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Below is the letter sent to all the G8 leaders today, 10th December, International Human Rights Day.
Click here to see the letter written to David Cameron, UK Prime Minister.
December 2011
Dear
President Obama, Chancellor Merkel, Prime Minister Harper, Prime Minister
Cameron, President Sarkozy, Prime
Minister Monti, Prime Minister Noda, Prime Minister Putin
Re:
DONORS DENY – WOMEN DIE: Global Fund Crisis a Death Knell for all including
Women, Children, more than half of the global epidemic global.
This is a
letter to all of you who make up the G-8 members from women’s groups, networks
of women living with HIV and other organizations working with women with HIV,
malaria and tuberculosis worldwide on the commemoration of World AIDS Day. We express
our deepest shock and despair at the G-8’s recent announcement of budget cuts ,
leading inevitably to the devastating decision by the Global Fund to Fight
AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (the Global Fund ) to cancel the planned next
round of disease-control funding, the 11th since its inception.
You are
undoubtedly aware that the Global Fund is the most important financial
institutional approach to addressing three global epidemics, of HIV, malaria
and tuberculosis. Without meeting the funding commitments you have previously
made at the G-8 Summit at Gleneagles for an additional $50 billion by 2010
(still unmet), the Global Fund will barely be able to maintain its present
programming. It will definitely not be able to enroll the other 7.6 million
people globally who need HIV treatment, at least half of whom are women. We,
global women, weave the fabric of our societies together-working outside and
inside the home, caring for the sick, keeping our family and communities together and functioning.
Hundreds of
thousands of children will also die from malaria because they cannot afford a
$5 bed net, a $1 diagnostic test and a $1 dose of anti-malarial medicine or
access to a clinic. Is this what you intend? These are our children, G-8
leaders, and you too have a responsibility to care for them.
It would be
risible if it were not so diabolical to hear that we cannot afford this
funding. One day’s military budget would more than cover one year’s commitment
to the Global Fund - and would make all the difference to our lives. Why can we
always find money to kill but not to save lives? While it is late, the
situation of the Global Fund is not unsalvageable. The Global Fund needs
countries who have pledged to support the Fund , to pay their contributions now
and countries that have not yet pledged to do so without delay. Leaders of the
G-8,we appeal to you to urge other countries who have reneged on their promises
or fallen behind on their payments to step up and do the right thing. Act
immediately to meet your commitment to additional funding to save millions of
lives.
We call for
an emergency donor conference to raise $2 billion for a
new funding opportunity in mid-2012. Thus, by July 2012, the date for the
International AIDS Conference, the Global Fund will have issued a new call for
proposals.
G-8
leaders, we are your citizens, your residents, your employees and taxpayers, traders
with your states and beneficiaries of your funding. We come from all walks of
life, from catering staff, bus drivers and child care workers to lawyers, politicians and doctors. We
elect you. You are therefore expected to be responsive to our voices. Our
collective voice tells you to meet your Global Fund commitments and save our
women, and the men and children we love.
Yours
truly,
#
Name
Organisation
Country
1
Alice Welbourn
Salamander Trust
United Kingdom
2
Christy
Abraham
India
3
Melanie Croce-Galis
Artemis Global Consulting
United States of America
4
Heidemarie Kremer
University of Miami
United States of America
5
Wim Vandevelde
ECAB/EATG
Portugal
6
Marcela Cabezas
RedBol+ Cbba
Bolivia
7
Kim Nichols
African Services Committee
United States of America
8
Sandra Ka Hon Chu
Canada
9
Roli Mahajan
India
10
David Alberto Murillo
Amigos contra el sida - Friends against aids
Mexico
11
Guffran Rostom
PILS
Mauritius
12
joyce
positive cathioliics
United Kingdom
13
Nicolas Ritter
PILS
Mauritius
14
Aziza Ahmed
Assistant Professor of Law
United Kingdom
15
Elizabeth Wiley
American Medical Student Association
United States of America
16
David Barr
United States of America
17
Filomena Aguiar
Fundação Portuguesa
Portugal
18
Shalini Eddens
The Well Project
United States of America
19
Dr Diwakar Tejaswi
Public Awareness for Healthful Approach for Living (PAHAL)
India
20
Yelena
Kazakhstan network of women HIV
Kazakhstan
21
Meena Saraswathi Seshu
SANGRAM
India
22
Shabana Dastgeer Goundi
VAMP
India
23
Gina
Asia Pacific Network of People Living with HIV ( APN+)
Thailand
24
gungabissoon soobiraj
Mauritius
25
Olimbi Hoxhaj
Albanian Association of PLWHA
Albania
26
African Council od AIDS Service Organizations (AfriCASO)
Senegal
27
Martha Tholanah
ICW Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
28
Annah W. Irungu
Teenagers Plus CBO- Nairobi, Kenya
Kenya
29
Reginald Hoareau
FAHA
Seychelles
30
milinda rajapaksha
SARYN of IPPF
Sri Lanka
31
Nudhar Bundhoo
PILS
Mauritius
32
isabel nunes
SERES
Portugal
33
Elsa A. Chia
Positive Action Foundation Philippines, Inc.
