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IPU Advisory Group on HIV/AIDS

IPU Advisory Group on HIV/AIDS. IPU Governing Council, 19 October 2011 Prof. Dr. Marleen Temmerman, Senator Chair of the IPU Advisory Group on HIV/AIDS. Who are we?. 2006: United Nations General Assembly Special Session on AIDS Focal point for legislative work in the field of HIV/AIDS

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IPU Advisory Group on HIV/AIDS

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  1. IPU Advisory Group on HIV/AIDS IPU Governing Council, 19 October 2011 Prof. Dr. Marleen Temmerman, Senator Chair of the IPU Advisory Group on HIV/AIDS

  2. Who are we? • 2006: United Nations General Assembly Special Session on AIDS • Focal point for legislative work in the field of HIV/AIDS • Max. 12 members, appointed by the IPU President on the basis of attested expertise in the field of HIV and AIDS • Funding from external sources (Swedish Sida, UNAIDS)

  3. Mission • Guidance on the implementation of international commitments on HIV/AIDS • Design information and training materials for parliamentarians • Field visits to learn lessons from national responses to HIV/AIDS • Organizing committee of inter-parliamentary conferences on HIV/AIDS • Identifying more effective strategies • Prompting parliamentarians to assume positions of leadership in HIV/AIDS issues

  4. Role of parliamentarians • Reform laws to make it easier for vulnerable populations to be reached • Reform health care systems to better respond to HIV/AIDS • Adopt funding to help prevent and treat the disease • Generally help ensure that the concerns of people with HIV and other stakeholders are brought to the fore of national debates

  5. Achievements • Regionaland global meetings and seminars for parliamentarians to share best practices in the response to the epidemic • Lobbying in parliaments to: • repeal or amend laws that present obstacles to effective HIV prevention   • encourage parliamentarians to stand up and speak out for groups that are most disadvantaged

  6. Achievements • Providing tools to assist policy makers and legislative drafters: • Statement on HIV-related restrictions on entry, stay and residence, adopted by the Governing Council • IPU/UNAIDS/UNDP handbook for parliamentarians Taking action against HIV and AIDS • a web-based database of parliamentary bodies dealing with HIV/AIDS

  7. Achievements • Partnerships: • UNAIDS (funding agreement), UNDP, the Global Fund • advocating for a stronger engagement of civil society in parliamentary activities relating to HIV/AIDS

  8. Context • 67% of countries report punitive and discriminatory laws that impede effective HIV interventions • UN Political Declaration on HIV/AIDS (June 2011): concrete commitments with a key role for parliamentarians • IPU Strategy 2012-2017 commits the IPU to continue to strengthen its role as a global leader on parliamentary work on HIV/AIDS

  9. Important to SUSTAIN parliamentary action on HIV/AIDS • Advisory Group helps parliamentarians to strenghten their capacity to respond to HIV/AIDS

  10. Future priorities • Elimination of punitive and discriminatory laws • Enabling environment for access to care and treatment • Fight stigma and discrimination • Keep HIV/AIDS high on the political agenda • Comprehensive approach to other social, health and development issues

  11. Advisory Group members • Marleen Temmerman, Senator (Belgium) • Mohsen El-Hazmi, MP (Saudi Arabia) • Monica Xavier, Senator (Uruguay) • Thabitha Khumalo, MP (Zimbabwe) • Felix Gutzwiller, Senator (Switzerland) • Lediana Mafuru Mng’ong’o, MP (Tanzania) • Salah Abdulrahman, MP (Bahrain) • Ryuhei Kawada, MP (Japan) • Tantowi Yahya, MP (Indonesia) • Malahat Ibrahimgizi, MP (Azerbaijan) • Scheznarda Fernandez, MP (Ecuador) • M. Jagannath, MP (India)

  12. More info: www.ipu.orgThanks!

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