Javier Bellocq (GNP+) and Christian Hui (CPPN) share key outcomes of the 3rd Positive Leadership Summit (LIVING 2016) held in Durban at AIDS 2016 and leading concerns and priorities moving forward, including the funding gap in the HIV response, legal barriers, meaningful community engagement, and the shrinking space for civil society.
Facilitators: Julian Howes, GNP+ and Robin Montgomery, ICAD
Hosted by: the Interagency Coalition on AIDS and Development (ICAD), the Global Network of People Living with HIV (GNP+) and the Canadian Positive People Network (CPPN).
Resources referenced in the discussion:
- Political Declaration on HIV and AIDS: On the Fast-Track to Accelerate the Fight against HIV and to End the AIDS Epidemic by 2030 (UNAIDS)
- Prioritization Report Targeting New HIV and Hepatitis C Medicines for In-licensing (Medicines Patent Pool)
- STATEMENT: Global Review on the Future of the UNAIDS Joint Programme Model, submitted by UNAIDS Reference Group on HIV and Human Rights
List of acronyms used during the discussion:
- CTSF: Civil Society Task Force
- HLM: High-Level Meeting on Ending AIDS, July 2016
- IP: Intellectual Property
- PCB: UNAIDS Programme Coordinating Board (the governing structure for UNAIDS)
- PGA: President of the General Assembly
- UN SG: United Nations Secretary General