Philippines
34
Emilie Trousselier
Mauritius
35
Audrey d'Hotman de Villiers
Rogers Foundation Ltd
Mauritius
36
Prum Dalish
CCW
Cambodia
37
cicik utami
IPPI
Indonesia
38
Jane Bruning
Positive Women Inc. NZ
New Zealand
39
Nadia Peerun
PILS
Mauritius
40
Noreen Gumbo
Trocaire
Ireland
41
Andrea von Lieven
Germany
42
Adrienne Seed
Thrivine HIV support group
United Kingdom
43
MariJo Vazquez
Spain
44
Jacqueline Stevenson
United Kingdom
45
Namakula Proscovia
Global Coalition of Women Againest AIDS in Uganda
Uganda
46
Silvia Petretti
Positively UK
United Kingdom
47
Belinda A. Tima
United Kingdom
48
Amandine Bollinger
Salamander Trust
United Kingdom
49
Ludo Bok
United States of America
50
Ms. Chhiring Doka Sherpa
National federation of women living with HIV and AIDS
Nepal
51
Reverend Michael Schuenemeyer
UCAN Inc (United Church of Chirst HIV & AIDS Network)
United States of America
52
joyce van leeuwen
Netherlands
53
Stephan Ruijsink
Netherlands
54
R de Haas
Netherlands
55
Tonya Adams
United States of America
56
Jim Moos
Wider Church Ministries, United Church of Christ
United States of America
57
Lynette Lowndes
International HIV/AIDS Alliance
United Kingdom
58
Miranda Linschoten
Netherlands
59
Gretha van Essen
Netherlands
60
silvia bandini
NPS Emilia Romagna Onlus
Italy
61
Walter Heimann
Netherlands
62
JRG van den Heuvel
Netherlands
63
Rev. Linda Jaramillo
United Church of Christ
United States of America
64
Cinzia Turanti
Italy
65
Mary Schaller Blaufuss
United Church of Christ
United States of America
66
S.Molin
Netherlands
67
Maria Smith Warren
United States of America
68
Lois M. Powell
United Church of Christ
United States of America
69
Hilda Dewa
NHS Sutton & Merton Community Services
United Kingdom
70
Marianna Leeuw
particulier
Nederland
71
Marvin
Netherlands
72
Andrea Pastorelli
UNDP
United States of America
73
kemigisha Jackie
Young Positive Ladies and girls for a difference! Uganda
Uganda
74
Michael Neuroth
United Church of Christ
United States of America
75
Frans Berends
Netherlands
76
Wezi Thamm
WECARe+
United Kingdom
77
Mr. Liu Zhongyi
China
78
xiaopei He
pink space
China
79
Mary Hommes
STD AIDS Netherlands
Netherlands
80
Sarah Zaidi
International Treatment Preparedness Coalition
Thailand
81
Sara Simon
Belgium
82
Vanessa Fuller
Finland
83
Abou Mere
Indian Drug Users Forum
India
84
Marina Chokheli
Georgia
85
RAFIF
ALCS
Morocco
86
Manizha Haitova
Center on Mental Health and HIV|AIDS
Tajikistan
87
Zarina Turukmanova
Women Shelter
Kyrgyzstan
88
Tatyana
Republican Centre for AIDS
Tajikistan
89
Rustam Bahriddinov
NGO "Fidokor"
Tajikistan
90
Dilbar Khalilova
NGO "Fidokor"
Tajikistan
91
Sophie Hobbs
NACOSA
South Africa
92
Tatiana Safronova
Russian Federation
93
John Miller
Canada
94
Neta Velychko
Ukraine
95
Elijah Amooti
The African Eye Trust
United Kingdom
96
Bakhodur
NGO "Nakukor"
Tajikistan
97
Margaret Whiteley
United Kingdom
