A Periodic Bulletin Highlighting
Alliance/AMICAALL Events and Activities
Issue No. 2 - December 2002
Summary:
- The Government of the Netherlands provides support to the Alliance
- CDC supports city-to-city cooperation on HIV/AIDS
- Annual Meeting of Locally Elected Officials against AIDS in France, 23rd November
- Alliance urges Parliamentarians to support actions on HIV/AIDS at the local level
- Tanzanian Mayors meet to plan actions on HIV/AIDS, 21 – 25 October
- Alliance Newsletter Issue 7
The Government of the Netherlands provides support to the Alliance
Ministry of Development Cooperation in the Netherlands approves a grant to support the work of the Alliance and AMICAALL programmes.
CDC supports city-to-city cooperation on HIV/AIDS
The Center for Disease Control (CDC) and the UN AMICAALL Partnership Programme signed an agreement to work together to support outreach in cities and towns in the USA in support of AMICAALL programmes in African cities and towns.
Annual Meeting of Locally Elected Officials against AIDS in France, 23rd November
The Alliance participated in the 7th Annual Meeting of Locally Elected Officials against AIDS in Paris, France. The Coordinator of the Alliance, Mr. Ernest Mobio, called attention to the impact of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa, where 1 out of every 2 persons is either living with HIV/AIDS or directly affected. Mr. Jean Louis Debre, President of the French National Assembly applauded the work of the Alliance and called for greater action on HIV/AIDS in France and globally. The Alliance and the UN AMICAALL Partnership Programme were also invited to the launch of a series of events in the municipality of Vigneux-sur-Seine, outside of Paris, leading up to World AIDS Day 2002.
Alliance urges Parliamentarians to support actions on HIV/AIDS at the local level
Alliance representatives participated in the European Parliamentarians for Africa (AWEPA) International Human Rights Conference in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa from the 13th to 15th November. The representatives shared information on what Mayors and Local Leaders are doing to address HIV/AIDS and created greater awareness of the role of local government in the response to HIV/AIDS.
Tanzanian Mayors meet to plan actions on HIV/AIDS, 21 – 25 October
The Alliance participated in a two day sensitization and planning workshop with Mayors and Municipal Leaders on local responses to HIV/AIDS. The workshop was organized jointly by TACAIDS (Tanzania Commission for AIDS) and PORALG (President’s Office, Regional and Local Government) and supported by UNDP and the UN AMICAALL Partnership Programme.
Alliance Newsletter Issue 7
Issue 7 of the Alliance newsletter will be available on the AMICAALL website: www.amicaall.org
The Alliance is a network of local government authorities and mayors. Established in 1998, it was formed to promote an expanded, multi-sectoral response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic at the local level. The Alliance works in partnership with government, civil society organizations, the private sector and local communities. National chapters of the Alliance have been launched in nine countries: Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Mali, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia. The Alliance Secretariat is located in Windhoek, Namibia.
AMICAALL (Alliance of Mayors’ Initiative for Community Action on AIDS at the Local Level) is the strategy for translating the goals of the Alliance into concrete actions in countries.
The UN-AMICAALL Partnership Programme was established in April 2001 to support development of the Alliance and its country programmes.
For more information, visit AMICAALL website: www.amicaall.org
Or contact the UN-AMICAALL Partnership Programme Director Mina Mauerstein-Bail: mina.mauerstein-bail@undp.org
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