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Partnership for Global Justice: December 2008 Alert
The 1st of December, World AIDS Day, is the day when individuals and organizations from around the world come together to bring attention to the global AIDS epidemic. 2008 marks the 20th anniversary of World AIDS Day. We have come a long way since 1988, but there is still much more to be done. Despite substantial progress in the prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS mortality remains high. For example, HIV/AIDS remains the leading cause of adult death in Africa, where lack of access to health services limits survival.
This year, the theme for World AIDS Day is “Leadership,” the same theme used in 2007. This theme is being promoted with the campaigning slogan, “Stop AIDS. Keep the Promise.” In recent years, civil society has not asked for new promises regarding HIV and AIDS. Rather, we are asking that promises already made be kept.
Send postcard to:
Mr. Ban Ki-moon
UN Secretary General
Office of the Secretary General
1 UN Plaza
New York, NY 10017
Dear____________________________,
The global community has already identified HIV and AIDS as a major health concern that must be addressed. I ask you as a Leader of Nations to call forth the political leaders throughout the world to keep the promises made in the MDG Goal 6 and in the Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS at the UN General Assembly in 2001.
Sincerely,
____________
Background Information:
Promises made regarding HIV/AIDS
Millennium Development Goal 6 aims to halt and begin to reverse the spread of HIV and AIDS and the incidence of malaria and other major diseases by 2015.
2001 Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS (signed by the 189 United Nations members present at the UN General Assembly Special Session on HIV/AIDS).
2005 United Nations Summit Within section 57: “Developing and implementing a package for HIV prevention, treatment and care with the aim of coming as close as possible to the goal of universal access to treatment by 2010 for all those who need it.”
2006 Special Summit of African Union on HIV and AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria The Abuja meeting called for accelerated action towards universal access. The governments further reaffirmed their pledge to devote 15 percent of their budgets to improving the health sectors.
2006 Political Declaration (2 June) from the UN High Level Review Para. 20 strengthened commitment to “the goal of universal access to comprehensive prevention programmes, treatment, care and support by 2010”
2007 G8 Summit, Heiligendamm “The G8 countries will scale up their efforts to contributing towards the goal of universal access to comprehensive HIV/AIDS prevention programs, treatment and care and support by 2010 for all…”
Other Leaders who should be written to:
Dr.
Margaret Chan, WHO Director-General
World Health
Organization
Avenue Appia
20
1211 Geneva 27
Switzerland
Fax:
+41-22-791-3111
Mr.
George W. Bush, President of the United States of America
The White
House
1600
Pennsylvania Ave.
Washington,
DC 20500
Email: comments@whitehouse.gov
Mr.
Barack Obama, President-Elect of the United States
www.change.gov
Mr.
Stephen Harper, Prime Minister of Canada
Office
of the Prime Minister
80
Wellington Street
Ottawa
K1A
0A2
Fax:
613-931-6900
Archbishop
Celestino Migliore, Papal Nuncio to the United Nations
Permanent
Observer Mission of the Holy See to the United Nations
25
East 39th Street
New
York, NY 10016-0903
For more information:
UNAIDS: http://www.unaids.org/en
Universal Access website: http://www.ua2010.org/