Implementation+of+Declaraton+of+Committment+on+HIV+AIDS

= __Comprehensive implementation of and follow-up to the Declaration of Commitment (2001) on HIV/AIDS__=

Clause
1. Authorizes the implementation of measures to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS between nations, by the implementation of, but not limited to, the following, with the approval of the World Health Organization: a. Formation of specialized epidemic definitions regarding HIV/AIDS due to the complicity of the disease, with careful evaluation of: i. Risk level (high-, medium-, or low- risk areas) ii. Income level and development, measure through HDI iii. Current percentage of population living with HIV/AIDS as well the percentage of current population that has died from HIV/AIDS in the last year iv. Accessibility to contraceptive methods v. Education, using indicators such as literacy rate, total fertility rate, and development survey’s b. A special permit of travel for people living with HIV/AIDS, which would be coupled with rapid HIV/AIDS tests at borders, which would involve certain limitations such as, but not limited to: i. Inability to participate in activities with a high risk of bodily fluid interactions in the host country, such as tattoos ii. If occupation requires contact with others, no work will be allowed with open contact to bodily fluids

Policy
The Declaration of Commitment spotlights prevention as the primary global response to HIV/AIDS, and as part of an integrated response that also includes care and treatment. The recent HIV/AIDS pandemic has resulted It has been widely accepted that the presence of widely spread HIV/AIDS in any given country causes negative economic, social, cultural, legal and financial effects. Recognizing UN Resolution A/RES/60/262, the Delegation of Iraq believes that with its new regime, and aspiration for full control of the nation will lead to better management of resources, which hopefully result in a decrease in the recent discovery of HIV/AIDS patients within the nation. Additionally, due to the socialist regime prior to the current one, there are many misconceptions about the disease across the nation, which need to be corrected. This socialist regime also created a society in the nation of Iraq which harshly segregated HIV positive people, resulting in an atmosphere in Iraq today which is counterproductive to resolving the issue of the rapidly spreading disease. Furthermore, the religious aspects of Iraq interfere greatly with the teaching about HIV/AIDS, in which it is often considered taboo to discuss sexually transmitted disease such as HIV/AIDS resulting in difficulty educating people about the causes and effects of this disease. Iraq believes that these cultural aspects, although they make it difficult to slve issues, are still valid aspects of the nations cultural personality. These cultural aspects cannot simply be changed or eliminated in order to make an issue easier to solve. In order to implement the global commitment to HIV/AIDS, the international community must approach the problem from a different perspective if nations with strong cultural roots are to be included in the reduction and prevention of the spreading of HIV/AIDS.