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More Civil Society and Private Sector Division Feature Stories
- Civil society in South Africa pushing beyond the status quo
- What’s in a name? In a meeting with representatives from more than 15 civil society networks in South Africa and the Executive Director of UNAIDS, Yvette Raphael talked about challenges faced by civil society and networks of people living with HIV.
- HIV travel restrictions – a primary obstacle to universal access for migrants
- There are still about 50 countries, territories and areas around the world that impose some form of restriction on the entry, stay and residence of people living with HIV. Such restrictions remain a key form of discrimination, affecting the rights and freedom of movement of many migrants living with HIV and would-be migrants.
- Community representatives air regional concerns in the AIDS response
- A wide range of representatives from key affected communities in the AIDS response joined UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé on 27 August for an interactive dialogue to share their concerns and reflections. The hour-long session, organized on the second day of the 10th International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific (ICAAP), was held in memory of Dr Robert Carr, a well known AIDS activist and human rights defender who passed away in May 2011.
- Faith leaders discuss ending stigma at prayer breakfast meeting
- On the closing day of the United Nations General Assembly High Level Meeting on AIDS, faith-leaders came together with people living with HIV, representatives from key populations at higher risk of infection and other partners in the AIDS response to discuss ways to end stigma and to build strong collaborative partnerships for future action at country level.
- High Level meeting side-event calls for full inclusion and recognition of key populations at risk of HIV in all responses to HIV
- A community dialogue event on 9 June brought together people from key affected populations to reinforce their call for a human rights-based approach to HIV programming.
- World leaders launch plan to eliminate new HIV infections among children by 2015
- World leaders gathered in New York for the 2011 United Nations High Level Meeting on AIDS have today launched a Global Plan that will make significant strides towards eliminating new HIV infections among children by 2015 and keeping their mothers alive.
- Faith-based action: Confronting the impact of HIV funding cutbacks
- A High Level Meeting side event called Faith-based action to achieve universal access: Confronting the impact of funding cutbacks and advocating for the special needs of mothers and children living with HIV was held on 8 June.
- Global Business Coalition 10th anniversary conference: Business driving change for a healthier world
- The Global Business Coalition Annual Conference and Awards Dinner took place from 1-2 June in New York. This year’s event marked the 10th anniversary of the coalition and brought together more than 1 000 business executives, policy makers, celebrities and thought leaders to discuss on the corporate response to global health challenges and identify new avenues for future business action.
- UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé gives guest lecture at Vatican International Study Meeting on HIV
- On 28 May UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé gave a guest lecture at a meeting hosted by the Pontifical Council for Health Care Workers and Good Samaritan Foundation in Rome.
- Business boost for Nepal’s AIDS response
- Nepal’s AIDS response has received a business boost with the launch of a national Business Coalition on AIDS. The Coalition brings together multiple Nepalese private sector companies, leaders, innovators and industrialists to work collectively in the response to AIDS.
- Challenges, achievements and aspirations to be shared as civil society gears up for General Assembly High Level Meeting on AIDS
- The United Nations General Assembly hall will host a new format of interactive dialogue between civil society organizations and United Nations member states on how better to respond to HIV on 8 April 2011.
- Business sector can play key role in the AIDS response in Africa
- Thirty years into the epidemic, is business a full partner in the AIDS response in Africa? A recent symposium hosted by Heineken N.V. in Amsterdam highlighted that there are many ways the private sector can contribute.
- North Star Alliance road show highlights work of its network of mobile clinics along transport corridors in Africa
- A 40-foot converted shipping container making its way around European cities is vividly highlighting the work of North Star Alliance. This public-private partnership is committed to building a network of roadside clinics at transport ‘hotspots’ across Africa to provide long-haul truck drivers, sex workers and surrounding communities with access to basic health care.
- International TB Day 2011
- I am pleased to see that growing collaboration between HIV and tuberculosis (TB) programmes is bearing fruit. Since 2002 there has been an 80-fold increase in the number of TB patients who were tested for HIV.
- Churches called to task on preventing and reducing the impact of sexual violence
- The findings from recent research on the role of the church in responding to sexual violence have been presented at an event in London, hosted by the Archbishop of Canterbury. The report, Silent No More, commissioned by the Christian relief and development agency Tearfund, is a self-critical look at the way in which churches have responded to sexual violence in three African countries that have been or are still facing conflict.
- First Russian network to improve the quality of life of women affected by HIV
- The first Russian network of women living with HIV is uniting women, organizations and associations from various parts of Russia. The goal of the network is to improve the quality of life for women affected by HIV.
- UNAIDS and the African Council of AIDS Service Organizations sign a Memorandum of Understanding
- During the civil society consultation on universal access and the Millennium Development Goals with the theme "Sustain the results – strengthen links and interactions," UNAIDS and AfriCASO signed a memorandum of understanding on 3 December in Dakar.
- World AIDS Day at the International Labour Organization highlights world of work and HIV
- Preventing HIV and protecting human rights in the work place were the themes of the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) event on World AIDS Day. Staff members formed the traditional ILO human red ribbon which was illuminated as part of the Light for Rights global campaign.
- Affordable TB prevention a must for people living with HIV
- Tuberculosis (TB) is a leading cause of death among people with HIV and, in order to mitigate this threat, low-cost preventive therapy is essential. In new guidelines released today, the World Health Organization (WHO) sets out how such therapy can be accessed safely and effectively.
- South-South expo spotlights role of southern leadership in the AIDS response
- The recently concluded Global South-South Development (GSSD) Expo in Geneva, Switzerland revealed how partnerships among countries in the South have brought forward innovative solutions to address challenging and sensitive issues in the AIDS response.