Table of Events
UN Special Session on HIV/AIDS New York
25-27 June 2001
UPDATED: 25 June
Updated Daily
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TUESDAY, 26 JUNE
TIME / TYPE OF EVENT / SUBJECT / PARTICIPANTS / VENUE / ORGANIZATION RESPONSIBLE / CONTACT PERSON8:30-9am / NGO daily preparatory meeting / Richard Burzinski (ICASO), Leslie Wright (CONGO) / CR 4 / ICASO and CONGO / Richard Burzynski
416-340-8484 x243
or Leslie Wright
212-986-8557
9-9:30am / Press Conference / Mr Lars Engqvist, Minister of Health, Sweden / S226
9-9:30am / Side Event / Launch of Global Private Sector Initiative on HIV/AIDS, the private sector’s response to the Secretary General’s Call to Action / Secretary-General and key business leaders / Visitors Centre
Private Dining Room TBC / UNFIP/Global Business Council on HIV/AIDS / Georgia Franklin
+44 7770 553827
Ben Plumley
212-326-7021
Nathalie Han
917-367-2094
9-11am / Side Event / Civil Society Forum on HIV/AIDS in Africa / Speakers from ActionAid, UNAIDS and AFRICASO / UNDP Staff Lounge 3rd Floor / ActionAid, AFRICASO and UNAIDS / Nathan Nshakira
+256 77220002
9am-1pm / 4th Plenary Session / Continuation of debate /
GA Hall
9am-4pm / Side Event / Responses to an Urban HIV/AIDS Epidemic: New York City Models / NYC Dept. of Health Public Labs (1st Ave. and 27th St.) / New York City Department of Health / Amado Punsalang212-447-2864
9:30-10am / Press conference / Business Involvement in HIV/AIDS / Bill Roedy, President of MTV Networks Int’l and Chair of Global Business Council on HIV/AIDS; Carl Ware, Exec. VP, Coca-Cola; Richard Holbrooke, former US Ambassador to the UN; Peter Piot, Executive Director, UNAIDS. / CR2 / Global Business Council on HIV&AIDS (GBC) / Clark Moore 212-584-5039.
9:30-11am / Side Event / GAVI: Lessons Learned / Tomris Turmen, WHO
Isabelle de Zoysa, WHO / CR B / WHO; UNICEF; Rockefeller Foundation; GAVI / Heidi Lawson 212- 824 7762
9:30-11am / Side Event / International AIDS Candelight Memorial Gathering / Global Health Council Meeting / The Church Centre, 44th St. / Global Health Council / Matt Matassa 202-833 5900
10-10:30am / Press conference / Bernard Kouchner, Minister of Health, France; Charles Josselin, Ministero f Cooperation and Francophone Affairs / CR2
10am-1pm / 2nd Round Table / HIV/AIDS and Human Rights / Chaired by Health Minister of Poland
UN Organizations:
Carol Bellamy, UNICEF
Mary Robinson, OHCHR
Thoraya Ahmed Obaid, UNFPA
Noeleen Heyzer, UNIFEM;
Angela King, Special Adviser on Gender Issues and the Advancement of Women / ECOSOC Chamber. Can be viewed by press form gallery of overflow room (CR 3). No audio-visual coverage. / UNICEF lead
UNIFEM
UNHCHR
Office of the Special
Adviser on Gender Issues and Advancement of Women / UNICEF: Mark Stirling 212-326-7475; UNIFEM: Stephanie Urdang 212-906-6400;
ILO: Cindy Berman 212-697-0150 x106;
UNAIDS: Frances McCaul +41 22 7914662; Miriam Maluwa +41 22 7914675
10:30-11am / Press conference / Maitre Abdoulaye Wade, President of Senegal / CR 2
11-11:30am / Press conference / Bertie Ahern, Prime Minister of Ireland / CR 2 / John Deady
212-204-7164
11:30-12noon / Press conference / International AIDS Vaccine Initiative, with Dr Seth Berkley; Mr Wayne C. Koff, Senior Vice-President for Research and Development / 226
11:30am-1pm / Side Event / Where are we in the development of an AIDS vaccine? / TBD / Dag Hammarskjold Auditorium / IAVI
11:30am-1pm / Side Event / Women and Prevention: Dual Protection and the Female Condom / CR B / Female Health Foundation / Sarah Joy Albrecht
301-270-1182
11:30am-1pm / Side Event / Family, Youth and AIDS / Richard Wilkins; Henry Mahasi, Kenya; Tochi Ugochukwu, Nigeria; Michael Ochieng, Kenya / CR 4 / Kennedy Center for International Studies / Renee Green
