The following documents are operational guidelines and tool kits developed by the Cosponsoring organizations and Secretariat of the joint programme, UNAIDS.

International Guidelines on HIV/AIDS and Human Rights (UNAIDS/OHCHR, 2006)
The impact of HIV-related restrictions on entry, stay and residence: An annotated bibliography (UNAIDS, 2009)

Technical Guide for countries to set targets for universal access to HIV prevention, treatment and care for injecting drug users (WHO/UNODC/UNAIDS, 2009)
HIV/AIDS prevention among injecting drug users: Advocacy guide (WHO/UNAIDS/UNODC, 2004)
HIV/AIDS prevention and care among injecting drug users: Policy and programming guide (WHO, 2005)

Rethinking food aid to fight AIDS: Linking research and action (WFP/IFPRI, 2004)

Strategies to support the HIV-related needs of refugees and host populations (UNAIDS/UNHCR, 2005)
Universal access for men who have sex with men and transgender people: UNAIDS Action Framework (UNAIDS/UNDP, 2009)
Adaptation guide on HIV and men who have sex with men (WHO, 2004)
New data on male circumcision and HIV prevention: Policy and programme implications. (UNAIDS/WHO, 2007)
Sexually transmitted diseases: Policies and principles for prevention and care (UNAIDS/WHO, 1999)
Good participatory practice: Guidelines for biomedical HIV prevention trials: 2011 (UNAIDS/AVAC, 2011)
Ethical considerations in biomedical HIV prevention trials (UNAIDS/WHO, 2007)
Agenda for accelerated country action for women, girls, gender equality and HIV (UNAIDS, 2009)
Linking sexual and reproductive health and HIV/AIDS: Annotated inventory (WHO/UNAIDS/UNFPA/IPFF, 2005)
HIV/AIDS Behaviour Change Communication: Toolkit for the workplace (ILO, 2005)
Guidance on provider-initiated HIV testing and counselling in health facilities (WHO/UNAIDS, 2007)
Investing when it counts: Generating the evidence base for policies and programmes for very young adolescents: Guide and tool kit (Population Council/UNFPA/UNICEF/UNAIDS, 2006)
Protecting young people from HIV and AIDS: The role of health services (WHO/UNAIDS/UNFPA/UNODC/YouthNet, 2004)