The Department of Women, Children and People with Disabilities is coordinating a week long programme for the UNAIDS High Level Taskforce for Women, Girls, Gender Equality and HIV for Eastern and Southern Africa who will be visiting South Africa from the 22 – 26 October 2012.
The visit will provide the High-Level Taskforce with the opportunity to be verify the South Africa country report that was submitted and be appraised on the country programme in addressing issues of women and girls and HIV.
The High-Level Taskforce was established after an agreement reached at the Windhoek meeting on Women, Girls, Gender Equality and HIV. The, purpose of the Mission is to provide high level advocacy on teenage pregnancies, hate crimes against LGBTIs and the Elimination of Mother to Child Transmission (EMTCT).
All members of the media are also invited to a media conference to be addressed by Minister Lulu Xingwana, Deputy Minister Hendrietta Bogopane-Zulu and members of the High Level Task Team. The media conference has been scheduled as follows:
Date: Tuesday 23rd October 2012
Time: 11h30
Venue: Parliament of South Africa, 120 Plein Street, Cape Town
NB: There will be a video-link to GCIS Auditorium, 1st Floor, Midtown Building, cnr Sisulu and Madiba Streets, Pretoria.
You are requested to confirm your / or colleague’s attendance with:
Thabo Sephuma
Cell: 082 903 9250
E-mail: thabos@dwcpd.gov.za
Sello Molekwa
Cell: 071 613 6242
E-mail: sello@dwcpd.gov.za
UNAIDS High Level Taskforce mission to South Africa