98
"Young generation of Tajikistan'
Youth Led-NGO
Tajikistan
99
Parvina Akhmedova
NGO "Trust+"
Tajikistan
100
Lax Okee
AEEGRO
United Kingdom
101
Ryan Peck
Canada
102
Zhenya
Real World, Real People
Armenia
103
Aziz
ARRAF
United Kingdom
104
Ilya Lapin
Found "Tverskaya alternativa"
Russian Federation
105
Asia Pacific Network of Sex Workers
APNSW
Thailand
106
Alejandra Gil
APROASE, A.C.
Mexico
107
Sankar
EMPOWER INDIA
India
108
L. Brussa
TAMPEP
Netherlands
109
Olga Rychkova
Russian Federation
110
Olena Stryzhak
Union of women of Ukraine who affected HIV/AIDS
Ukraine
111
Bryan Teixeira
Naz Project London
United Kingdom
112
Kelli Dorsey
Different Avenues
United States of America
113
Stoliarova Marina
All Ukrainian network of PLWH
Ukraine
114
Sarita Ranchod
Under the Rainbow
South Africa
115
Ruth Morgan Thomas
NSWP
United Kingdom
116
Lindsay Williams
Canada
117
Alison Symington
Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network
Canada
118
Koka
NGO New Vector
Georgia
119
Enrique Chavez
AID FOR AIDS International
United States of America
120
DENIS EFREMOV
Russian Federation
121
Sonja Boezak
Under the Rainbow - creative strategies for positive change
South Africa
122
Walter Cavalieri
Canadian Harm Reduction Network
Canada
123
Caroline Guinness
United Kingdom
124
Francesco Petretti
Italy
125
Михеев Григорий
Russian Federation
126
Stewart Murau
United Kingdom
127
Richard Elliott
Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network
Canada
128
LYN TOBIAS
GHT
United Kingdom
129
Danny West
Training & Coaching
United Kingdom
130
Matthew Keogh
United Kingdom
131
Kurt Frieder
Fundacion Huesped
Argentina
132
Dzmitry Filippau
menZDRAV Foundatin
Russian Federation
133
Richard Ashcroft
United Kingdom
134
rob beeston
United Kingdom
135
Simakov Alexander
NGO "OSMON"
Tajikistan
136
gill price
United Kingdom
137
Andrew James Paterson
N/a
Canada
138
Mariateresa Barbieri
Italy
139
Tim McCaskell
AIDS ACTION NOW
Canada
140
Becky Ibragimova
United States of America
141
Rastokina Yelena
Public Foundation 'Answer'
Kazakhstan
142
Rani Ravudi
SANFiji
Fiji
143
Tony Zheng
China sex worker organization network forum
China
144
Inobat
Red Crescent Society of Tajikistan (RCST)
Tajikistan
145
Zheng Huang
Shanghai CSW&MSM center
China
146
Linara Akhmedzyanova
Initiative group "Kazakhstan network of women living with HIV"
Kazakhstan
147
Nazira
NGO
Kazakhstan
148
Mavjigul Azizulloeva
Tajikistan
149
Kampolombo Bernard
Zambia
150
Mutabara Vohidova
UNODC
Tajikistan
151
Nelson Otwoma
NEPHAK
Kenya
152
Shuhrat
Tanzania
153
Jacqueline Wittebrood
International Civil Society Support
Netherlands
154
Timur Nigmatov
Independent School of Journalism "Tajikistan - 21st century"
Tajikistan
155
Nazarshoeva Ekaterina
Buare of Human Rights in Tajikistan, GBAO
Tajikistan
156
Sai Subhasree Raghavan
Solidarity and Action Against the HIV Infection in India
India
