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At a General Assembly plenary
meeting on Monday, Jakkrit Srivali, Thailand’s deputy permanent representative
to the UN, said his country would “work shoulder to shoulder with partner
countries and organizations, until we all arrive at our common destination, a
world free of HIV/AIDS.” His remarks came during the meeting on the
Implementation of the Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS and the Political
Declarations on HIV/AIDS.
The Declaration of Commitment,
passed in 2001, set out goals for world action in combating the disease. In
June 2011, the UN General Assembly endorsed a political declaration that
included new targets and commitments for the global fight against HIV/AIDS.
Srivali said his country has made
“substantial progress” in its national response to the disease, in preventing
both mother-to-child transmission and HIV infection in the general population.
“But we must also look ahead to anticipate new challenges," he added.
In the future, “We will do more to
address the legal, social, and environmental factors that hinder access to
prevention and care services,” Srivali noted. “We will maintain a rights-based
and gender-sensitive approach, which is integral to providing high-quality
prevention services to all key populations.”
According to Srivali, cooperating
regionally within ASEAN (the Association of Southeast Asian Nations) also is
important. “In this regard, we have been working to improve coordination and
cooperation beyond our borders and hope to continue providing critical HIV
prevention, treatment, and care for migrant workers, with support from the
Global Fund, to which Thailand also contributes,” he said.
The Friends of AIDS Foundation is
dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for HIV positive individuals and
empowering people to make healthy choices to prevent the spread of the HIV
virus. To learn more about The Friends of AIDS Foundation, please visit: http://www.friendsofaids.org.
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