Welcome to UNGASS
This site is dedicated to tracking compliance with the Declaration of Commitment, 2001, the single most important international HIV/AIDS policy instrument in the fight against AIDS. By committing to the Declaration countries agreed to time-bound commitments and a regular process to review their progress in meeting those commitments. A number of years have past since the Declaration was signed. As AIDS campaigners we have to keep the memory of the UNGASS promises and the enthusiasm to achieve them as alive as if those commitments were made yesterday.
UNGASS 2008
The next UNGASS Review Meeting will be held in New York City on 10 - 11 June. Visit UNGASS 2008 to learn the latest information on the meeting and events.
Start preparing now for the review by using the following resources:
Steps you can take immediately for UNGASS 2008: Read ICASO's Advocacy Action Alerts
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Previous UNGASS reviews
2006:The World AIDS Campaign played a leading role in the 2006 High Level Meeting on HIV/AIDS. Click below to read the “Civil Society Task Force for the 2006 High Level Meeting on HIV/AIDS “- a review of civil society involvement at the 2006 UNGASS Review in New York City.
The UNGASS portion of www.ua2010.org is co-facilitated by WAC and HDN
Latest News
JOHANNESBURG, 24 April 2008 (PlusNews) - In less than two months, government officials and AIDS activists from around the world will convene in New York to review the global HIV/AIDS response.National progress reports, submitted earlier this year, will be compared to targets adopted by the United Nations General Assembly Special Session on HIV/AIDS (UNGASS) in 2001.
Based on a review of the reports from Eastern and Southern Africa, the regions worst affected by the HIV/AIDS crisis, experts from UNAIDS have already concluded that despite significant progress in areas such as treatment, many of the UNGASS goals are still far from being reached.
"The data presented by countries confirms that overall the rate of progress in expanding access to all services is failing to keep pace with the expansion of the epidemic in this region," said Mark Stirling, director of UNAIDS for Eastern and Southern Africa.
Here you will find the overview summaries from the Civil Society Task Force Meetings that are taking place prior to the UNGASS Review Meeting in New York City.