Parliamentary Strengthening: Parliament & HIV/AIDS

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS FOR

PARLIAMENTARIANS & PARLIAMENTARY STAFF

"No war on the face of the Earth is more destructive than the AIDS pandemic."

-- Colin Powell

Parliament and HIV/AIDS:
Unit 8: The Role of Parliamentary Committees and HIV/AIDS

Unit 8: Questions
Please answer each of the following questions. If you are taking this course in a group you may then meet to discuss your answers.

What are the key functions of parliamentary committees? What types of committees exist in your parliament?
Does your parliament have a specific committee responsible for HIV/AIDS? Is this committee also responsible for other policy areas? If there is no specific HIV/AIDS committee, which committees are mainly involved in addressing HIV/AIDS in your Parliament?
Identify some actions a parliamentary committee can undertake in order to strengthen Parliament’s response and contribution to the fight against HIV/AIDS?
How can parliamentary committees benefit from cooperation with other government and non-governmental actors working on HIV/AIDS?

Select bibliography:
Handbook for Legislators on HIV/AIDS, Law and Human Rights, UNAIDS and IPU, 1999

Legal Aspects of HIV/AIDS: A Guide for Policy and Law Reform, World Bank, 2007

Taking Action Against HIV - A handbook for parliamentarians, IPU, UNAIDS and UNDP, 2007

Parliaments, Politics and AIDS, IDASA and Parliamentary Centre, 2006

Professional Development Programs for Parliamentarians and Staff: Parliamentary Committees, Parliamentary Centre and WBI, 2007

Survey of Legislative Efforts to Combat HIV/AIDS in the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC-PF) Region, NDI and SADC-PF, 2004

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