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Community participation in Global Decision-making Bodies. Don Baxter Co-Chair, Global Forum on MSM & HIV (2006 - ) Board Member, Global Fund To Fight AIDS, TB & Malaria (2011-14) Board Vice Chair, ICASO (International Council of AIDS Service Organisations
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Community participation in Global Decision-making Bodies Don Baxter Co-Chair, Global Forum on MSM & HIV (2006 - ) Board Member, Global Fund To Fight AIDS, TB & Malaria (2011-14) Board Vice Chair, ICASO (International Council of AIDS Service Organisations Board Trustee, Asia Pacific Council of AIDS Service Organisations Adviser, AFAO International Programs
Outline • Introduction • Events & Agencies overview • UNAIDS and other UN agencies • Global Fund • Other influential agencies • Entry points for Civil Society • CS Global networks • “Policy making is Messy; Iterative - and an Acronyms Jungle”
Events • UN High Level Meetings • 2001; 2006; 2011; 2016 • UN General Assembly • Negotiated Declaration • 2011 set ambitious targets; named KAPs • CS in some delegations • International AIDS Conferences
Entry points for CS - UNAIDS • UNAIDS • Partners: including WHO; UNDP; UNFPA; UNODC • PCB = Program Coordinating Board • Countries (22); Partners (11); CivSocDelgation • Meets 2 x year (2-day meetings) CivSoc Delegation: • 10 Members; 3 year terms • Global Calls for Expressions of Interest • Communications Focal Point • Currently Malu Marin (7 Sisters/APN+ based in Bangkok)
Entry points for CS – Global Fund • Board • 20 Constituencies (10 Donors; 10 Implementers) • 3 CS Constituencies (each with Board + Alternate): • Communities delegation • Developing Countries delegation • Developed Countries delegation • Various sizes (15-50); email contact/teleconferences; • 15 members can attend board meetings – 2 x year • Communication Focal Points • Active engagement in GF Committees and and advisory groups
Other Decision-making bodies • Gov’t ‘global’ programs: • US PEPFAR; UK DfID; France; Germany • Dutch; Scandinavian • Limited avenues for CS global input • some CS consultation
Global Civ Soc Networks • Important entry points for individuals • Actively engaged with the decision-making agencies: • advisory groups /committees • consultation meetings • document review processes • Enable link from country to region to global
Global Civ Soc Networks:a selection GNP+ Global Network of People Living with HIV ICW (Int’l Community of Women Living with HIV) MSMGF (Global Forum on MSM & HIV) NSWP (Global Network of Sex Work Projects) GATE (Global Action for Trans Equality) INPUD (International of People who Use Drugs) HIV Young Leaders Fund ICASO (International Council of AIDS Service Organisations) ITPC (International Treatment Preparedness Coalition) GFAN (Global Fund Advocates Network)
Thank you Now for experiences at the country and regional level