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

Fri May 11 13:20:25 PDT 2018

Try just goggling the headline?
On Fri, May 11, 2018, 1:15 PM Jan Ouellette <janyblue811 at hotmail.com> wrote:

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> From: shelly tognazzini <shetognazzini at gmail.com>
> Date: 2018-05-11 10:59 AM (GMT-08:00)
> To: viva <Viva at lists.resist.ca>
> Subject: Re: [Viva] Fwd: UNAIDS – No More Apologies – Sidibé Must Go!
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> Woe is Sidibe. Power breeds corruption. Sad for the person's he should
> have helped.
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> On Fri, May 11, 2018, 7:58 AM Denise Wozniak <deniseswozniak at gmail.com>
> wrote:
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>> From: AIDS Healthcare Foundation <info at aidshealth.org>
>> Date: Fri, May 11, 2018, 12:19 AM
>> Subject: UNAIDS – No More Apologies – Sidibé Must Go!
>> To: <dbecker106 at gmail.com>
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>> <https://mailchi.mp/aidshealth/unaids-no-more-apologies-sidib-must-go?e=3b31162bd4>
>> *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
>> <https://aidshealth.us15.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9c9cc60b503c0abe5e811e4f2&id=43d331be0e&e=3b31162bd4>
>> 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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