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developing countries, particularly those affected by HIV/AIDS, in a comprehensive,
equitable, development-oriented and durable way through various national and
international measures designed to make their debt sustainable in the long term and
thereby to improve their capacity to deal with the HIV/AIDS epidemic, including, as
appropriate, existing orderly mechanisms for debt reduction, such as debt swaps for
projects aimed at the prevention, care and treatment of HIV/AIDS;
89. Encourage increased investment in HIV/AIDS-related research nationally,
regionally and internationally, in particular for the development of sustainable and
affordable prevention technologies, such as vaccines and microbicides, and
encourage the proactive preparation of financial and logistic plans to facilitate rapid
access to vaccines when they become available;
90. Support the establishment, on an urgent basis, of a global HIV/AIDS and
health fund to finance an urgent and expanded response to the epidemic based on an
integrated approach to prevention, care, support and treatment and to assist
Governments, inter alia, in their efforts to combat HIV/AIDS with due priority to the
most affected countries, notably in sub-Saharan Africa and the Caribbean and to
those countries at high risk, and mobilize contributions to the fund from public and
private sources with a special appeal to donor countries, foundations, the business
community, including pharmaceutical companies, the private sector, philanthropists
and wealthy individuals;
91. By 2002, launch a worldwide fund-raising campaign aimed at the general
public as well as the private sector, conducted by UNAIDS with the support and
collaboration of interested partners at all levels, to contribute to the global
HIV/AIDS and health fund;
92. Direct increased funding to national, regional and subregional commissions
and organizations to enable them to assist Governments at the national, regional and
subregional level in their efforts to respond to the crisis;
93. Provide the UNAIDS co-sponsoring agencies and the UNAIDS secretariat with
the resources needed to work with countries in support of the goals of the present
Declaration;
Follow-up
Maintaining the momentum and monitoring progress are essential
At the national level
94. Conduct national periodic reviews with the participation of civil society,
particularly people living with HIV/AIDS, vulnerable groups and caregivers, of
progress achieved in realizing these commitments, identify problems and obstacles
to achieving progress, and ensure wide dissemination of the results of these reviews;
95. Develop appropriate monitoring and evaluation mechanisms to assist with
follow-up in measuring and assessing progress, and develop appropriate monitoring
and evaluation instruments, with adequate epidemiological data;
96. By 2003, establish or strengthen effective monitoring systems, where
appropriate, for the promotion and protection of human rights of people living with
HIV/AIDS;
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