Announcement of the Third Asia Pacific PLWHA Congress
"Bangkok + 1"
30 June 2005, Kobe, Japan

We are delighted to announce that the 3rd Asia Pacific PLWHA Congress willbe
held on the 30 June 2005 in Kobe, Japan at 9 am, just prior to the ICAAP. The
Congress is open to any person living with HIV/AIDS who is a residenceof any
country in the Asia Pacific Region.

Objectives:

To assess the progress of the 2004 Bangkok Declaration by PLWHA and discuss way
forward
To discuss and finalize the draft regional advocacy strategic action plans and
agenda prepared by APPRC with APN+ and INP+ based on the results of the Second
PLWHA Congress.
To discuss messages to be delivered at a dissemination session as well as a
press conference

As this is a closed session only for positive people from the Asia
and Pacific region, prior registration is required. Please send an
email to Mr.Manoj Pardesi (manojpardesi@...), the new coordinator of the
AsiaPacific PLWHA Resource Centre for further information and registration by
JUNE 3 (FRIDAY) latest.

Information about the venue (if not available, indicate that details
will be sent in due course).

About the PLHWA Congress

As part of the Asia Pacific PLWHA Coalition for Advocacy and Capacity
Transfer, an initiative started by the UNDP Regional HIV and
Development programme together with its partner APN+ (Asia Pacific Network of
People Living with HIV/AIDS) and INP+ (Indian Network for People Living with
HIV/AIDS) to develop and strengthen the capacity of PLWHA for their meaningful
involvement in the HIV/AIDS responses in the region.

The Asia Pacific PLWHA Resource Centre (APPRC) based in New Delhi, India,
together with the implementing partners, will be organizing three annual Asia
Pacific PLWHA Congresses. The Congresses are to assist in formulating the Asia
Pacific PLWHA Advocacy agendas and regional strategic action plans tobe
implemented by the APPRC in the following areas:

1. GIPA and Empowerment
2. Access to treatment
3. Human rights

First PLWHA Congress

The first Congress was held on the 11 January 2004 in Bangkok in
conjunction with the Asia Pacific Community Forum (12th -14th January 2004) with
about 50 PLWHA participants from across the Asia Pacific Region.

Participants discussed various issues affecting their lives and came up with
priority areas that require urgent attention and action.

Second PLWHA Congress Held in conjunction with the World Aids Conference in
Bangkok, July 2004 and attended by more than 100 PLWHA from Asia Pacific Region.
The Congress was
focused on developing an advocacy action plan which will be carried
out by PLWHA groups across the region. A Declaration was also issued which has
the voices of PLWHA from the region.

Contact Person:

Mr. Manoj Pardesi
APPRC, J-50 BK Dutt Colony
Jor Bagh Lane
New Delhi-3
India
Tel- +91-11-24652297/98
Email- manojpardesi@...
Website- www.plwha.org

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