157
Salim Bobonazarov
NGO "School of Volunteers"
Tajikistan
158
Lesley Browne
Medical Foundatioon for AIDS & Sexual Health
United Kingdom
159
Jamila Nabieva
GIZ
Tajikistan
160
Shuhrat Abrorov
Tajikistan
161
Мария Яковлева/ Jacovleva Maria
Russian Federation
162
Volodymyr
Ukraine
163
Samuel Y.Atidzah
Gosanet Foundation
Ghana
164
Kathryn Dombrowicz
River House Trust
United Kingdom
165
MARIE
NETWORK MAD'AIDS
Madagascar
166
Mary Krane Derr
All Our Lives, www.allourlives.org
United States of America
167
Nelli Kalikova
NGO AIDS Information and Support Center
Estonia
168
Elena Veselovskaya
Russian Federation
169
Lesley Lever
United Kingdom
170
Moi Lee Liow
Asia Pacific Council of AIDS Service Organizations
Malaysia
171
Virginia Cucchi
United Kingdom
172
Paul Watson
United Kingdom
173
Kampamba Chomba
Pozfem
United Kingdom
174
Olga Khvoynitskaya
United Kingdom
175
Nataaional Association of peole liiving with HIV/AIDS in Nepal.(NAP+)
Nepal
176
A. SANKAR
EMPOWER INDIA
India
177
Women's Promotion Centre
Tanzania
178
Fiona Pettitt
ICW
Australia
179
Elmira Umarova
PF "Ulybka"
Kyrgyzstan
180
Mike Sangster
Canadian Treatment Action Council
Canada
181
John S. James
AIDS Treatment News
United States of America
182
Thierry Schaffauser
NSWP
United Kingdom
183
Shuhrat Saidov
Equal Opportunities
Tajikistan
184
Fabian Chapot
Aspasie
Switzerland
185
P. Timmermans
Netherlands
186
Polina Girchenko
Humanitarian Action
Russian Federation
187
Marjan Wijers
Rights4Change
Netherlands
188
Wamala Twaibu, Executive Director
Uganda Harm Reduction Network
Uganda
189
susan cole
United Kingdom
190
Susan Haley
United Kingdom
191
Sarah Clemens
United Kingdom
192
Julie Turner
United Kingdom
193
Andrew Jukes
United Kingdom
194
Barryedwards
GHT/manchester
United Kingdom
195
Mirza Aleem Baig
Gender & Reproductive Health Forum (GRHF)
Pakistan
196
aoife nic charthaigh
United Kingdom
197
Lotti Rutter
Restless Development
United Kingdom
198
James Cole
United Kingdom
199
Sarah Jane Moon
United Kingdom
200
Alastair Hudson
United Kingdom
201
Maresa Pitt
United Kingdom
202
Sara Ferrand
United Kingdom
203
Beth Goodey
United Kingdom
204
David Bayo
Restless Development
United Kingdom
205
Lorraine Reimmer
United Kingdom
206
noga inbar
United Kingdom
207
Marta Roxberg
International HIV/AIDS Alliance
United Kingdom
208
Sue Holden
United Kingdom
209
Anna Judson
United Kingdom
210
Anne-marie Coonan
Trocaire
Ireland
211
Joel Korn
River House Trust
United Kingdom
212
Rosita Thomas
United Kingdom
213
Jill Lewis
Salamander Trust
United Kingdom
214
John Vivian
United Kingdom
215
Sharon Whyte
United Kingdom
216
Ian Govendir
Aids Orphan UK Trust
United Kingdom
217
Ruth Robinson
Rest;ess Development
United Kingdom
218
Rupert Waddington
United Kingdom
219
Leigh Neal
United Kingdom
220
Jessica Kuehne
RESULTS UK
United Kingdom
221
Dorothea Schulz
United Kingdom
222
suhrob khojamuhammad
