City Consultations During the course of 2003, consultations are scheduled with a range of cities around the world to develop the capacity of participating local governments and institutions to mobilise local strategies to tackle HIV/AIDS. Blantyre City, Malawi On December 11, 2002 a workshop held in Blantyre, Malawi's main commercial and industrial centre, suggested that civic participation could be effective in developing a citywide response to the epidemic. As a result, Blantyre is one of the first cities in the world to embrace the City Consultation approach.... Port of Spain, Trinidad The city is targeting young people aged between 15 and 24. The first leadership training programme was completed in May 2003. The city now plans a four-phased approach that will be based on team building and diagnosis, strengthening capacity and developing a city response, implementing a city strategy, and creating tools and management techniques to institutionalise the process. During the course of the year, similar events will be held in Mumbai, India; Louga, Senegal; Phnom Pehn, Cambodia; Burj el Barajneh, Lebanon; Santo André, Brazil.