Organization of the 2008 Comprehensive Review of the Progress Achieved in Realizing the Declaration of Commitment on Hiv/Aids and the Political Declaration on Hiv/Aids

A/RES/62/178View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 44 Implementation of the Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS and the Political Declaration on HIV/AIDS, published in 2008.

What other versions does this mandate have?

2 versions · 2008–2011

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/65/180

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2011	A/RES/65/180	Organization of the 2011 comprehensive review of the progress achieved in realizing the Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS and the Political Declaration on HIV/AIDS	1,354	43%Compare
2008	A/RES/62/178	Organization of the 2008 comprehensive review of the progress achieved in realizing the Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS and the Political Declaration on HIV/AIDS	925	–

What subjects does this mandate have?

15 subjects

Civil Society Conferences Consultations Hiv/Aids Hiv/Aids Prevention Holy See Intergovernmental Organizations Non-Governmental Organizations Palestine Participants Programme Evaluation Programme Implementation Report Preparation Women's Organizations Youth Organizations

What’s in this document?

16 operative paragraphs

Decides to convene a high-level meeting on 10 and 11 June 2008, which will undertake a comprehensive review of the progress achieved in realizing the Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDSError: Reference source not found and the Political Declaration on HIV/AIDS,Error: Reference source not found as well as promote continued engagement of leaders in a comprehensive global response to AIDS;

Also decides that the organizational arrangements for the high-level meeting should be as follows:

The high-level meeting will comprise plenary meetings, five thematic panel discussions and an informal interactive hearing with civil society;

The opening plenary meeting will feature statements by the President of the General Assembly, the Secretary-General, the Executive Director of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, a person openly living with HIV and an eminent person actively engaged in the response to AIDS;

An informal interactive civil society hearing will be chaired by the President of the General Assembly or his representative and organized with the active participation of people living with HIV and broader civil society, and will be attended by representatives of Member States, the Observer State and observers, non-governmental organizations in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council, invited civil society organizations and the private sector;

The chairpersons of the panel discussions will present summaries of the discussions to the President of the General Assembly;

Encourages Member States to include in their national delegations to the high-level meeting parliamentarians, representatives of civil society, including non-governmental organizations and organizations and networks representing people living with HIV, women, young persons, orphans, community organizations, faith-based organizations and the private sector;

Decides that the Holy See, in its capacity as Observer State, and Palestine, in its capacity as observer, shall participate in the high-level meeting;

Invites the United Nations system, including programmes, funds, specialized agencies and regional commissions, as well as the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, the Special Envoys of the Secretary-General on HIV/AIDS and the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General to Stop Tuberculosis, to participate in the high-level meeting, as appropriate;

Invites intergovernmental organizations and entities that have observer status with the General Assembly, non-governmental organizations in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council and non-governmental members of the Programme Coordinating Board of the Joint Programme to participate in the high-level meeting, as appropriate;

Requests the President of the General Assembly, with support from the Joint Programme and in consultation with Member States, to finalize the organizational arrangements for the high-level meeting, including the identification of a person openly living with HIV and an eminent person actively engaged in the response to AIDS to speak at the opening plenary meeting, the identification of themes and finalization of the panel discussions, and the format of the informal interactive hearing with civil society;

Also requests the President of the General Assembly, following appropriate consultations with Member States, to draw up, no later than 31 March 2008, a list of other relevant civil society representatives, in particular associations of people living with HIV, non-governmental organizations, including organizations of women and young people, girls and boys and men, faith-based organizations and the private sector, especially pharmaceutical companies and representatives of labour, including on the basis of the recommendations of the Joint Programme and taking into account the principle of equitable geographical representation, and to submit the list to Member States for consideration on a no-objection basis for a final decision by the Assembly on participation in the high-level meeting, including panel discussions;

Decides that the arrangements outlined in paragraph 8 above shall not be considered a precedent for other similar events;

Encourages the timely submission of national reports by all Member States on their implementation of the Declaration of Commitment and the Political Declaration, noting the request for those submissions by 31 January 2008 as inputs to the report of the Secretary-General;

Requests the Secretary-General to submit a comprehensive and analytical report at least six weeks prior to its consideration by the General Assembly on progress achieved and challenges remaining in realizing the commitments set out in the Declaration of Commitment and the Political Declaration;

Decides that the President of the General Assembly will circulate a comprehensive summary after the conclusion of the high-level meeting, reflecting the views expressed during the discussions on the progress made, challenges remaining and sustainable ways to overcome them.

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