Tajikistan
223
Lisa Dollery
Barnardos
United Kingdom
224
Anjie Mailey
United Kingdom
225
Abdumamad
NGO Volunteer
Tajikistan
226
Ben Simms
United Kingdom
227
Anna Smith
CUP
Canada
228
Letonde Gbedo
CDCP onlus
Italy
229
Alice Mugabo
Positively UK
United Kingdom
230
Kate Graham
United Kingdom
231
Diarmaid McDonald
Stop AIDS Campaign
United Kingdom
232
Aaron Oxley
United Kingdom
233
Brian Hartrup
United Kingdom
234
gary fraser
pvt
United Kingdom
235
fiorenza pozzi
ANLAIDS onlus
Italy
236
Audacia Ray
Red Umbrella Project
United States of America
237
daniela lorenzetti
ANLAIDS onlus
Italy
238
Tom Childs
Canada
239
Azita Amirieh
Associaçao Positivos
Portugal
240
Richard Morrison
United Kingdom
241
FILIPPO
NADIR
United Kingdom
242
Kevin Caulfield
Hammersmith & Fulham Coalition against Community Care Cuts
United Kingdom
243
miki formisano
nps puglia onlus
Italy
244
Olena Tsukerman
Charitable organization «All-Ukrainian League «Legalife»
Ukraine
245
Allan Ragi
Kenya AIDS NGOs Consortium
Kenya
246
Gulbahor Maksudhojaeva
NGO"Bonuvoni Khatlon"
Tajikistan
247
Maria Zuurmond
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
United Kingdom
248
Maria Rosaria Iardino
NPS Italia Onlus
Italy
249
Margherita Errico
NPS Italia Onlus
Italy
250
sally shire
consortium for street children
United Kingdom
251
Andrew Batty
International HIV/AIDS Alliance
United Kingdom
252
I Ragazzi della Panchina Pordenone Italy
Associazione
United Kingdom
253
I Ragazzi della Panchina
Associazione
Italy
254
Gavin Stedman-Bryce
Pamoja
United Kingdom
255
Astrid Renland
PION - Sex workers right organization in Norway
Norway
256
Sofia Maia
APDES
Portugal
257
mandy webb
United Kingdom
258
Dario Ferraro
Italy
259
Giorgio Bignami
Forum Droghe, Italy
Italy
260
martin smedley
Act4africa
United Kingdom
261
Паламарь Наталья
healthy future
Moldova
262
maria stagnitta
cnca
Italy
263
Giancarlo Condoleo
Lila
Afghanistan
264
Sarah Fraser
Positively UK
United Kingdom
265
Veritee Reed Hall
United Kingdom
266
Adela
Pozfem
United Kingdom
267
jessica whitbread
ICW- North America
Canada
268
Pia Covre
CDCP onlus
Italy
269
simona
cdcp onlus
Italy
270
Elizabeth and Jim Rennie
Canada
271
Maria teresa Ninni
Italy
272
Nondo Ejano
Women's Global Network for Reproductive Rights
Philippines
273
daryn palmer
sra8 talk
United Kingdom
274
Pamela Abbott
University of aberdeen
United Kingdom
275
Cathy Crawford
ImpAcTAIDS
United Kingdom
276
david
NADIR
Italy
277
Martin Opondo Obwar
Institute of Preventive Health
Kenya
278
Scott Pierre-Donnelly
United Kingdom
279
Bobohodjaeva Masuda
NGO "Nabzi solim"
Tajikistan
280
giovanni tarditi
ASPEPEEREDUCATIONSICILIA
Italy
281
Pierugo Bertolino
Italy
282
Beatriz Sotomayor
WGNRR
Chile
283
Rosaria Iardino
NPS Italia Onlus
Italia
284
Pj
United Kingdom
285
Gaia Consuelo Giani
Italy
286
Alphonse Mihigo Ombeni
Action pour la Lutte Contre l'Ignorance du Sida "ALCIS"
