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28th Asian Red Cross and Red Crescent HIV/AIDS Network Meeting & Capacity Building Workshop | 29 November-2 December 2016 | Jakarta, Indonesia
2016-11-29 08:00 - 2016-12-02 17:00 (Asia/Krasnoyarsk)
Group Photo of 28th Asian Red Cross and Red Crescent HIV/AIDS Network in Jakarta 2016.
The 28th Asian Red Cross and Red Crescent HIV/AIDS Network (ART) Annual Meeting & Capacity Building Workshop was held in Jakarta, Indonesia, from 29 November to 2 December 2016.
The ART was established as part of the overall response to the recommendations enshrined in the Beijing Declaration, signed by all National Societies attending the IV Asia Pacific Conference in May 1993. ART is a regional network of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies’ HIV and AIDS professionals, from South East and East Asia. ART assists to strengthen National Red Cross / Red Crescent Society capacities to deliver and sustain scaled-up HIV programmes which seek to promote the respect of Human Rights in all aspects through the:

Prevention of further HIV infections
Expanding HIV care, treatment, and support
Reducing HIV stigma and discrimination

ART collaborates and cooperates with the Federation and its representatives, Asia Pacific Network of PLHIV (APN+) and other networks in responding to the requests and needs of National Societies in developing strategies and activities which focus on HIV and AIDS within the region.
To learn more about Cambodian Red Cross HIV programme, see this external link.
Objectives of the Meeting:

To provide operational & financial updates of the Network
To finalize future plans & directions of the network
To provide capacity building to ART members

This meeting provided an opportunity for current network officers to report the 2016 ART progress and financial report. This meeting also finalized the networks’ 2017 plans and budget. This year, IFRC supported the meeting in providing capacity building sessions geared towards providing update programmatic activities of IFRC related to HIV prevention.
The meeting was hosted by the Indonesian Red Cross, funded from ART funds and with the contribution of the IFRC. ART Funds comprise of the Annual Contribution of ART Member NS and from the financial support of Japanese Red Cross Society.
Discussion during the 28th Asian Red Cross and Red Crescent HIV/AIDS Network in Jakarta.
The event consisted of:

Day 1: Capacity Building Workshop
Day 2: Discussion about ART progress report / operational activities / financial report/ highlights of NS activities in 2016.
Day 3: 12th International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific (ICAAP)/IAS participation report/ Harm reduction training Re-Echo 2016/ ART review and revised TOR and approval
Day 4: Discussion about the management, visibility, fund raising, proposal development and planning for the 29th ART meeting and evaluation of the ART meeting.

Workshop documents or presentations:

Introduction to HIV in emergencies [ppt, 0.9 MB]
Community-based service delivery model [ppt, 1 MB]
Activity-based costing for health programmes [ppt, 0.5 MB]
Progress Report of ART 2016 [ppt, 0.09 MB]
Participation report of 12th International Conference on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific [pdf, 1.9 MB]
Sharing Experiences HIV Project networking of PMI East Jakarta [pdf, 1.5 MB]
Participation report of 21st International AIDS Conference [pdf, 5 MB]
Care and support for people living with HIV/AIDS Lao Red Cross Report Jan – Jun 2016 [pdf, 1.5 MB]

Administrative documents:

Concept note
Agenda
Letter from the chair person of ART HIV/AIDS Network to attendees

For more information, contact: Dr. Pornsak Khortwong at Pornsak.khortwong@ifrc.org

Launch of DRR and Law: Checklist Assessment Report in Indonesia
2016-11-30 08:00 - 17:00
IFRC share recommendations from the DRR and Law Report with the Disaster Management Authority of Indonesia, BNPB
Indonesia continues to demonstrate its global leadership on disaster risk management, with its recent launch of its Strengthening Law and Disaster Risk Reduction in Indonesia: Checklist Assessment Report in Jakarta. The research undertaken by Indonesia Red Cross (PMI) and IFRC, with financial support provided by the Government of Canada and Canadian Red Cross, provides an assessment of Indonesia’s legal and policy framework for disaster risk reduction, using the Checklist on the Law and DRR which was developed jointly by UNDP and IFRC. The Checklist supports government and other stakeholders to assess their country’s laws and policies against ten key areas – from how well integrated DRR is integrated in sectorial laws like education, housing and land use planning to how community participation is mandated in risk reduction decision making.
Tsunami, including the development of a very sophisticated disaster management legal system – there are some areas that require further attention. These issues relate to, among others, stronger institutional mechanisms for horizontal coordination on DRR across the sectors, as well as vertical coordination from national to village level. There also needs to be greater priority placed on implementation, particularly at the village level and ensuring communities are actively engaged in decision making. The report clearly lays out recommendations under each of the checklist questions on ways that risk reduction can be better integrated into the laws and regulations in Indonesia and provides a strong evidence base for future action.
Launch of the DRR and Law Report during the Partners for Resilience Events in Jakarta
The report was launched as part of the Partners for Resilience (PfR) event held in Jakarta on 30 November 2016. Partners for Resilience is an alliance of humanitarian, development, climate and environmental civil society organizations globally, including in in Indonesia who work together to promote the application of Integrated Risk Management (IRM) to strengthen and protect livelihoods of vulnerable communities, primarily against climate-related natural hazards, and with special attention for inclusivity and the role of gender. The DRR and Law report provides a strong evidence base for their ongoing advocacy and influence efforts in Indonesia. PMI and IFRC will continue to work through this alliance to ensure that recommendations from the report are considered and acted on in Indonesia.

This update is also published in ifrc.org at this link.

See also:

Strengthening Law and Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) in Indonesia – Checklist Assessment Report
Checklist on Law and Disaster Risk Reduction
Strengthening law and disaster risk reduction (DRR) in Indonesia – Consultation Workshop | 29 Feb 2016 | Indonesia
