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More Strategic Country Support Division Feature Stories
- International Advisory Group convenes to rally solidarity for universal access to HIV services
- The International Advisory Group (IAG) on universal access to HIV prevention, treatment, care and support, convened on the eve of the 2011 UN General Assembly High Level Meeting on AIDS to rally solidarity for universal access to HIV services.
- World leaders renew commitment to AIDS, health and sustainable development
- Heads of State discuss stronger leadership, sustainable financing, mutual accountability and the importance of youth leadership at UN High Level Meeting on AIDS
- Harnessing the power and leadership of parliamentarians in the AIDS response
- The world’s parliaments and parliamentarians have a crucial role to play in an effective response to the AIDS epidemic. How this influence can be harnessed in the challenge to HIV was the central theme of a meeting held on the eve of the UN High Level Meeting on AIDS in New York.
- UNAIDS welcomes new UN Security Council resolution on HIV and preventing sexual violence in conflict
- The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) welcomes a new United Nations (UN) Security Council resolution on HIV which has been adopted at the UN Security Council in New York. The resolution calls for increased efforts by UN Member States to address HIV in peacekeeping missions. It also calls for HIV prevention efforts among uniformed services to be aligned with efforts to end sexual violence in conflict and post-conflict settings.
- UN Economic and Social Commission in Asia and Pacific members adopt new Resolution on HIV ahead of High Level Meeting on AIDS
- In the lead-up to the 2011 General Assembly High Level Meeting on AIDS to take place in New York from 8-10 June, the 62 Members and Associate Members of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission in Asia and the Pacific have unanimously adopted a new Resolution on HIV.
- New manual and workbook for costing HIV facilities and services in countries aims to standardize data collection to improve planning
- To help countries monitor and evaluate the economic aspects of HIV service provision, UNAIDS has produced a generic HIV facility costing document titled Manual for Costing HIV Facilities and Services and an accompanying workbook entitled Workbook for collection of Cost Information of HIV Services.
- On the front line: Report outlines progress made and the obstacles encountered in implementing Security Council Resolution 1308
- UNAIDS and the United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) have published a new report outlining the progress made and the obstacles encountered in implementing Security Council Resolution 1308.
- Prime Minister of Bangladesh highlights country’s HIV success story during World Health Assembly
- In her keynote address to the 2011 World Health Assembly, taking place in Geneva from 16-24 May, Prime Minister of Bangladesh Her Excellency Sheikh Hasina highlighted the progress made by her country in the response to HIV.
- International Advisory Group calls for global solidarity to achieve universal access to HIV prevention, treatment, care and support
- The International Advisory Group on universal access met in Johannesburg, South Africa on 26-28 April 2011 to crystallize key findings informed by the outcomes of recent country and regional consultations on universal access.
- A national campaign aims to increase Namibian men's involvement in HIV health programmes
- In Namibia, UNICEF, the government and partners are committed to increasing men’s involvement in tackling the country’s AIDS epidemic and efforts to ensure a generation of children free of HIV.
- Gulf Cooperation Council Member States call for collaborative approach to effectively respond to AIDS
- A new initiative “Combating AIDS in GCC countries” was hosted by the Minister of Health of Saudi Arabia, Dr Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz Al Rabeeah and the Health Ministers Council of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states on 16-18 April in Riyadh. This initiative is a call for collaborative approach to keep HIV prevalence low in the GCC countries and re-affirms the political commitment of the council to respond effectively to AIDS.
- Progress in national AIDS response commended by UNAIDS Executive Director during official visit to Namibia
- In a two-day official visit to Windhoek, Namibia, UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé commended President Hifikepunye Pohamba, government authorities and civil society organizations for the country’s remarkable progress in reversing the course of its AIDS epidemic.
- Asia-Pacific region committed to achieving universal access to HIV prevention, treatment, care and support
- Nearly 30 countries from Asia and the Pacific have unanimously committed to driving forward the region’s efforts to reach universal access to HIV services by 2015.
- Joint mission highlights successes and challenges in Tanzania’s AIDS response
- In a joint mission to the United Republic of Tanzania, UN Deputy Secretary-General Dr Asha-Rose Migiro and UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé met with high-level government officials.
- Human rights and “zero discrimination” critical for future of the AIDS response in the Caribbean
- Representatives from government, civil society, people living with HIV, UN agencies and development partners from across the Caribbean met in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, to review progress towards universal access to HIV prevention, treatment, care and support services.
- UN Secretary-General outlines new recommendations to reach 2015 goals for AIDS response
- Thirty years into the AIDS epidemic, investments in the AIDS response are yielding results, according to a new report released today by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. Titled Uniting for universal access: towards zero new HIV infections, zero discrimination and zero AIDS-related deaths, the report highlights that the global rate of new HIV infections is declining, treatment access is expanding and the world has made significant strides in reducing HIV transmission from mother to child.
- Investment in HIV prevention among key populations and scale up of HIV treatment coverage key to universal access in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
- Insufficient investment in programmes to prevent HIV infection among key populations at higher risk is hampering efforts to achieve universal access to HIV prevention, treatment, care and support in Eastern Europe and Central Asia.
- Addressing stigma and discrimination and homophobia key to achieving universal access in Latin America
- The Secretary of Health of Mexico, Dr José A. Córdova, called on countries in Latin America to continue efforts to counter stigma, discrimination and homophobia in the region.
- National ownership of the AIDS response essential for universal access in West and Central Africa
- Stakeholders in the AIDS response across West and Central Africa met in Dakar, Senegal from 3–4 March 2011 to review progress made towards achieving universal access to HIV prevention, treatment, care and support.
- UNHCR: Countering stigma and silence about HIV among refugees and host communities in northern Ecuador
- A special UNHCR programme to prevent HIV has been implemented by community health workers, and is helping to educate refugees and host communities in isolated areas of the jungle surrounding Lago Agrio.
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- 21 May 2013
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UNAIDS reports more than 7 million people now on HIV treatment across Africa––with nearly 1 million added in the last year—while new HIV infections and deaths from AIDS continue to fall . More
- 21 May 2013
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UNAIDS saddened by death of human rights activist Shivananda Khan. More