Launch of the Global Commission on HIV and the Law

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), with the support of the UNAIDS Secretariat of the Joint United Nations Programme of HIV/AIDS, will launch a high level Global Commission on HIV and the Law on Thursday, June 24, 2010. Bringing together leadership from the United Nations, members from community advocacy groups, and Global Commission members, the launch aims to share information on the aims, process and expected results of the Global Commission on HIV and the Law.

The Global Commission on HIV and the Law launch will take the format of brief statements from participants followed by a moderated Q & A with members of the press.

Venue: Palais des Nations, Press Room 3, Geneva
Date and Time: Thursday, June 24th 2010, 1:45 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Participants:

Ms Helen Clark, Administrator, UNDP
Mr Michel Sidibe, Executive Director, UNAIDS
Professor Miriam Were (Kenya), Commissioner, Global Commission on HIV and the Law
Ms Claudia Ahumada (Chile) Coordinator of Women’s Campaign, World AIDS Campaign
Moderator: Dr Mandeep Dhaliwal, UNDP

For more information contact:

Adam Rogers
Geneva
Senior Strategic Communications Advisor
tel. +41 22 917 85 41
adam.rogers@undp.org

Natalie Amar
New York
Secretariat, Global Commission on HIV and the Law
tel. +1 212 906 6168
natalie.amar@undp.org