UNGASS Rwanda Country 2010 Report

At the United Nations General Assembly Special Session (UNGASS) on HIV and AIDS in June 2001, Rwanda was one of 189 Member States that adopted the Declaration of Commitment on HIV and AIDS, a framework for halting and beginning to reverse the HIV epidemic by 2015. In order to monitor the progress in achieving the concrete, time-bound targets set out in the Declaration of Commitment on HIV and AIDS, countries report on a core set of indicators at the national level. This UNGASS report presents data for Rwanda for the reporting period of January 2008 through December 2009, identifies challenges that need to be addressed and suggests recommendations to ensure targets are achieved. The National AIDS Control Commission (CNLS) was the leading institution for the development of this report. From the beginning, CNLS engaged all relevant partners from public and civil society sectors to gather relevant inputs and views. Data for the National Composite Policy Index (NCPI) Questionnaire Part B were collected under the leadership of the Network of People Living with HIV (RPP+) and the NGO Forum on HIV/AIDS and health promotion. The NCPI Part B questionnaire was distributed to all the main NGOs working in the field of HIV, several human rights organisations, the HIV umbrellas civil society organisations, the UN agencies and other development partners/donors. Following preparatory consultation with different constituencies, more than 55 stakeholders met on 18th December 2009 at Sports View Hotel for a large consensus meeting on the answers to the questionnaire. In order to guarantee full independence in the information provided, the government of Rwanda did not participate in that meeting.