Side event on people, public health & human rights hosted by the UNAIDS and the Permanent Missions of Colombia, Norway and Switzerland

On Tuesday the 9th of February UNAIDS and the Permanent Missions of Colombia, Norway and Switzerland to the United Nations (UN) will be hosting a side event at UN headquarters in New York in the margins of the Informal Interactive Stakeholder Consultation (IISC).

Tuesday, 9 February 2016, 3:30pm-5:30pm (EST), CR-3, Conference Building, UN Headquarters, New York

The event will feature introductory remarks from H.E. Ambassador Khaled Shamaa, UNGASS Board Chair and a panel featuring:

Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights, Mr. Ivan Šimonović, OHCHR

Assistant Director-General, Dr. Marie-Paule Kieny, WHO

Deputy Executive Director, Mr. Aldo Lalé-Demoz, UNODC

Director, Mr. Mahesh Mahalingam, UNAIDS

and a keynote address from civil society including Executive Director, Ann Fordham, IDPC.

Passes to enter United Nations headquarters will be available at the visitor entrance to the United Nations (1st Avenue, between East 45th and East 46th Streets), between 2:45pm and 3:15pm (EST) on Tuesday 9th. Those arriving after 3:15pm (EST) will not be issued passes.

For those not in New York, the event will be streamed live here.

Please, find further information about the event below:

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