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In this simulation we will explore the 21st International AIDS Conference held in Durban, South Africa in 2016. The goal is to create an agreed upon global plan of action that addresses the objectives below.

You can represent the state you chose to focus on in this class, the media or any of the sponsors or other participants (see forum for more detail).

Submission 1: Please conduct research on your assigned entity. Please post a 300 word opening statement (provide references) for the plenary session that includes your position and goals for the conference. Be sure to remain in your role throughout the situation.

My role is The Gates Foundation focus is India

AIDS 2016 Conference Objectives

AIDS 2016 aims to reinvigorate the response to HIV and AIDS by:

1. Bringing together the world's experts to advance knowledge about HIV, present new research findings, and promote and enhance scientific and community collaborations around the world;
2. Promoting HIV responses that are supported by and tailored to the needs of at risk populations or people living with HIV, including women and girls, men who have sex with men, transgender people, sex workers, young people, and people who use drugs;
3. Promoting activism and community mobilization that holds leaders, industry, and governments accountable and increases their commitment to an evidence-based, human-rights-affirming HIV and AIDS response;
4. Advancing a clear agenda for HIV in a post-2015 framework, including the cross-cutting issues of criminalization, gender-based violence, sexual and reproductive health, rights, and stigma and discrimination that keep people living with HIV at the center of the HIV response; and
5. Building innovative partnerships with businesses, community, government, and science to strengthen HIV prevention and treatment efforts.

The material above is an excerpt from: https://www.aids2016.org/About/Overview/Theme-Objectives