UNAIDS was the first UN programme to have civil society formally represented on its governing body. The NGO Delegation to the UNAIDS Program Coordination Board (PCB) has a triple role:

• Participating objectively and independently in the workings and decision-making of the PCB;
• Undertaking various forms of proactive and informed advocacy within the structures and processes of the PCB;
• Enhancing the transparency and accountability of relevant PCB decision-making and policy-setting, helping to meet requirements for upwards accountability (towards the PCB and other delegations) and downwards accountability (towards the people, communities and constituencies affected by HIV).