Five fast years: highlights

Regional Events 1999 - 1st Regional Conference on HIV/AIDS (February) 2001 - UNGASS, NY (June) 2001 - ICAAP Meeting – Melbourne (October) 2002 - 1st Information Workshop on Global Fund (June) 2002 - Launch of PIAF (July) 2002 - Pacific Leaders Forum (August) 2002 - 1st Meeting of the PIRMCCM 2002 - UNICEF/ Reg. Youth Congress, HIV/AIDS (Sept) 2002 - SPATS Regional Conference on HIV/AIDS (Sept) 2003 - WHO/SPC Health Ministers Meeting (March) 2003 - 2nd Meeting of the PIRMCCM (March) 2003 - Approval of Franco/Aust Pacific HIV/AIDS/STI Initiative (July) 2003 - Approval of Component 2 AusAID funded Pacific HIV/AIDS project (August) 2003 - APLF Pacific component discussions (July/Aug) and APLF Shared Learning Workshop meeting in Madang (Samoa, Fiji, Kiribati, Solomon Islands, and PNG) October 2003. 2003 - Pacific Forum Leaders Communiqué (August) 2003 - HIV/AIDS/STI Adviser appointed (Sept) 2003 - UNAIDS Coordinator took up post (Aug/Sept) 2003 -3 rd Meeting of PIRMCCM (October) 2003 Regional HIV/AIDS stakeholders coordinating meeting (October) 2004 -UNAIDS/ Great Council of Chiefs Regional Workshop on Accelerating Action Against AIDS in the Pacific (March 2004). Source: draft SPC second regional strategy on hiv.aids and sti