Mr Midnight Poonkasetwattana

Midnight Poonkasetwattana is Executive Director of APCOM based in Bangkok (Thailand), working in multi-sectoral partnerships with governments, donors, the United Nations, development partners and most importantly the community and civil society organisations working on advancing Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression, and Sex Characteristics (SOGIESC) rights, and alleviating HIV in Asia Pacific region.

Midnight is on the UNAIDS Programme Coordinating Board as an NGO delegation representing Asia and the Pacific region.

Midnight is a member of various advisory committees, including International Advisory Group of Dignity Network, member for Global Working Group for IDAHOBIT, World Health Organisation Global PrEP Coalition and Guidelines Development Group for HIV Testing Services, and ASHM’s Regional Advisory Group member leading on Key Populations of the Taskforce on BBVs, Sexual Health and COVID-19. 

In 2016 Midnight gave the Closing Plenary Statement at the 2016 High-Level Meeting on Ending AIDS at the UN General Assembly.