According to this writer from APCASO on SEA-AIDS, Myanmar has not yet submitted a country progress report to the United Nations. What's up?

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Action: 2007 Country Progress Reports on HIV and AIDS
Goh SoonSiew
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Dear SEA-AIDS members,

As at 7 March 2008, 147 countries out of 192 countries submitted their country report ( in the previous round of reporting in 2006, 115 countries out of 189 countries submitted UNGASS reports).

In Asia Pacific reports have been received from 24 countries ( in 2006 it was 22 countries). These are

3 reports from East Asia – China, Japan and Mongolia

8 reports from Southeast Asia – Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam

5 reports from South Asia – Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka

8 reports from Oceania – Australia, Micronesia, Fiji, Marshall Islands, New Zealand, Palau, Papua New Guinea and Tuvalu.

The Republic of Marshall Islands, Singapore and Tuvalu are submitting UNGASS reports for the first time.

The Country Progress Reports can be found at the link below;

http://www.unaids.org/en/KnowledgeCentre/HIVData/CountryProgress/2007CountryProgress.asp

The Country Progress Reports will be used to prepare the United Nations Secretary-General’s report to the General Assembly’s High-level Meeting to be held on 10-11 June 2008. It will also be used in the preparation of the 2008 Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic to be launched at Mexico City, International AIDS Conference on 3-8 August 2008.

Shadow reports have been received from Thailand and Indonesia. These community reports are available from the ICASO website. See link below;

http://www.icaso.org/shadow_reports.html

As the Asia Pacific host for the Civil Society Support Mechanism (CSSM) APCASO will be using the above reports to prepare a regional summary for inclusion into the Global  Summary Report for CSSM. We will  produce summary analyses of the current UNGASS process and outcomes, review  country progress reports and analyze issues of civil society involvement and the quality of reports

This is another opportunity for CBOs and NGOs to provide feedback on their  country UNGASS reporting processes.

We invite your feedback on civil society participation in the planning, consultation, writing and validation of your country report. Please write to admin@apcaso.org by Monday 24 March 2008.

Regards,
Goh SoonSiew
Asia Pacific Council of AIDS Service Organizations (APCASO)
Asia Pacific host for Civil Society Support Mechanism
Email: apcaso_2000@yahoo.com

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