[Viva] Fwd: UNAIDS – No More Apologies – Sidibé Must Go!

Fri May 11 10:49:06 PDT 2018

Woe is Sidibe. Power breeds corruption. Sad for the person's he should have
helped.

On Fri, May 11, 2018, 7:58 AM Denise Wozniak <deniseswozniak at gmail.com>
wrote:

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> Subject: UNAIDS – No More Apologies – Sidibé Must Go!
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> *UN Secretary-General Must Act as Leadership Crisis Consumes UNAIDS*
>
> *Women activists confront UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé in South
> Africa saying under his leadership, UNAIDS cannot repair its reputation and
> fight a disease that disproportionately affects women; Apologies Are Too
> Little, Too Late – Michel Sidibé Must Go!*
>
> JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA (May 11, 2018) UNAIDS Executive Director Michel
> Sidibé has decided to stick to his post for as long as possible despite
> calls for him to resign over mishandling
> <https://aidshealth.us15.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9c9cc60b503c0abe5e811e4f2&id=acb0ce5928&e=3b31162bd4>
> sexual harassment allegations against his former deputy director and
> alleged attempts to cover up and meddle with the subsequent investigation.
> Inexplicably, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has voiced his full
> confidence
> <https://aidshealth.us15.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9c9cc60b503c0abe5e811e4f2&id=008ab91458&e=3b31162bd4>
> in the beleaguered executive director and has done little to address the
> agency’s deteriorating leadership crisis.
>
> Secretary-General Guterres will only be able to ignore appeals by civil
> society for so long, as the pressure on Sidibé to step down continues to
> grow. Most recently, editor-in-chief of The Lancet
> <https://aidshealth.us15.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9c9cc60b503c0abe5e811e4f2&id=d696d0bbb8&e=3b31162bd4>
> Dr. Richard Horton has called for the UNAIDS chief to be suspended.
>
> Sidibé, who is accustomed to receiving accolades and praise around the
> world, was met by an angry crowd of over 100 South African women activists
> on May 9, outside the Pan-African Parliament near Johannesburg. Their
> shouts, dances and signs were deafening as they delivered an unequivocal
> message – Michel Sidibé must go.
>
> Sidibé was overcome with emotion when he came outside to face the
> protesters after they had been chanting for two hours. The women encircled
> him and read aloud demands outlined in a recent letter by 23 feminists
> <https://aidshealth.us15.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9c9cc60b503c0abe5e811e4f2&id=1d62f2b28d&e=3b31162bd4>,
> which included a call for leadership change and substantive reforms on
> sexual harassment policies and practices within UNAIDS. The letter became a
> de facto memorandum for the protest after more than 100 activists endorsed
> it at the South African National AIDS Council (SANAC) Civil Society Forum
> session immediately prior to the demonstration.
>
> Sidibé was visibly taken aback by the confrontation with the group and
> meekly stood by while the memorandum was read aloud. The group informed him
> that they intended to hold a press conference the following day to brief
> the media on their demands. Sidibé asked to meet with key activists prior
> to the press conference, a request which the group granted.
>
> In the meeting on May 10, a small group of African feminist activists,
> including women leaders from Treatment Action Campaign, Positive Women's
> Network, AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) and other prominent organizations
> once again met with Sidibé and pressed him to step down.
>
> The group criticized him for failing to implement real reforms beyond his
> so-called five-point plan to address harassment at UNAIDS. They
> characterized the plan as a public relations smoke screen and reiterated
> their firm support for Martina Brostrom
> <https://aidshealth.us15.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9c9cc60b503c0abe5e811e4f2&id=ec850ba2f6&e=3b31162bd4>,
> a UNAIDS employee who first made public allegations of sexual harassment
> against Louis Loures, Sidibé’s former deputy director, in March 2018.
>
> “[Sidibé] arrived early for the meeting looking fairly trepidatious,
> listened to concerns and grievances raised, then he apologized specifically
> for his mishandling of the situation – but indicated that he will not
> tender his resignation,” said Larissa Klazinga, AHF Policy and Advocacy
> Manager for Southern Africa, who attended the meeting. “As activists we
> were conscious to not allow the meeting to be co-opted or have it be used
> as a PR stunt. We concluded the meeting and resolved to consult with the
> original group of 23 women
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> on further actions.”
>
> “As pressure continues to mount on Mr. Sidibé to step down, his refusal to
> do so only prolongs what has turned into an expensive crisis management
> exercise for UNAIDS public relations – we urge Secretary-General to
> intervene immediately,” said Terri Ford, AHF Chief of Global Advocacy and
> Policy. “With a growing number of sexual harassment and abuse claims
> surfacing across several UN agencies, UNAIDS would do well to quickly bring
> the scandal to a close by dismissing Mr. Sidibé and embarking on a program
> of real, comprehensive reforms. In light of his deplorable actions, remorse
> and apologies are too little, too late. He needs to step down now.”
>
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