Keep the promise: Universal Access and Human Rights

The theme for The World AIDS Day (Dec 1), each year, is chosen after extensive consultation by many global health organizations including WHO and UNAIDS. For each World AIDS day from 2005 to 2010, the theme chosen is “stop AIDS; keep the promise” with a yearly subtheme. Thus, the theme for this year (2009) is “Stop AIDS; keep the promise: Universal Access and Human Rights”. With this in mind, we as the CGE and our stakeholders show support on this world AIDS day, in solidarity with all other organizations. We should continue the ‘commitment to compassion and care for those a infected by HIV/AIDS, to stop AIDS; to keep the promise; to bring forth universal access and to work towards the promotion of the human rights of every citizen of South Africa and the world, living with HIV/AIDS, especially the poor and the marginalized!

The Commission on Gender Equality has set out to host a series of
stakeholder consultations in all provinces across the country to
disseminate the findings of a study (Widowhood Rites and Rights),
and to solicit support to ensure widows from stakeholders on all
levels of society