We are glad to inform you that FEIM, in partnership with GCWA-Global Coalition on Women and AIDS, have launched the survey of the "Virtual Consultation on the Implementation of the Global Fund's Gender Equality Strategy". The survey will run from 6 - 20 July2011 and is available online at the links below in English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Russian, Mandarin, and tomorrow they will be launched in Hindi and Arabic.
We thank you for your participation and encourage you to widely disseminate it among your networks! Regards,
Mabel Bianco
President, FEIM
13-06-2011 Latin America and Caribbean upon the conclusion of the UNGASS High Level Meeting on HIV. Attached please find the declaration that we prepared as representatives of organizations and networks from Latin America and Caribbean upon the conclusion of the UNGASS High Level Meeting on HIV on 10 June at the main headquarters of the United Nations in New York. [download][descargar]
19-04-2011 Global Campaign for Microbicides statement on the discontinuation of the FEM-PrEP trial. Johannesburg, South Africa, and Washington, DC, April 19, 2011—FHI yesterday announced its decision to discontinue the FEM-PrEP study testing oral Truvada (emtricitabine and tenofovir disoproxil fumarate) to prevent HIV infection in women in Africa.. [download]
08-04-2011 Stay the Rights Course. UNAIDS Reference Group on HIV and Human Rights Statement to the 2011 United Nations High Level Meeting on AIDS. [download]
04-02-2011 THE GLOBAL FUND ANNOUNCES MEASURES TO ENHANCE FINANCIAL SAFEGUARDS AND STRENGTHEN FRAUD PREVENTION. The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria today announced a number of measures to reinforce its financial safeguards and increase its capacity to prevent and detect fraud and misuse in its grants. The organization is also setting up a high-profile panel of international experts to review its systems and ensure that its approaches to fraud prevention are among the strongest in the world. [download]
31-01-2011 ON THE OCCASION OF DAVID KATO’S DEATH, AUTHORITIES WORLDWIDE SHOULD CONDEMN THE ON-GOING STIGMA AND DISCRIMINATION AGAINST THE LGBT COMMUNITY.
The UNAIDS Programme Coordinating Board (PCB) NGO Delegation is saddened by the news of the murder of David Kato, a key activist in the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender person (LGBT) community in Uganda. David was well known to the Delegation, our partners and constituencies and his tireless work was inspiring to us all. [download]
14-01-2011 WOMEN AND AIDS LETTER TO BACHELET. We are a coalition of women’s organizations advocating for women’s rights and health in global and national responses to HIV and AIDS. We are delighted to welcome you to your new role as Under-Secretary General of UN Women, and we would now like to ask for your support in ensuring that women are prioritized within the work of all UN agencies, and especially UNAIDS. Under your leadership, we are confident that UN Women can play an important role in ensuring this. [download] [descargar]
01-12-2010 WORLD AIDS PRESS REALEASE "2010 A YEAR NOT TO FORGET. THE UNIVERSAL ACCESO GOALS STILL NEED TO BE MET". The UNGASS AIDS Forum calls on governments to fulfill their commitments for reaching Universal Access on World AIDS Day 2010, and provides 10 steps to achieve the Universal Access goals for women and girls. [download]
28-10-2010 General Recommendations from the 47th Session of the CEDAW Committee from 4-22 October, 2010, in Geneva.
General Recommendation No. 27 on older women and protection of their human rights [Download]
General Recommendation No. 28 on the Core Obligations of States Parties under Article 2 of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women [Download]
29-10-2010NEWS FROM GLOBAL CAMPAIGN FOR MICROBICIDES. Many questions have been asked about the next steps in verifying the results of the CAPRISA 004 trial and—if the product is confirmed safe and effective for preventing HIV and HSV-2 infections—ensuring its accessibility by the women who need it most. [see letter][ver nota]
19-10-2010LETTER TO UN SECRETARY GENERAL AND UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT. The International AIDS Women’s Caucus endorses civil society letter to the United Nations Secretary General and United Nations General Assembly President registering concern over the constricted space for civil society participation at the 2010 Summit of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). [see letter]
During the XVIII International AIDS Conference in Vienna 2010, as Women ARISE, we promoted the participation of women committed with gender perspective in plenary sessions and other types of activities. Rachel Arinii, a young woman from ARROW and Paula Akugizibwe from ARASA spoked at the opening session; Everjoice Win from Action AID International and Meena Seshu from SANGRAM spoke in different plenary sessions, and Patricia Perez of ICW in the closing session.
These were not the only public appearances of women involved in Women ARISE, but these are the ones we can put online for now. We will soon upload other activities.
19.05.10 UNESCAP - Resolution 66/10 Regional call for action to achieve universal access to HIV prevention, treatment, care and support in Asia and the Pacific.Download
08.03.10 International Women's Day 2010. Message from UNAIDS Executive Director Mr. Michel Sidibé. Download| Descargar
19.02.10 CSW Oral Submission - 54º Session. Regulating Women’s Bodies, Violating Women’s Rights: Criminal Legislation that Contravenes the Beijing Platform for Action. Download | Descargar
15.01.10 TOWARDS A JUST AND HEALTHY LIFE FOR ALL: SEVEN THINGS THE WORLD CAN DO TO END VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN. In every country of the world, women across all classes and cultures experience sexual, physical, and emotional violence. Violence against women
is a fundamental violation
of women’s human rights. Download | Descargar
Dec. 2009.
"UNWANTED PREGNANCIES AND ABORTION: ISSUES OF SOCIAL JUSTICE FOR WOMEN LIVING WITH HIV", Brief in English as
well as in Spanish. This is a collaborative effort of the WAC (World
AIDS Campaign), the Center for Health and Gender Equity (CHANGE),
Ipas, the International AIDS Women Caucus (IWAC) and the Fundación
para el Estudio e Investigación de la Mujer (FEIM).Download | Descargar
24-11-2009 Letter from Mr. Michel Sidibé Let me start by thanking you for your letter of 3 November 2009. The leadership of civil society organizations from the South in bringing together the global AIDS response and the work on sexual and reproductive health and rights is crucial to drive forward the agenda for women, girls, gender equality and HIV. Download
10-11-2009LETTER TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF UNAIDS, MICHEL SIDIBE. The International AIDS Women’s Caucus (IAWC) writes a letter to UNAIDS Executive Director on November 3rd to thank him for the thoughtful process thus far on the Operational Plan for the UNAIDS Action Framework: Addressing Women, Girls, Gender Equality and HIV.
DECLARATION OF LATIN AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN REGIONAL NETWORKS ON THE 15th ANNIVERSARY OF THE ICPD. From August 3 to 5 the Women's Meeting for Latin America and Caribbean Regional Networks was held in Panama to analyze the implementation process of the International Conference of Population and Development Program of Action upon the 15th anniversary of its approval in Cairo.
26-06-2009 VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT OF WHITE HOUSE ADVISOR ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN. Washington, DC – Vice President Biden, the author of the landmark Violence Against Women Act, announced today the appointment of Lynn Rosenthal as the new White House Advisor on Violence Against Women. Ms. Rosenthal is one of the nation’s foremost experts in domestic violence policy, and has worked at the local, state and national levels to create an environment where violence against women is not ignored and perpetrators are held accountable. This is a newly created position at the White House, dedicated specifically to advising the President and Vice President on domestic violence and sexual assault issues.