646 286 4756
12-12:30am / Press briefing / Daily noon briefing / Spokesman for the Secretary-General and Spokeswoman for the President of the General Assembly / 226 / UN / Manoel de Almeida e Silva, 212-963-7161 and Susan Markham, 212-963-1895
12:30-1pm / Press conference / President of Kenya, Mr Daniel arap Moi / CR 2
12:30-3pm / Side event / Organizing and Advocacy around HIV/AIDS: Youth & Students / Adam Taylor; Imani Duncan / UNIFEM Conference Room
1-1:30pm / Press briefing / Daily press briefing / Peter Piot, UNAIDS; Thoraya Obaid, UNFPA; Pino Arlacchi, UNDCP / CR 2 / UN/UNAIDS / Anne Winter
+41 79 2134312
1–4pm / Side event / Encuentro Latinoamericano / Puerto Rico, Argentina, Mexico, Guatemala and others. / The New York Foundation, Room 2925 – Empire State Building / Latino Commission on AIDS; Ryan Center, Musica Against Drugs, Harlem Directors Group / Daniel Leyva 212-675 3288 x 227
1:15-1:45pm / Press conference / Mr Grzegorz, Health Minister of Poland (Chair of 2nd Round Table) / 226
1:15-2:45pm / Side Event / The Impact of HIV/AIDS: Implications for Poverty Reduction / Mark Malloch Brown, UNDP; Juan Somavia, ILO; Paramanga ernest Yonly, Prime Minister, Burkina Faso; Mildred Aristide, First Lady of Haiti; Reverend Gideon, Uganda / CR 7 / UNDP/ILO / Hakan Bjorkman
212-906-6080
1:15-2:45pm / Side Event / Briefing on Development of Microbicides / Clare Short UK; Peter Piot, UNAIDS; Stefano Vella, Inter. AIDS Society; Purnima Mane, Population Council; Lincoln Chen, Rockefeller Foundation; / CR 4 / UK mission/UK Dept. for International Development/ Rockefeller Foundation/ Population Council/ UNAIDS / Tim Thomas
212-873-2936
1:15-2:45pm / Side Event / Panel Discussion on Orphans – UNICEF Orphans Special Event / Dag Hammerskjold Auditorium / UNICEF / Mark Connolly 212-824 6325
1:15-2:45pm / Panel discussion / Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV / Siripan Kanshana, Ministry of Public Health, Thailand;
Tshidi Moeti, WHO;
Florence Ngobeni, Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital, South Africa;
Nathan Shaffer, CDC, USA;
Sheila Dinotshe Tlou, Dept of Nursing Education, Botswana;
Marco Antonio de Avila Vitoria, Ministry of Health, Brazil / CR 3 / WHO / Dr Kingsley Gee
212-963-5996
1:30-2:45 / Luncheon / Latin America and the Caribbean / Government delegates and NGOs from Lat. Am. & the Caribbean / DDR / Inter-American Development Bank;
PAHO / IDB: Ernest Massiah 202-320-5465;
PAHO: Peter Mertens 202-974-3484
1:30-3pm / NGO Caucus Meeting / Richard Burzinski (ICASO), Leslie Wright (CONGO) / CR B / ICASO and CONGO / Richard Burzynski
416-340-8484 x243
or Leslie Wright
212-986-8557
1:30-3:15 pm / Side Event / Panel on Orphans and Vulnerable Children / Carol Bellamy, UNICEF;
Harry Belafonte; Ablola Tilley-Gyada; Mark Stirling, UNICEF;
Farai Mahaso, Zimbabwe;
Geena Gonzalez, Philippines / Dag Hammarskjold Library Auditorium / UNICEF Special Event / Itai Madamombe
212-326-7412
1:45-2:30pm / Press conference / The Status of Global HIV Prevention / Moderated by Drew Altman, pres., Kaiser Foundation, and Patti Stonesifer, co-chair and pres., Gates Foundation, Awa Coll-Seck, Minister of Health, Senegal; Peter Piot, UNAIDS; Helen Gayle, U.S.CDC; Daniel Tarantola, WHO; Michael Merson, Yale U. School of Public Health. / CR 2 / Kaiser Family Foundation, Gates Foundation, UNAIDS / Clark Moore
212-584-5039
Andrew Shih
212-584-5024
2:30-3pm / Press conference / LoveLife, South Africa’s national HIV prevention program for youth / Michael Sinclair, Kaiser Family Foundation; J. Fortuin, loveLife Director, of Media Programming; loveLife youth spokespeople / CR 2 / Kaiser Family Foundation / Clark Moore
212-584-5039
3-6pm / 5th Plenary Session / Continuation of debate / GA Hall. Open to press.
