Campaign partners received ample positive feedback regarding events surrounding the campaign launch, actions these events precipitated and the campaign report. Below is a sample of this feedback

Panel on the intersection of Violence against Women

On 22 March from 4:30 - 6 pm, a panel to discuss the intersection of HIV and VAW, and the Show us the Money report was organized parallel to the UN Human Right Council.  Panelists included Yakin Erturk, UN Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women, Cynthia Rothschild (CWGL) and Susana Fried (on behalf of WWW).  Approximately 40 people attended the panel and a lively discussion followed the presentations.  Among the attendees were a number of government delegates, including Annika Molin Hellgren, Counselor, from the Swedish Mission in Geneva ( This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it ) who indicated her country's commitment to supporting work on this issue.  Several staff from the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights also attended, including staff who work closely with Louise Arbour, the High Commissioner for Human Rights. 

March 7, 2007 (UNIFEM Offices, New York)

The coalition took advantage of the opportunity for members to meet with staff at the Global Coalition for Women and AIDS (GCWA). Those who attended from UN agencies were Joanne Sandler, Deputy Executive Director of UNIFEM; Judith Polsky of UNAIDS who staffs the GCWA and led the meeting; Gillian Holmes of UNDP, UN Action against Sexual Violence in Conflict; Suneeta Dhar, UNIFEM Trust Fund Officer.