The NGO Delegation’s Communique for the PCB Special Session and Strategic Planning Retreat is out. The Communique contains the following sections: “Update on prevention of and response to harassment, including sexual harassment; bullying and abuse of power at UNAIDS Secretariat”; “Selection process of the next Executive Director of UNAIDS”; and “NGO Delegation Retreat.”
Introduction
As decided at the 43rdUNAIDS Programme Coordinating Board (PCB) Meeting last December 12-14, 2018, a Special Session was held on March 28, 2019 in Geneva, Switzerland. The NGO Delegation was in full attendance and participated actively in the deliberations and negotiations. There were two main agenda items in the meeting: 1) Update on the prevention of and response to harassment, including sexual harassment; bullying and abuse of power at UNAIDS Secretariat; and, 2) Selection process of the next Executive Director of UNAIDS.