Survey questionnaire to supplement information collected by the UNAIDS survey on the implementation of commitments made under the 2011 Political declaration on HIV and AIDS and ESCAP resolutions 66/10 and 67/9

ESCAP

4 August 2014

3mUnited Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific

Survey on civil society organizations perspectives on progress in achieving universal access to HIV prevention, treatment, care and support in Asia and the PacificThe Asia-Pacific Intergovernmental Meeting on HIV and AIDS will be convened by ESCAP in cooperation with UNAIDS, UNDP, UNESCO and UNFPA and other relevant United Nations entities from 28 to 30 January 2015 in Bangkok.

The Intergovernmental Meeting will set the agenda for regional cooperation to implement the recommendations arising from national reviews and consultations on legal and policy barriers to universal access to HIV prevention, treatment, care and support, and the regional overview of the progress in meeting the commitments in the 2011 Political Declaration on HIV and AIDS: Intensifying Our Efforts to Eliminate HIV and AIDS, and ESCAP resolutions 66/10 and 67/9.

The outcomes of the Intergovernmental Meeting will serve as one of the regional inputs to the global review of progress in achieving the Millennium Development Goals to be undertaken by the General Assembly in 2015, and a regional input on HIV and AIDS for the development agenda beyond 2015.Mandate for participatory preparatory processIn its resolution 65/277 adopting the Political Declaration on HIV and AIDS: Intensifying Our Efforts to Eliminate HIV and AIDS, the General Assembly, among other things, committed to continue engaging people living with and affected by HIV in decision-making and planning, implementing and evaluating the response.

Responses will be taken into consideration in the preparation of the documentation to be considered by the Intergovernmental Meeting. Please submit only one response per organisation.Kindly send your response, together with the relevant attachments, by e-mail or fax before 22 September 2014, to:

Director

Social Development DivisionESCAP, United Nations Building

Rajadamnern Nok Avenue

Bangkok 10200Thailand

E-mail: escap-sdd@un.orgFax: (66-2) 288 1030An electronic copy of this survey is available from: http://goo.gl/BN0Zul

I. Progress in meeting the commitments of the 2011 Political Declaration on

HIV and AIDS1. Please list, in order of importance (with 1 being the most important), the three most important achievements in your geographical area of work (country/region) in making progress towards universal access to comprehensive HIV prevention, treatment, care and support in the last five years.1.

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2. Please list, in order of importance, the three most critical factors that contributed to the achievements of your country in making progress towards universal access to comprehensive HIV prevention, treatment, care and support as listed in question 1. This may include effective political leadership at the national level, meaningful involvement of civil society and community-based organizations, involvement of the private sector, decentralization or other factors.1.

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3.II. Remaining challenges and new priorities in HIV and AIDS in the region3. Please list, in order of importance, the three most critical challenges your country faced in making progress towards universal access to comprehensive HIV prevention, treatment, care and support. This may include the limited commitment of politicians and/or religious groups; prevailing local customs/social practices; the high price of medicines due to intellectual property issues; decentralization; the prevailing economic/political environment; opposition by organized groups; lack of international support/aid aligned with national priorities; political instability/conflict; lack of participation from civil society and the private sector; bureaucracy; stigma and discrimination in health care settings; or other factors.1.

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3.4. In your organizations view, what are the three key priorities your country/geographical area of work should focus on to advance the HIV and AIDS agenda in the coming ten years?

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5. In your organizations view, what are the three key changes in strategy and new approaches to be adopted in order to deal with HIV and AIDS in a more effective manner in the coming decade (2015-2025)?

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6. In your organizations view, how can HIV responses be most effectively integrated in the development agenda beyond 2015?III. Role of CSOs in national and regional policy processes7. Does your organization contribute to the process of developing national and/or regional strategies concerning HIV policy matters? FORMCHECKBOX Yes (please answer question 7a) FORMCHECKBOX No

7a. If yes, how?8. Wherever your organization has a presence in Asia and the Pacific, how does your organization support the implementation of the following, and what are the lessons learned?

a. Support provided for the implementation of the regional/national strategic plan on HIV and AIDS

b. Support provided to address legal and policy barriers to universal access to HIV prevention, treatment, care and support, in particular for people living with HIV (PLHIV) and key populations at higher risk of HIV

c. Support provided to address all forms of gender-based violence.9. Have written reviews of legal and policy barriers to universal access to HIV services been conducted in your geographical area of work?

FORMCHECKBOX Yes (please answer questions 9a and 9b)

FORMCHECKBOX No (please answer question 9c)

FORMCHECKBOX Dont know/Not sure

If Yes, please provide additional information as follows: 9a. Was your organization involved in the preparation of the review/s?

FORMCHECKBOX Yes

FORMCHECKBOX No

FORMCHECKBOX Dont know/Not sure

9b. Have the findings of the review been widely disseminated and made readily available to grassroots civil society organizations?

FORMCHECKBOX Yes

FORMCHECKBOX No

FORMCHECKBOX Dont know/Not sure

If No, please provide additional information as follows:

9c. Please highlight the main challenges, from your organizations point of view, that your country/region is facing in conducting a written review.

IV. Areas of work for CSO engagement10. Which three areas of work on HIV and AIDS is your organization best able to contribute to?1.

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V. Financing and cooperation11. How has the overall access to and availability of financial resources for your organizations work on HIV and AIDS changed over the past 10 years?

12. The ESCAP secretariat, in cooperation with the United Nations system, may, upon the request of Governments, suggest areas to strengthen regional cooperation concerning HIV and AIDS matters. In this regard, please indicate related issues of interest to your organization:

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