The Chairperson of Senate HIV/AIDS Committee, Chieftainess Nthati Bereng will lead Senate delegation to the first global parliamentary meeting on HIV/AIDS to be held in Manila, Philippines from November 28 to 30.

The Senate has stated in a press release that the meeting is designed to enlist the full force of world's legislature in the fight against AIDS pandemic in which parliaments are crucial stakeholders.

The overall theme of the meeting is ‘leadership’, and the topics to be discussed will include among others, Parliament and leadership in combating HIV/AIDS, affordability of drugs, what can parliament do for vulnerable groups and resource mobilisation.

The delegation will include Chieftainess 'Mantoetse Lesaoana Peete, Clerk of the Senate Mr. Makhabane Maluke and UNDP Parliamentary Support Specialist Mr. Dyfan Jones.

The meeting has been organised for Parliaments worldwide by the International Parliamentary Union (IPU) in collaboration with the Senate in Philippines.

Source: LENA 20/11/2007