The 4th Global Partners Forum on Children affected by HIV and AIDS was held at the Royal Hospital Kilmainham in Dublin, Ireland on the 6th and 7th October 2008 and was co-hosted by Irish Aid, Department of Foreign Affairs, and UNICEF.

The Global Partners Forum (GPF) was established in 2003 to provide momentum in fulfilling global commitments for children affected by HIV and AIDS as enshrined in the United Nations General Assembly 2001 Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS and the Millennium Development Goals.

The 4th Global Partners Forum in Dublin brought together over 180 leaders in Government, civil society and UN agencies to review global progress, set global priorities, and make commitments for children affected by HIV and AIDS.

Keynote speakers at the Forum included An Taoiseach Brian Cowen, T.D, Minister of State for Overseas Development, Peter Power, T.D, HIV&AIDS activist and singer-songwriter Annie Lennox, UNICEF Executive Director Ann Veneman, the First Lady of Honduras Xiomara Castro de Xelaya and 2 youth participants from Tanzania; Methusela Nyabuchweza and Aloyce Fungafunga.

At the end of the 4th Global Partners Forum in Dublin, the participants agreed to a communiqué, which outlines priority actions to accelerate the implementation of programmes to support children affected by HIV&AIDS. The communiqué of the 4th Global Partners Forum, can be found here

	Agenda of the 4th Global Partners Forum
	List of participants
	GPF synthesis paper
	Joint learning initiative on Children and HIV/AIDS (JLICA): advance summary of key findings and directions for policy

Monday, October 6th:

	Address and Welcome: Minister of State for Overseas Development, Peter Power, T.D
	UNICEF Executive Director, Ann Veneman
	Youth representatives: Methusela Nyabuchweza, Junior Council of Tanzania (Mwanza Region) and Aloyce Fungafunga Dogodogo Centre, Tanzania
	Director of the Department of Evidence, Monitoring and Policy UNAIDS Paul De Lay
	Annie Lennox HIV&AIDS Activist and Singer-Songwriter
	Overview of GPF synthesis paper: Chief, HIV and AIDS, Associate Director, Programmes, UNICEF, Jimmy Kolker
	Overview of the work of the Inter Agency Task Team on Children and HIV and AIDS: Senior Social Development Advisor, Department for International Development, (DFID), UK, Rachel Yates
	Overview of the work of the Joint Learning Initiative on Children and HIV and AIDS (JLICA): Executive Director, Child Youth Family & Social Development (CYFSD), Human Sciences Research Council and Co-Chair of JLICA Learning Group, Linda Richter
	Outcomes of the Regional Inter Agency Task Team Meeting in Dar-es-Salaam: Chair of RIATT conference steering committee, Noreen Huni
	Overview of Low Prevalence and Concentrated Regional Epidemics: Programme Manager, Care, Support & Treatment, India HIV/AIDS Alliance, Dr. Umesh Chawla

Keynote Address

	Keynote address: An Taoiseach Brian Cowen, T.D

Children's participation plenary:

	Alina Sclifos and Damir Mostak Representatives from CEE CIS region
	Dominique Twomey Representative from Ireland
	Faith Kisakye Representative from Uganda

Panel 1: Operationalising a Family-centred Approach

Presenters:

	1. Mr Damien Ngabonziza, Adviser on Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) policy development and implementation strategies, Rwandan Prime Minister's Office in Charge of Gender and Family Promotion
	2. Lydia Mungherera: The Mama's Club, and The AIDS Support Organisation (TASO), Uganda and Co-Chair of JLICA Learning Group 3
	3. Fr Michael Kelly: Professor Emeritus of Education at the University of Zambia

Panel 2: Strengthening National Responses to Vulnerable Children

Presenters:

	1. Leon Muwoni: Programme Administrator, Ministry Of Public Service Labour, and Social Welfare, Zimbabwe
	2. Ahmed Hussein: Director, Children’s Services, Ministry of Gender, Children & Social Development, Kenya
	3. Dr Hao Yang: Deputy Director, Bureau of Disease Control and State Council AIDS Working Committee Office, China

Panel 3: Programming for the most vulnerable children: prevention targeting most at risk children and adolescents

Presenters:

	1. Sergei Kostin and Olena Barbul: ‘The Way Home’ organisation, Ukraine
	2. Richard Mabala: Founder, Tamasha, Tanzania
	3. Dina Eguigure: Director for Health and HIV & AIDS, World Vision-Honduras

Panel 4: Quality Programming at Community Level

	Nathan Nshakira: FARST Africa, Uganda
	Phan Dang Cuong: Social development adviser, Irish Aid, Vietnam
	Methusela Nyabuchweza: Junior Council of Tanzania (Mwanza Region) and Aloyce Fungafunga: Dogodogo Centre, Tanzania

Tuesday, October 7th

	Address by the First Lady of Honduras, Xiomara Castro de Xelaya
	Feedback from Four Panel Discussions: Chief Operating Officer, Children’s Investment Fund Foundation and Chief Rapporteur for the GPF, Peter McDermott
	Youth view of proceedings, Day 1
	Who is the vulnerable child? Using data from DHS and MICS to identify children at risk in the era of HIV&AIDS: Demographer, Demographic and Health Surveys, Dr Kiersten Johnson
	Presentation & Discussion on the Communiqué: Jimmy Kolker and Paul De Lay
	Closing speech: Peter Power, T.D Minister of State for Overseas Development