I suppose so. But I note that the list is not as broadly based as might have been anticipated. There are not very many representatives of the business sector. I
hope that, when these groups propose to be included, the second list will be approved without controversy.
General Assembly resolution 55/13 mandated in its paragraph 13 that United Nations special session on HIV/AIDS should provide for participation by a broad range of civil society, including persons living with AIDS, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and the business sector, including pharmaceutic…