Asia Pacific Leadership Forum on HIVAIDS and Development APLF

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Asia Pacific Leadership Forum on HIV/AIDS and
Development (APLF)
Origins Melbourne Ministerial Meeting, October
2001 Goal To support and strengthen political
and civil society leadership to reduce the spread
and impact of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the Asia
Pacific region
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Underlying Principles

• A Mechanism, Not a Project
• Local Ownership and Guidance
• Leadership by people living with HIV/AIDS is key
• Decentralisation primary focus on national
  efforts
• Addressing leadership - all types and levels
• Linking to fulfillment of commitments (Melbourne
  Statement, UNGASS and MDGs)
• Leadership to make a difference

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Engaging Leadership for Change

• What change?
• Informed, engaged and committed leadership
• Affirmative policies and legislation on HIV/AIDS
• Extra-ordinary responses to HIV/AIDS at community
  level
• HIV/AIDS incorporated into National Development
  Plans
• Increased domestic and external resources
  allocated to HIV/AIDS and efficiently used
• Comprehensive, multi-sectoral action

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Vision for an expanded APLF 2003-2005
Engaging Political Leadership
Shared Learning
Modeling and Advocacy Tools
Socio-Economic Analysis/ Scenarios
APLF as a Leadership Movement
Engaging Response within Countries
Engaging Civil Society Leadership
Communicating the Vision of APLF
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Partnerships for Implementation
Governments
Cosponsors
APLF Management Coordination
Theme Groups
APLF as a Leadership Movement
Country Partners
ICTs (SEAPICT ICTSA)
UCCs APLF Managers
Mass Organisations
Communities
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Overall Management of APLF

• APLF Working Group
• APLF Reference Group
• Sub-regional/national Prominent Persons Group
• U.N. Theme Groups
• APLF Adviser
• APLF Sub-regional Managers (South Asia,
  Pacific, Southeast Asia)

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APLF at the country level
APLF recognises the extremely diverse nature of
Nations and the epidemics and responses in the
Asia Pacific region. Therefore, implementation of
APLF will be guided by Theme Groups, UNAIDS
Country Coordinators, APLF Sub-regional Managers
and national partners

• Some ideas for action
• Mapping the political/social environment and key
  actors for mobilising social forces for change.
• Review and build on existing advocacy and
  leadership engagement efforts, e.g. youth,
  community, womens and traditional leadership
• Develop Theme Group advocacy and leadership
  strategy and plan of work, supported by APLF
  flexi-funding

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APLF at the country level (cont.)

• Identify and establish APLF leadership champions
  at national and sub-national level
• Nurturing emerging and young leaders both inside
  and outside parliament
• Development of a national partnership forum
• Engaging civil society leadership for social
  mobilisation, including building the leadership
  of people living with HIV
• National, provincial and district parliamentary
  forums on HIV/AIDS
• Development of culturally appropriate advocacy
  materials in local languages

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Upcoming

• Sub-regional Shared Learning Courses
• East Asia (Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Myanmar
  and Vietnam) 25-29 August 2003 in Bali
• Pacific (Fiji, Kiribati, PNG, Solomons, Tonga)
  6-10 October 2003 in Madang
• South Asia (Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan
  and Sri Lanka) 15-19 December in Kandy
• APLF/UNESCAP Workshop (Finance and Planning from
  11 countries) 1-3 September 2003 in Bangkok
• APLF Working Group on 18 September 2003 in
  Bangkok
• Inaugural APLF Reference Group on 13 October
  2003 in Hanoi or Bangkok