UNAIDS Transition
Read the paper, share your thoughts, and make your mark on the future of UNAIDS
**Please provide comments and feedback by December 1, 2008**
Why this paper
To inform the deliberations of the UNAIDS Working Group, a background paper (Read Online | Download PDF) was prepared relying an available literature and 29 semi-structured interviews conducted with both Working Group members and broader constituents.
What is the paper is about
The paper is broken into three parts:
1. Main contributions of UNAIDS
- As a Global advocate for HIV/AIDS
- Emphasizing the exceptionality of AIDS for a mulitsectoral response
- The technical role in surveillance and policy guidance
- Coordination
- Representing those who are most affected
2. The challenges for UNAIDS
- Reconciling Objectivity with advocacy
- Maintaining HIV/AIDS as a public priority
- Clarifying the role of UNAIDS
- Donor influence
3. Three Scenarios for the Future of UNAIDS
- Dissolve the agency
- Leave UNAIDS as it is
- Roll UNAIDS into a special agency of the WHO
Why we want to hear from you
Comments and ideas from many sources will enrich the deliberations of the Working Group. While the three consultation meetings will solicit feedback from diverse perspectives, we are eager to hear from as many people as we can. Your opinion counts!
Read the paper and tell us what you think.
You can send us an email with your feedback on the paper.
**Please provide comments and feedback by December 1, 2008**