Overview
1) World AIDS Day was celebrated, as is now routine, on December 1, 2005. In a break with previous AIDS Days, 2005 did not feature a particular theme (2004 had been women) but saw the launch of a longer term campaign to ensure that promises are kept in relation to international commitments- funding and otherwise- [...]

Academic/NGO Seminar: Mapping the Future of HIV/AIDS, Security and Conflict in Africa

On December 6 2005, GAIN partners Justice Africa and the Conflict, Security and Development Group of the International Policy Institute, together with the research centre LSEAIDS, held a one-day research seminar on the issues of HIV/AIDS, security and conflict in Africa. The seminar, which [...]

Overview
1. Several high-profile long-term review processes have occurred in recent months. The United Nations General Assembly made a four-year review of the Declaration of Commitment (DoC) made at the Special Session on HIV/AIDS (UNGASS) in June 2001. UNGASS was proposed by several groups, notably the International Council of AIDS Services Association (ICASA), to encourage progress [...]

Overview
1) A high-level meeting of the United Nations General Assembly is planned for June 2 2005 for an interim technical review of the goals set out by the Declaration of Commitment (DoC), adopted by the UN General Assembly Special Session on HIV/AIDS (UNGASS) in 2001. The DoC has become an important benchmark in the cause [...]

Overview
1. The Boxing Day Indian Ocean Tsunami has understandably created a shift in the attentions and priorities of world donors and aid agencies, at least for the first six months of the year, away from long-term campaigns to Asian disaster relief. It is notable that within three weeks, the donor community has committed $6 billion [...]