March 13, 2006: Japanese Int'l NGO network submits recommendation on UNGASS+5

GII/IDI NGO Network, a coalition of Japanese NGOs working on global health, submitted the recommendation paper on UN General Assembly on Declaration of Committment on HIV/AIDS to Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) and Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) in March.

The recommendation paper consists of 4 parts; i) respect and imprementation of Declaration on Committment (DoC), ii) speech of the representative of Japanese government, iii) civil society participation, iv) DoC and Japanese ODA. In the recommendation paper, the network urged Japanese government to ensure its full implementation of DoC domestically and internationally. It also urged Japanese government to involve itself to the realization of the universal access to prevention, care and treatment by 2010, and harmonize its policy and implement of its ODA on HIV/AIDS with the DoC.

It was submitted to MoFA on 16th and MHLW on 22th March.

more details, please contact the following;

Masaki Inaba
Board Member on Infectious Diseases, GII/IDI NGO Network
Program Coordinator on HIV/AIDS, Africa Japan Forum
e-mail: info@ajf.gr.jp