This year IDLO will participate in the XVIII International Conference on AIDS, which will take place in Vienna from 18-23 July 2010. The Conference is the premier gathering for those working in the field of HIV, as well as policy makers, persons living with HIV and other individuals committed to ending the pandemic. It is a chance for the global community to assess where we are, evaluate recent scientific developments and lessons learnt, and collectively chart a course forward.

Given the 2010 deadline for universal access set by world leaders, AIDS 2010 will coincide with a major push for expanded access to HIV prevention, treatment, care and support. With a global economic crisis threatening to undermine the availability of public funding, the conference will help keep HIV on the world development agenda, and is a chance to demonstrate the importance of continued investment in broader health and development goals. AIDS 2010 is also an opportunity to highlight the critical connection between human rights and HIV -- a dialogue begun in earnest in Mexico City in 2008.

At the Conference, IDLO will host an international consultation on HIV-related legal services and rights, facilitate a workshop on scaling up legal services, present its three-year program to address HIV legal issues through six posters , as well as distribute the Toolkit: Scaling Up HIV-Related Services, produced in collaboration with UNAIDS and UNDP.

The IDLO HIV and Health Law Program is supported by the OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID). OFID is the development finance institution of OPEC Member States, established to provide financial support for socio-economic development, particularly in low-income countries.

The IDLO Health Law Team can be contacted at HIVHealth@idlo.int

IDLO agenda at the Conference