REGIONAL CONSULTATION FOR THE UPDATE OF THE UNAIDS STRATEGY 2016-2021 – LATIN AMERICA

METHODOLOGY

An inclusive regional consultation for the update of the UNAIDS Strategy 2016-2021 in Latin America was planned as a multi-phase and multi-level process by the RSTLA. Meetings with Regional Key Stakeholders, UNAIDS co-sponsors, Sub-regional stakeholders and national consultations took place over the period of one month (February 23rd-March 24th).

An innovative communication technology was set and consultations were conducted utilizing the UNAIDS WebEx platform; ONUSIDA Latina webpage; Social Media (Facebook and Twitter) and Livestream-webcast with multi country connection with open chat to the region. The regional consultation started with an in house exercise with an in presence meeting with Regional Cosponsors (UNAIDS Regional Cosponsors Group for Latin America) and with RST and all country offices staff. It finished with a High Level webcast virtual meeting (New York-Geneva-Brasilia-Asuncion-Buenos Aires-Panama City) followed by more than 150 people from the Region.

IN PRESENCE CONSULTATIONS: The process started with a 2-day consultation with the UNAIDS Coordinating Regional Group Meeting (see Annex 1 for the agenda and annex 2 for the report). HIV Regional Advisers from PAHO/WHO, UNDP, UNESCO, UNFPA, UNICEF, UN WOMEN and WFP attended the in presence meeting.

A selected group of Think Tank stakeholders met in Panama in late February to participate in the construction of Political Scenarios for the AIDS Epidemic. A one extra day-meeting was held to open discuss

Ilustración 2. Group picture with participants to the consultation with key stakeholders for the update of the UNAIDS Strategy on 26 February 2015 in Panama

Ilustración 1. Meeting calendar for the regional consultation in Latin America to update the

the update of the UNAIDS Strategy for 2016-2021 (see Annex 3 for the agenda and annex 4 for the report).

VIRTUAL CONSULTATIONS: UNAIDS held two regional, four sub regional and two country consultations by WebEx and opened a survey on the ONUSIDA Latina webpage (link) to gather inputs from the region. The first regional meeting was open to participation from all country offices (date) and the second one was a public meeting with participation from all countries, representatives from governments, civil society, academia, people living with HIV and other actors (see calendar and annexes 5 and 6 for the agendas and annexes 7 and 8 for the reports).

Four additional webex meetings took place to gather input from the sub-regional stakeholders. 2 for Central America, one for the Andean Region and one for the Southern Cone (see annex 9 for a model agenda for sub-regional meetings and annexes 10 – 13 for the reports).

Two key countries from the Region asked UNAIDS RSTLA to hold separate in-country consultations – El Salvador in Central America and Brazil in South America (see annexes 14-15 for the reports).

Finally a regional high-level webcast utilizing Livestream technology (including presentations from the UN Ambassador for Argentina, the regional CSO delegate in the UNAIDS PCB and the GFATM delegate for Latin America) was broadcasted on 24 March 2015, followed online by more than 150 participants from all countries in the Region (see annex 16 for the agenda and annex 17 for the report).

All reports follow the template provided and inform the final report of the consultation.

List of participants from the region

UNAIDS RST and UCDs

Andrea Boccardi Héctor SucillaAlberto Stella Lina NykänenAlicia Sánchez Mariana SedayCarl Frazer Marjolein JacobsCelina Miranda Michela PolesanaCésar Núñez Miriam NateronChristian Aran Mirka NegroniClaudia Velásquez Regina Castillo

Ilustración 3. Captura of the webcast with the participation of Dr. César Núñez, Director UNAIDS RST LA and Mrs. María Cristina Perceval, Representative of the Permanent Mission of Argentina before the United Nations. 24 March 2015.

Cleiton Euzébio Rodrigo PascalEstefania Grijalva Sarah ChristoffersenGeorgiana Braga Shirley Eng

HIGH-LEVEL WEBCASTSra. María Cristina Perceval, Representante de la misión permanente de Argentina en las Naciones UnidasDra. Mirta Roses, Miembro de la Junta Directiva del Fondo Mundial para América Latina y el CaribeDr. Fernando Lavandez, Asesor especialista en salud, nutrición y población para América Latina y el Caribe, Banco MundialDr. Rafael Mazin, Asesor Senior de VIH, Hepatitis, Tuberculosis e ITS de la OPS/OMSSr. Simón Cazal, Delegado LAC en el PCB de ONUSIDADr. Fabio Mesquita – Director del Depto. de ITS, SIDA y Hepatitis Virales de BrasilDra. Tatiana Berardo, Depto. de ITS, SIDA y Hepatitis Virales de BrasilSra. Ana Melissa Rojas, Sub directora de Gestión Social de la Alcaldía de Panamá

REGIONAL GROUPAlma de León Leandro CahnAnnelise Hirschmann Marcela AlsinaCarlos Falistocco Miguel MartínezClaudia Ayala Noemí RestrepoCoronel MD. Nohora Inés Rodríguez Guerrero Olga PérezDaniel Tobón García Pablo AnamaríaElena Reynaga Pastor Lisandro OrlovEnrique Chávez Patricia GarcíaFernando Muñoz Figueroa Patricia PérezGuiselly Flores Sergio Montealegre BuenoJavier Hourcade Simón CazalJoel Barreras

SOUTHERN CONEAlfredo Gaona Jaime BarrientosBeatriz Cohenca Jorge Daniel GarcíaCarlos Beltrán Juan Jose MereDiana Rossi Laura Inés Pérez OttonelloEdith Ortiz Liset CollazoEric Carlson Manuel JorqueraEsteban Paulón Mariana IaconoFabio Núñez Matías MuñozFernando Muñoz Michael Díaz

Georgina Orellano Miquel PedrolaHerminda González Zaida Arteta DalchieleHoracio Salomón Zully Suárez

CENTRAL AMERICA (GUATEMALA AND MEXICO)Ana Karen Juan Pablo GutiérrezAgustín López Julio CastilloCarlos Magis Luis Adrián QuirozDenitza Andjelic Nancy RojasEnrique Gil Patricia UribeEugenia López Uribe René LeyvaGerardo Cabrera Ricardo RománGiovanni Meléndez Sonia MoralesHilda Esquivel Tania MartínezIlsa Aguilar Yahir ZavaletaJavier Arellano

CENTRAL AMERICA (COSTA RICA, HONDURAS, NICARAGUA AND PANAMA)Adriana Sánchez Modesta HaughtonAurelio Núñez Nasim FarachEnrique Beteta Acevedo Nefthaly MontenegroFrenesis Reyesy Reynaldo AguilarMarcela Andino Rosa GonzálezMichele de Conzumel Yisel Anduno

ANDEAN REGIONAlex Bernabé Fausto VargasAlexia Escobar Juan GuaniraByelca Huamán Luis MorenoCarlos Benites Oswaldo RadaCarlos Cáceres Pablo AnamaríaEfraín Soria Víctor Bernal

BRAZILDiego CallistoLeandro SerenoMarcelo FreitasNara SantosSilvia AloiaXimena Pamela Bermudez

EL SALVADORAnabel AmayaFrancisco OrtizIsabel NietoJulio GarayMiguel AragónOtoniel RamírezWilliam Hernández