House of Commons meeting to explore the UK's unprecedented opportunity for global leadership on HIV/AIDS

News from the International HIV/AIDS Alliance

10 June 2005: for immediate release

The International HIV/AIDS Alliance, the Stop AIDS Campaign and the All-Party Parliamentary Group on AIDS are holding a meeting in the House of Commons on 15 June 2005 to explore how the UK can use its Presidency of the G8 and European Union to provide leadership and bring about HIV/AIDS change. Journalists are invited to attend.

On 1 January 2005, the UK assumed the Presidency of the G8 and on 1 July it is set to take over the Presidency of the EU. At the meeting ‘Rising to the Challenge: The UK Government’s leadership on HIV/AIDS in 2005 G8 and EU Presidencies’, policy makers, MPs, and civil society will explore the UK’s unprecedented opportunity to provide global leadership to improve the international community’s response to the HIV/AIDS pandemic.

The meeting will take place on Wednesday 15th June from 3.00pm to 5.00pm, House of Commons, Committee Room 10.

Speakers:

Neil Gerrard MP

Dr Jim Kim, Director HIV/AIDS, World Health Organization

Dr Alvaro Bermejo, Executive Director, International HIV/AIDS Alliance

Dr Alice Welbourn, International Community of Women Living with HIV/AIDS

Robin Gorna, Global AIDS Policy Team Leader, Department for International Development

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Editor’s notes

  1. For more information about the work of the International HIV/AIDS Alliance and to arrange interviews, please contact Simon Moore. T: 01273 718744. E: smoore@aidsalliance.org
  2. The International HIV/AIDS Alliance has been supporting community action on AIDS in developing countries since 1993. It has worked with community organisations from over 40 developing countries, provided financial support to over 3,000 projects (implemented by over 2,000 community and faith-based groups), and channelled over USD 100 million to organisations across the world. Expenditure in 2004 alone was approximately USD 35 million.