Political Declaration on HIV and AIDS: On the Fast Track to Accelerating
the Fight against HIV and to Ending the AIDS Epidemic by 2030
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75. Encourage and support the exchange among countries and regions of
information, research, evidence and experiences for implementing the measures and
commitments related to the global HIV and AID S response, in particular those
contained in the present Declaration, facilitate intensified North -South, South-South
and triangular cooperation, as well as subregional, regional and interregional
cooperation and coordination, and in this regard continue to encourage the
Economic and Social Council to request the regional commissions, within their
respective mandates and resources, to support periodic, inclusive reviews of national
efforts and progress made in their respective regions to combat HIV;
Follow-up: accelerating progress
76. Request the Secretary-General, with support from the Joint United Nations
Programme on HIV/AIDS, to provide to the General Assembly, within its annual
reviews, an annual report on progress achieved in realizing the commitment s made
in the present Declaration, and request continued support from the Joint Programme
to assist countries in reporting annually on the AIDS response;
77. Request the Secretary-General, with the support of the Joint United Nations
Programme on HIV/AIDS, to contribute to the reviews of progress on the 2030
Agenda for Sustainable Development taking place at the high-level political forum
on sustainable development so as to ensure that follow-up and review processes
assess progress on the AIDS response;
78. Request the Secretary-General to strengthen cooperation among relevant
agencies of the United Nations system, under the leadership of the Joint United
Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, in order to strengthen the fast-track AIDS
response, and request the Joint Programme to support Member States, including
through strengthening accountability mechanisms and facilitating the participation
of all stakeholders, in delivering on the outcomes of the present Declaration, in line
with their respective mandates, abilities and resources;
79. Decide to convene a high-level meeting on HIV and AIDS to review progress
on the commitments made in the present Declaration towards ending the AIDS
epidemic by 2030, and how the response, in its social, economic and political
dimensions, continues to contribute optimally to progress on the 2030 Agenda for
Sustainable Development and the global health goal, and decide to reach an
agreement on the date for convening the next high-level meeting on HIV and AIDS
no later than at the seventy-fifth session of the General Assembly.
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