 8001
New York, NY 10017
South Africa
Dear Secretary General,
As we embark on our first meeting The World AIDS Campaign Global Steering
Committee applauds your past calls for increased health and human rights
protections for people living with HIV, women and girls, young people,
adolescents, transgender,
sex workers, men who have sex with men, and people
who use drugs.
In the current political climate, we urge you to use your influence to
further advocate on these issues within the United Nations and with heads of
state around the world. We would welcome your support in addressing key
populations in the efforts to achieve universal access to prevention,
treatment, care and support.
Going forward we ask you to commit to holding an open, inclusive, high level
review of what we have or have not accomplished in achieving universal
access by the 2010 target. We ask that this meeting be held after the end of
2010 when all government reports and data are available and give particular
attention to efforts to combat stigma and discrimination as they impact key
populations, including a review of provision proven harm reduction measures
and efforts to combat criminalization and legal barriers that prevent
targeted interventions with key populations.
The global financial recession is already weakening access to HIV,
tuberculosis and malaria services, as well as other priority health
services. Governments are shrinking their health budgets. Communities are
falling into poverty. Donors are threatening to renege on their commitments.
The fragile health gains we have made over the last decade will evaporate
without a concerted effort to challenge member states to prioritize health
spending in the midst of the financial crisis.
We ask you, Secretary General to use the General Assembly in September to
create an opportunity for additional emergency donations to the Global
Fund--as the incoming Chair of the replenishment, this could be a first step
to show that he expects donor countries not to hide behind the financial
crisis when it comes to health investments.
We are grateful for your consideration and continued partnership.
Yours sincerely,
Global Steering Committee of the World AIDS Campaign
www.worldAIDScampaign.org
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