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Keep the Promise - advocacy opportunities in 2010
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G8 - Keep the Promise
FACT: There is no cure for HIV, but with antiretroviral (ARV) medication, a person living with HIV can live a normal productive life
FACT: In 2005, the G8 heads of state, meeting at Gleneagles, committed to achieve universal access to HIV prevention, treatment and care by 2010. Universal Access by 2010 is also one of the targets of the Millennium Development Goals, set in 2000 to be achieved by 2015.
FACT: More than 4 million people worldwide are currently receive the necessary medication. This is 10 times more than received it in 2005 - BUT it represents only 2/5th of all who need it.
FACT: World leaders will be meeting in September to review what progress has been made towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals. In October, countries will announce how much they are willing to commit to the funding of the Global Fund to fight AIDS, TB and Malaria from 2011 - 2013.
Be inspired: watch this 2 minute film
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Watch this short (2 minute) film which has just won a gold medal at Cannes. It graphically illustrates the positive effect of antiretroviral therapy on Selinah, a woman living with HIV in South Africa. Click here to watch film clip |
What can we do?
| Remind world leaders NOW to 'Keep their Promise'. Please write to your MP and ask him or her to urge the UK Government to work with the other G8 and G20 leaders, to ensure |
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that the global response to HIV and AIDS is high on their agendas.
To find your MP, go to www.theyworkforyou.com
You can also sign on-line petitions from the World AIDS Campaign www.worldaidscampaign.org and the International AIDS Society www.iasociety.org. See also www.bornhivfree.org, and www.aids-freeworld.org, www.aidsconsortium.org.uk/StopAIDSCampaign and www.e-alliance.ch
G8 and G20 meetings - Canada June 2010
How did they do? In preparation for the most recent G8 meeting, Oxfam in Scotland produced an "Auchterarder Audit", to assess how far the promises made at Gleneagles in 2005 have been met. You can download their findings here.
Moderator's Letter to G8 leaders
The letter below, organised by the Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance, was signed by 31 religious leaders from around the world, including our own Moderator, the Right Rev John Christie.
Read an article on "Broken funding promises and Access to treatment" by Geoffrey York, published in the Globe and Mail on 23 June at www.theglobeandmail.com.
To find out more about the Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance's "Live the Promise - HIV and AIDS Campaign", visit www.e-alliance.ch.
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Souper Sunday
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This special Sunday was held on 10 January 2010, and focussed on HIV and food. Read all about its success on our Souper Sunday page. |
New resources for Souper Sunday 2011 are currently being prepared and will be available soon.
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