[Press Kit, International Conference on AIDS (16th: 2006: Toronto, Canada)]

* Enjoy full rights, particularly sexual, reproductive, legal, financial and generat health rights,
irrespective of culture, age, religion, sexuality, social or economic status and race.
Co-organizer: The International Council of AIDS Service Organizations (ICASO)
ICASO works to support and strengthen the community-based sector to mobilize and advocate for its
needs and concerns in responding to HIV and AIDS. This is achieved by convening, connecting,
consulting, and communicating with non-governmental and community-based organizations and
networks throughout the world. ICASO promotes the greater involvement of people living with, and
affected by HIV/AIDS, and promotes human rights in the development and implementation of
HIV/AIDS policies and programmes. Founded in 1991, ICASO operates from its International
Secretariat in Toronto, Canada, and through Regional Secretariats based in five continents: AfriCASO
(Africa); APCASO (Asia-Pacific); AAE (Europe); LACCASO (Latin America and the Caribbean); NACASO
(North America).
Co-organizer: The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)
The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) brings together the efforts and resources
of ten UN agencies to the global AIDS response. Cosponsors include the Office of the United Nations
High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), the World
Food Programme (WFP), the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), the United Nations
Population Fund (UNFPA), the United Nations Office for Drugs and Crime (UNODC), the International
Labour Organization (ILO), the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
(UNESCO), the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Bank.
From joint programmes on AIDS to increasingly joint UN teams on AIDS in countries-UNAIDS brings
together one UN strategy and helps coordinate the implementation and division of labour between
agencies. UNIADS has five focus areas: leadership and advocacy, strategic information and technical
support, tracking, monitoring and evaluation, civil society engagement and mobilization of financial,
human and institutional resources.
Co-organizer: Canadian AIDS Society (CAS)
The Canadian AIDS Society (CAS) is a national coalition of over 125 community-based AIDS
organizations across Canada dedicated to strengthening the response to HIV/AIDS across all sectors of
society, and to enriching the lives of people and communities living with HIV/AIDS.
CAS advocates on behalf of people andtcommunities affected by HIV/AIDS, facilitates the development
of programs, services and resources for its member groups, and provides a national framework for
community-based participation in Canada's response to AIDS. CAS seeks to accomplish its mission by
promoting education and awareness, mobilizing communities, advocating at the federal policy level,
and providing information and resources.
Media Enquiries:
International AIDS Society Toronto Local Host
Karen Bennett Nicole Amoroso
Tel: [phone] Tel: [phone] ext. 304
Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]
GNP+ UNAIDS
Martin Stolk Annemarie Hou
Tel: [phone] Tel: [phone]
E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected]
ICASO CAS
Kieran Daly Holly Wagg
Tel: [phone] Tel: [phone]
E-mail: [email protected] Email: [email protected]
ICW
Sue O'Sullivan and Emma Bell
Tel: [phone] (London)
E-mail: [email protected]

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