In adopting the 2001 Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS, Member States obligated themselves to regularly report on their progress to the General Assembly. The Secretary-General charged the UNAIDS Secretariat with the responsibility for developing the reporting process, accepting reports from member States on his behalf, and preparing a regular report for the General Assembly. Member States are required to submit Country Progress reports to the UNAIDS Secretariat every two years.
In close collaboration with national governments, UNAIDS Cosponsors and development partners, the UNAIDS Secretariat developed a set of Core Indicators for the monitoring of the Declaration of Commitment for the first round of reporting in 2003. After each subsequent reporting round these indicators have been reviewed and, if necessary, updated, based on an analysis of indicator performance in previous reporting rounds, advice from partners and programmatic developments.
Three rounds of UNGASS Reporting have since taken place in 2004, 2006 and 2008. The UNGASS country response rate has been high from the outset, and has increased significantly subsequently. In 2004, 54% of UN Member States submitted progress reports; that percentage rose to 77% in 2008. The three-year UNGASS data for programme indicators for all countries are graphically illustrated athttp://cfs.indicatorregistry.org/ .
Three rounds of UNGASS Reporting have since taken place in 2004, 2006 and 2008. The UNGASS country response rate has been high from the outset, and has increased significantly subsequently. In 2004, 54% of UN Member States submitted progress reports; that percentage rose to 77% in 2008. The three-year UNGASS data for programme indicators for all countries are graphically illustrated athttp://cfs.indicatorregistry.org/ .
The three-year UNGASS reporting data show limited progress has been made towards the DoC targets:
- Among youth aged 15-24 years, only 38% of females and 40% of males can demonstrate accurate and sufficient knowledge about ways to protect themselves from acquiring HIV; the UNGASS target is 90% by 2010.
- Programmes to prevent the transmission of HIV from mother to child currently reach 33% of those in needs: the UNGASS target is 80% by 2010.
- By 2008, new infections in infants born to HIV-positive mothers had declined by 25% from 2001 levels in hyper-endemic countries; the UNGASS target is a 50% reduction by 2010.
- On the other hand, financial investment in AIDS responses has increased substantially, and the global target of 10 billion US dollars in 2008 has been met. However, the global economic recession calls into the doubt the sustainability of that achievement.
The UNGASS reporting system that was established for monitoring the Declaration of Commitment contributes significantly to accurately monitor the progress towards the MDG of having halted and reversed the AIDS epidemic by 2015 and having achieved 80% ART coverage by 2010 (MDG6). The UNGASS 2010 Reporting will take place at the ten-year milestone for UNGASS DoC monitoring, when the world is also midway to the 2015 deadline for the MDG, as has the cut-off for Universal Access Initiative adopted by 2006 Political Declaration.
For further technical guidance on UNGASS 2010 Reporting, please refer to 2010 UNGASS Country Reporting
