News
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Selection of Civil Society Action Team (CSAT) regional host for Latin America and the Caribbean
A public call for nominations was announced in December 2007 to solicit nominations for a position of host organization for the Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Coordinator of the Civil Society Action Team (CSAT). We are pleased to announce that a Selection Committee made a decision to select AID FOR AIDS (AFA), Peru, as the regional host.AID FOR AIDS Perú is a community-based organization affiliated to AID FOR AIDS International , their work is focused on scaling up access to treatment for people living with HIV, prevention activities with youth and watchdog of the implementation and performance of the Global Fund grants in the region through Observatorio Latino program (www.observatoriolatino.org).
Posted March 2008
- Selection of the Asia Pacific regional host for Civil Society Action Team (CSAT) A public call for nominations was announced on September 2007 to solicit nominations for the positions of Host Organizations for the Regional Coordinators of the Civil Society Action Team (CSAT). We are pleased to announce the selection* of the 7 Sisters, based in Thailand, as the regional host of CSAT in Asia-Pacific. The 7 Sisters is an HIV/AIDS focused broad-based alliance bringing together seven regional networks in Asia-Pacific. The Asia-Pacific Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS (APN+) will be the legal host of the 7 Sisters, responsible for fiduciary arrangements.
CSAT is a new civil society-led global initiative that aims to coordinate, broker, and advocate for technical support to civil society organizations implementing or seeking grants from the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria (Global Fund).
Read more here.
Posted December 2007
- Guidance Note for the UN on sex work. The community-based Global Working Group on HIV and Sex Work Policy has developed a Guidance Note to provide a unified approach to the reduction of HIV vulnerabilities among adult sex workers. For further information go to www.nswp.org.
- Posted October 2007
- Global Fund still short of $8billion. Campaigners in Berlin urged donors to come up with the $8 billion needed to ensure the Global Fund meets its target to fight AIDS, TB and malaria over the next three years.
Posted October 2007
- The UNAIDS Reference Group on HIV and Human
Rights issued a "Statement
and Recommendations on Scaling up HIV Testing and Counseling",
in response
to the WHO Guidance
on provider-initiated HIV testing and counseling (PITC) in
health facilities. They raise concerns and
recommendations, with an emphasis on HIV
testing and counseling being implemented in ways that maximize benefits
to individuals and public health, and respect, protect and fulfill human
rights.
Posted September 2007
