ICAD congratulates Albert Beck , Alexandra de Kiewit (Intervenante et éducatrice en réduction des risques et méfaits, Le Dispensaire), and Muhammad Furqan Waleed (Positive Programs Manager, YouthCO HIV and Hep C Society), the three civil society representatives who have been selected to join the Canadian delegation to the UN High Level Meeting on HIV. We are grateful to have the voices of these three individuals sharing their perspectives based on their lived experiences and representing their organizations on the Canadian delegation!
Global Engagement
GNP+ invites you for a mid-year review and report back by civil society representatives who are on the frontline of global advocacy working to shape progressive bilateral and multilateral HIV programmes and policies in spite of limited resources and shifting […]
The Public Health Agency of Canada will soon launch a survey to solicit feedback from Canadian civil society organizations about the status of, and response to, HIV in Canada. The survey will inform the development of Canada’s 2017 Global AIDS Monitoring Report to the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). This webinar will highlight the significance of the Global AIDS Monitoring Report, linking it to Canada’s commitments under the 2016 United Nations Political Declaration on Ending AIDS. Civil society and community input will form an important part of Canada’s report. The webinar will provide participants with an opportunity to understand the reporting process, and to ask questions and obtain … Read more
The UNAIDS PCB will be holding a thematic session on HIV Prevention 2020: A global partnership for delivery during its 40th meeting (June 27-29, 2017). The NGO Delegation to the UNAIDS PCB is seeking submissions from community and civil society partners to showcase good and evidence informed practice and programming that address the 5 core areas of UNAIDS Prevention Gap Report, including efforts to address the many social and structural drivers of the epidemic. We are strongly encouraging examples from Canada. Please share this broadly within your networks and contact Robin Montgomery (rmontgomery@icad-cisd.com) and Trevor Stratton (trevor@caan.ca) if you are interested in making a submission. Application details are found below. … Read more
The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), which were implemented from 2000–2015, were one of the major forces shaping the global development agenda over the last 20 years. To continue the work post-2015, the 193 Member States of the United Nations officially […]
39th UNAIDS PCB Meeting
Joint Statement by The Canadian Positive People Network (CPPN), the Interagency Coalition on AIDS & Development (ICAD) & ICASO Follow-up to the thematic segment from the 38th PCB meetin g
Thank you Mr. Chair. Dear Secretariat and member states:
The Canadian Positive People Network, a young, independent network of people living with HIV and HIV co-infections, along with the Interagency Coalition on AIDS Development, a Canadian coalition of organizations, individuals and stakeholders from the labour, faith, and HIV and development sectors, and ICASO, a Canadian organization that acts as a global policy voice on HIV issues that impact diverse communities around the world, would like to … Read more
Recognizing the evolving global context and the need for Canada to adapt its response and approach to international assistance, Global Affairs Canada held a review with Canadians and partners from May to July 2016. The consultation sought evidence-based recommendations to shape Canada’s new international assistance policy, funding and delivery framework. For more information please visit Canada’s webpage on the process . In July 2016, ICAD made a submission to the international assistance review on behalf of its membership: We are at a critical juncture in a time when it comes to curbing the HIV epidemic and addressing related development challenges. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have been ushered in, providing … Read more
26 June 2013 This statement is made on behalf of a loose coalition of NGO Observers including the Stop AIDS Alliance, Interagency Coalition on AIDS and Development, Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundations and the Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance: We acknowledge UNAIDS’ role thus far in positioning HIV within the post-2015 framework, including the work of this PCB’s working group, and we echo the call from India this morning that HIV have its own goal in the post-2015 agenda. And we look forward to working alongside the members of the UNAIDS and Lancet Commission to produce strong outcomes that provide new momentum and insights to realizing the dream of an AIDS-free generation. … Read more
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