3-6pm / 3rd Round Table / The socio-economic impact of the epidemic and the strengthening of national capacities to combat HIV/AIDS / Chaired by TBC
UN Organizations:
Mark Malloch Brown, UNDP
Juan Somavia, ILO
Pino Arlacchi, UNDCP
K.Y. Amoako, ECA / ECOSOC Chamber. Can be viewed by press from gallery of overflow room (CR 3). No audio-visual coverage. / UNDP lead
UNDCP
ILO
ECA / UNDP: Hakan Bjorkman 212-906-6080; UNDCP: Moruf Adelekan +431 26060 4442; ILO: Frank Lisk +41 22 7996668 and Cindy Berman 212-697-0150 x106;
UNAIDS: Clara Diaz +41 22 7914518 and Robert Hecht +41 22 791 4355.
3:30pm / Press Conference / Mr Harry Belefonte, Goodwill Ambassador UNICEF; and Mr Mark Sterling, UNICEF / S226 / Shima 824 6949
3:30-5pm / Side Event / Dialogue with PWAs, GNP+ and government officials; photo opportunity for press. / Remarks by Secretary-General. Astrid Heiberg, Red Cross Red Crescent; Stuart Flavell, GNP+ / CR 4 / Red Cross Red Crescent and GNP+ / Encho Gospodinov 212-338-0161
3:30-5pm / Side Event / Religious Reflections on HIV/AIDS Prevention / Dag Hammarskjold Auditorium / Religion Counts / Serra Sippel
202-986-6093
TBC / Press conference TBC / Microbicides / Rockefeller Foundation / George Soule
4-4:30pm / Press conference / Mary Robinson, UNHCHR (TBC) / Myriam 3-2932
4:30pm / Press conference / Mary Robinson, UNHCHR (TBC)
5pm / Press conference / International Congress for AIDS Asia-Pacific (TBC) /
S226
/ Pierre Peyrot 646-602-03055-7pm / Side Event and Reception / Living with AIDS: reception to launch photo exhibit / Susan Rice /
Church House
/ Save The Children / Andrew Johnson212 370 2460
5:30-7pm / Side Event / School AIDS Education: New Models for Called Up Responses / Dag Hammarskjold Auditorium / Jerusalem AIDS Project
5:30-7pm / Side Event / Securing Supply of Condoms/Essential Products for HIV/AIDS Programmes / CR B / John Snow Research and Training Institute / John Durgavich
703-528-7479
6-6:30pm / Press conference / TBC (chair of 3rd Round Table) / 226
6-7pm / NGO Review Meeting / Richard Burzinski (ICASO), Leslie Wright (CONGO) / CR 4 / ICASO and CONGO / Richard Burzynski
416-340-8484 x243
or Leslie Wright
212-986-8557
6-8pm / Reception / Reception hosted by the President of the General Assembly / GA President / Delegates Dining Room
7.00-9.00pm / 6th Plenary Session / Continuation of debate / GA Hall. Open to press.
7-10pm / Side event / Global Treatment Access Campaign (GTAC) Meeting / Maharaja Restaurant / Global Treatment Access Campaign
TBC / Side event / Implementing HIV Treatment and Care: Provider Guidelines and Education / Offices of the NY State Department of Health AIDS Institute / NY State Department of Health AIDS Institute / Dr. Bruce Agins
212-268-6142
TBC / Side event / HIV/AIDS in the former Soviet Union and in Central and Eastern Europe / Population Council (2nd Ave & 47th St) / Soros Foundation;
Open Society Institute / Dea Varsovczky
212-584-0600
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