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AHRN's Memebrship
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Member of the Coalition of Asia Pacific Regional Networks on HIV/AIDS (7 Sisters)
The Coalition of Asia Pacific Regional Network on HIV/AIDS (the Seven Sisters) is a broad-based alliance bringing together seven regional networks: AIDS Society of Asia Pacific (ASAP), Asia Pacific Council of AIDS Service Organisations (APCASO), Asia Pacific Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS (APN+), Asia Pacific Network of Sex Workers (APNSW), Asia Pacific Rainbow (APR), Asian Harm Reduction Network (AHRN), and Co-ordination of Action Research on AIDS and Mobility in Asia (CARAM Asia). The inter-network discussions were initiated during the 5th ICAAP in Kuala Lumpur in 1999. After 18 months of dialogue the Coalition was formalised in February 2001 at Kuala Lumpur.
The Coalition is a co-sponsor of the International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific. The Coalition has also produced tools to support your work including:
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These networks have tremendous experience and expertise in initiating and implementing programmes dealing with affected communities and vulnerable populations such as drug users, sex workers, transgender communities, men who have sex with men (MSM), people living with HIV/AIDS and mobile populations. The respective networks have built upon partnerships with the sectors mentioned, to ensure appropriate and effective responses at grassroots level. The experiences reflect that there are various cross-cutting issues and concerns where common and co-ordinated actions can be evolved for effecting change.
The Seven Sisters are working together to strengthen the capacity of each network members to respond in a timely and effective manner to the HIV/AIDS epidemic. By coming together as a Coalition, a stronger, more united voice will emerge, particularly in the following three main areas: advocacy, coalition building and programme interventions and capacity building and leadership development.
The Seven Sisters can help you by addressing issues that need political lobbying and pressure either at the regional or national level. You can recommend ways in which the Seven Sisters support will be useful. The Seven Sisters, through its website, will share information on HIV/AIDS related issues, technical support needs (e.g. skills training etc.), resources and funding sources. The Seven Sisters, in the future, will be developing activities related to gender and sexuality, and GIPA (Greater Involvement of PLHIVs). The Seven Sisters are interested to learn from your experiences in incorporating these issues in your work.
www.7sisters.org
Member of the International Drug Policy Consortium
The International Drug Policy Consortium is a global network of national and international NGOs that specialise in issues related to illegal and legal drug use. We aim to promote objective and open debate on the effectiveness, direction and content of drug policies at national and international level, and support evidence-based policies that are effective in reducing drug-related harm. Based on the findings of its members' research and written work, the Consortium engages with officials and politicians in national governments and international agencies - through correspondence, face-to-face meetings and involvement in conferences and seminars - to promote effective policies, thereby making the most up-to-date research and practice knowledge available to decision makers.
The mission of the IDPC is therefore twofold:
- To assemble and disseminate information and analysis that supports the rational consideration of drug policies.
- To produce and promote constructive recommendations for policymakers that lead to the adoption of more humane and effective drug policies.
Following a review of currently available evidence, Consortium members have agreed to promote the following 5 principles in our advocacy work with governments and international agencies.
Recent publications from IDPC include:
IDPC UNGASS Advocacy Guide - (2007) - The first version of this guide has been posted on the IDPC website. It serves as an introduction to the structure and operation of the UN drug control system, and describes the forthcoming process of review leading to the political meeting in 2009.
Women, Harm Reduction, and HIV - (2007) - This report discusses the difficulties women drug users face in accessing harm reduction, drug treatment, and sexual and reproductive health services.
For additonal IDPC resources, please visit http://www.idpc.info/php-bin/documents.pl?template=documents_latest&records=12&order_by=DATE&order=321.
Member of the International Federation of NGOs for Drug Abuse Prevention
The International Federation of Non-Government Organizations for the Prevention of Drug and Substance Abuse (IFNGO) comprises Non-Government Organizations all over the world engaged in anti-drug and substance abuse activities.
It was first mooted at a conference for Non-Government Organizations (NGO) workers in alcohol and drug abuse prevention in Jakarta in 1979. The issue was raised again at a similar meeting the following year in Manila, and the Federation was finally launched in 1981 under the Kuala Lumpur Declaration in Malaysia during the Third International Conference of Non-Government-Organizations on Dadah Use Prevention.
Currently, IFNGO has 87 registered members in 40 countries including Australia, Bangladesh, Barbados, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Cambodia, China, Egypt, Fiji, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong S.A.R. China, India, Indonesia, Iran, Italy, Japan, Korea, Macau S.A.R. China, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Mauritius, Myanmar, Nepal, New Zealand, Pakistan, Philippines, Portugal, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Taiwan, Thailand, United States of America and Vietnam.
IFNGO has a close working relationship with ASEAN, and is a member of the United Nations NGO Committee on Narcotics and Substance Abuse as well as Special Consultative Status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council - ECOSOC.
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“MACAU RESOLUTION 2007”
Considering that we are gathering in this conference on a common concern – Prevention of Drug and Substance Abuse - and all measures to join efforts in this endeavour are indispensable for our success;
Being true that currently there are many different approaches to this ultimate objective, and that the place of those broadly defined as Harm Reduction Measures need to be debated in order that they may be used appropriately in different situations,
We call for drug control strategies to incorporate the principles and practices of approaches designed to minimise the adverse health and social consequences of drug abuse within their overall response and with the ultimate goal of attaining a society free from Drug and Substance Abuse.
Recognizing, however, that drug dependency is a disease, and that in many countries and areas injecting drug use is a main driver of the spread of HIV/AIDS, which current prevention and treatment services are not sufficient to prevent HIV and other diseases among people using drugs, and from them to third parties,
And that the safeguard of the Sanctity of Human Life, accompanied by the spirit of solidarity, must be paramount in our preoccupations, namely, in the protection of third parties,
And that all measures relating to Public Health, especially those leading to the containment or minimization of the adverse health and social consequences of drug abuse, including HIV/AIDS should be considered in all actions leading to the prevention of Drug and Substance Abuse, and the rehabilitation of the dependent.”
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