Event

The Feminization of HIV: Do Macroeconomic Policies Matter?

Event Type: Lecture, Seminar or Panel Discussion

Date: 06.12.07
Time: 1:15 PM – 2:45 PM

Location: United Nations, New York – UN Headquarters, Conference Room 7

Details

This thematic briefing has been organized by UNAIDS, UNDP and UNIFEM in commemoration of World AIDS Day 2007. It will discuss the interconnections between macroeconomics and feminization of HIV and AIDS and poverty. It will explore i) gender and macroeconomics from the point of view of the social costs (time burden, energy, etc.), the economic cost (financial burden) and opportunity cost that women pay in the context of accelerated-growth macroeconomic policies and HIV and AIDS; and ii) policy issues that are relevant for monitoring economic reforms and accountability in addressing HIV and AIDS among women and girls.

Speakers

• Ms. Jacqueline Rocha Côrtes, Senior Advisor for International Cooperation, Brazilian National AIDS Programme
• Dr. Aasha Kapur Mehta, Professor of Economics, Indian Institute of Public Administration
• Ms. Yolanda Simon, Coordinator, Regional Network of People Living with HIV
• Dr. Nkandu Luo, Professor and Co-Founder, Society of Women and AIDS in Africa

Chair: H.E. Mr. Carsten Staur, Permanen Representative, Permanent Mission of Denmark to the United Nations

Refreshments will be served.

If you do not have a UN grounds pass, please contact Editha Buhain, buhaine[at]unaids.org, who will facilitate your entry into the building.

Sponsored by: UNAIDS, UNDP and UNIFEM

Contact:
Naznee Damji

Tel: +1 212 906-6631