International Agencies and HIV in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union

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International Agencies and HIV in Eastern Europe
and the former Soviet Union

• Kasia Malinowska-Sempruch
• Director, IHRD
• Open Society Institute

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UN and the Global Fund

• UNAIDS
• UNDP
• UNGASS
• UNODC
• CND
• WHO
• Special Envoy on HIV/AIDS
• Global Fund

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UNAIDS

• How UNAIDS supports a more effective global
  response to AIDS Leadership and advocacy for
  effective action on the epidemic. Strategic
  information to guide efforts against AIDS
  worldwide. Tracking, monitoring and evaluation
  of the epidemic and of responses to it. Civil
  society engagement and partnership
  development. Mobilization of resources to
  support an effective response.
• www.unaids.org

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UNAIDS, cont.

• World Food Programme (WFP)
• United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
• United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
• United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
• International Labour Organization (ILO)
• United Nations Educational, Scientific and
  Cultural Organization(UNESCO)
• World Health Organization (WHO)
• United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
• World Bank

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UNAIDS Theme Groups

• Comprise of all UN agencies in a country
• Often involves NGOs and governments
• Run by the elected chair

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UNDP

• Focuses on development issues, and identifies
  AIDS as such
• Important in our region as this is the only UN
  agenda widely represented in countries of Eastern
  Europe and the former Soviet Union
• Often other agencies, such as UNICEF, UNODC,
  UNAIDS work through UNDP

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Special General Assembly Session on AIDS 2527
June 2001

• Heads of State and Representatives of Governments
  met at the United Nations General Assembly
  Special Session dedicated to HIV/AIDS.
• The Declaration states what governments have
  pledged to do - themselves, with others in
  international and regional partnerships, and with
  the support of civil society - to reverse the
  epidemic.

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UNGASS cont.

• Two year evaluation of how the goals were met
• http//www.unaids.org/Unaids/EN/Events/UNGeneral
  AssemblySpecialSessiononHIV_
• Five year evaluation of how the goals were met

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UNODC

• UNODC actively promotes the development of
  high-quality information systems at national,
  regional and global levels. The organization is
  responsible for the analysis of information
  provided by Member States on their current drug
  abuse situation and their counter measures.
• UNODC is active in supporting HIV/AIDS prevention
  programs and including such components in its own
  programs to reduce the demand for illicit drugs.
• The expansion and diversification of drug
  dependence treatment services are also promoted
  as an important component of HIV/AIDS prevention
  strategies.
• http//www.unodc.org

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The Commission on Narcotic Drugs

• The Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) is the
  central policy-making body within the United
  Nations system dealing with drug-related matters.
  
• Each year, a CND meeting in Vienna attended
  mostly by law enforcement officials -- public
  health perspective is very much needed.
• http//www.unodc.org

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World Health Organization

• WHO HIV/AIDS programme focuses on scaling up
  evidence-based health sector interventions at
  country level. These include the promotion of
  safer sex harm reduction approaches to injection
  drug use HIV testing and counselling the
  prevention of mother-to-child transmission and
  treatment, care and support

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WHO Substance Dependence

• To promote mental health of the population world
  wide and to reduce the burden associated with
  mental and neurological disorders, including
  substance use disorders.
• The cornerstones for achieving this goal include
  a gender perspective, promotion and protection of
  human rights and equity throughout the life span.
•  www.who.org

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3x5

• 22 September 2003 -- The failure to deliver
  antiretroviral (ARV) treatment to the millions
  who desperately need it is a global health
  emergency said Dr LEE Jong-wook, speaking today
  during the UN General Assembly high level meeting
  on HIV/AIDS in New York. To urgently address the
  emergency, WHO is committed to 3 by 5 -
  providing life-saving ARV treatment to three
  million people in developing countries by the end
  of 2005. WHO is now working in several key areas
  to make this happen.
• www.who.org

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Special Envoy on HIV/AIDS in Eastern Europe

• Lars O. Kallings was appointed by the UN
  Secretary-General in May 2003 to serve as his
  Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Eastern Europe.

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Global Fund to fight AIDS, TB and Malaria

• The purpose of the Fund is to attract, manage and
  disburse additional resources through a new
  public-private partnership that will make a
  sustainable and significant contribution to the
  reduction of infections, illness and death,
  thereby mitigating the impact caused by HIV/AIDS,
  tuberculosis and malaria in countries in need,
  and contributing to poverty reduction as part of
  the Millenium Development goals.
• http//www.globalfundatm.org

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Global Fund -- CCMs

• Applications submitted following the call for
  proposals by Country Coordinating Mechanisms
  (CCMs)
• CCMs are to be composed of the government, civil
  society, people living with HIV, business sector,
  religious leaders
• NGOs can apply directly, if represent
  discriminated minority

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Collaboration with international institutions

• Important for new initiatives, programs, small
  organizations
• Legitimizes what we are trying to accomplish
• Often difficult and bureaucratic
• Creates greater openness and promotes discussion

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International Agencies and HIV in Eastern Europe
and the former Soviet Union

• Kasia Malinowska-Sempruch
• Director, IHRD
• Open Society Institute