Following a public call for nominations, UNAIDS and the Programme Coordinating Board nongovernmental organization delegation has selected 16 representatives of civil society and the private sector from all regions to join the multistakeholder task force for the high-level meeting on HIV.
More than 560 nominations were received and the task force has been established with a broad and diverse expertise. There are at least two members per region. More than 50% of the members are women and 25% are under the age of 30 years. Six are openly living with HIV and all key populations are represented.
The United Nations General Assembly will hold its first high-level meeting on HIV since 2016 on 8–10 June 2021. In the run-up to the meeting, before the end of April 2021, an interactive multistakeholder hearing will be held with the participation of communities and other stakeholders, who will also participate in other activities before and during the high-level meeting itself. The task force will advise UNAIDS on the format, theme and programme of the multistakeholder hearing and will help to identify speakers for the hearing and high-level meeting plenary and panel discussions.
Multistakeholder task force members
Andrew Spieldenner, US PLHIV Caucus and MPact Global Action, United States of America
Souhaila Bensaid, MENA-ROSA, Tunisia
Aaron Sunday, African Network of Adolescents and Young Persons Development and Association of Positive Youth Living with HIV in Nigeria, Nigeria
Adilet Alimkulov, Kyrgyz Indigo, Kyrgyzstan
Jacqueline Rocha Cortes, MNCP National Movement of WLWA, Brazil
Phelister Abdalla, Key Affected Populations Health and Legal Rights Alliance, Kenya
Aleksey Lakhov, Humanitarian Action and Coalition Outreach, Russian Federation
Judy Chang, International Network of People who Use Drugs, Italy
Sonal Mehta, International Planned Parenthood Federation, India
Yasmina Chan Lopez, Red Juvenil de AMUGEN, Guatemala
Alia Amimi, International Treatment Preparedness Coalition–MENA, Morocco
Jacques Lloyd, Afrique Rehabilitation and Research Consultants NPC, South Africa
Severin Sindizera, Indigenous Peoples Global Forum for Sustainable Development, Burundi
Angela Lee Loy, Aegis Business Solutions, Trinidad and Tobago
Jules Kim, Programme Coordinating Board nongovernmental organization delegation and Scarlet Alliance, Australia
Gideon B. Byamugisha, International Network of Religious Leaders Living with and/or Personally Affected by HIV, Uganda
