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- People living with HIV: pioneers in the HIV response in the Middle East and North Africa
- HIV prevalence throughout most of the Middle East and North Africa remains low in the general population. In many settings, the epidemic is concentrated among key populations at high risk of infection, such as injecting drug users, men who have sex with men and sex workers. Exceptions to the general rule are evident in Djibouti, southern Sudan and parts of Somalia, where HIV prevalence now exceeds 1% among pregnant women in the general population.
- UN Private Sector Forum convenes to fast track the MDGs
- Today 300 Heads of States and Governments, chief executives, civil society leaders and Heads of UN agencies participated in the United Nations Private Sector Forum on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), chaired by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
- MDGs Summit: Nigerian AIDS activist optimistic about success
- Lucy Attah has high hopes for this week’s Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Summit. As a woman living with HIV and a gender activist from Nigeria, she believes the summit is an important opportunity to discuss issues of women’s equality and empowerment and achieving universal access to HIV services.
- Inaugural Youth Olympic Games in Singapore
- During the next two weeks, Singapore is making Olympic history by being the host of the first-ever Youth Olympic Games, opening on 14 August 2010.
- UN Secretary-General awards special commendation to UN Cares
- On 29 July 2010 UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon awarded a "special commendation" to UN Cares during the UN 21 Awards at UN Headquarters in New York.
- NGO delegation to UNAIDS board seeks new members
- The Programme Coordinating Board (PCB) is the governing body of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and is made up of Member States, the UNAIDS Cosponsors (the ten United Nations organizations that make up the joint programme), and nongovernmental organization (NGO) delegates.
- ILO workplace partners' forum tackles HIV with high level support
- The recent adoption of a ground-breaking human rights instrument on HIV and the world of work has brought the key role of the workplace in the global AIDS response into sharp focus.
- Landmark forum in China to champion rights-based approach to HIV
- For the first time in China, government and civil society have formed a partnership to offer innovative ideas from a rights-based perspective to strengthen the national response to HIV. The China Red Ribbon Beijing Forum was launched on 5 July 2010 at a high-level meeting attended by Vice Minister of Health Yin Li and more than 100 members of civil society, including grassroots organizations.
- Ground-breaking labour instrument to address HIV in the world of work
- A ground-breaking new labour instrument to address HIV in the world of work is one of the issues considered at the annual International Labour Conference (ILC- 99th Session) in Geneva from 2-18 June 2010.
- International conference begins in Cameroon
- The African continent is experiencing major changes as 17 African countries prepare to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of their independence in Yaoundé, Cameroon. Two days before the anniversary celebrations, a high-level international conference, Africa 21 began on Tuesday in Yaoundé. The conference is called “Africa, a chance for the world: realities and challenges,” and brings together top politicians, economists, international civil servants and business leaders, including former United Nations Secretaries of State, Kofi Annan and Boutros Boutros-Ghali. Much of the debate will focus on macro-economic issues.
- Haiti civil society brief US government on AIDS needs
- Haitian civil society representatives visited Washington, D.C. on 6 April to mobilize political support for reconstructing the AIDS response in Haiti. The civil society delegation, with support from UNAIDS, gave a testimony of their experiences with the earthquake and highlighted the importance of reconstructing the AIDS response with direct involvement of affected communities, especially people living with HIV.
- Partnership with faith organizations vital for effective response to HIV
- Religious leaders and UNAIDS renewed their commitment to collaborate closely in order to prioritize and strengthen the response to HIV. The reassurance of their commitment came during the launch of the French language version of the UNAIDS strategic framework for partnership with Faith-Based Organizations (FBOs) in its response to HIV, that took place at the 5th Francophone conference on HIV/AIDS taking place in Casablanca from 28 to 31 March 2010.
- International consultation on “Positive Health, Dignity and Prevention” in Casablanca
- Global Network of People living with HIV (GNP+) and UNAIDS held an international consultation on “Positive Health, Dignity and Prevention” takes place as part of the 5th Francophone Conference on HIV.
- Spotlight on human rights at the 5th Francophone Conference on AIDS
- Human rights and law will be in the spotlight at the 5th Francophone Conference on AIDS held in Casablanca, Morocco from 28 to 31 March 2010. The conference is taking place against a backdrop of continuing discrimination and human rights infringement of people living with HIV across the world. There are reports of harassment, prosecution of and violence against people living with HIV in several francophone countries.
- Religious summit engages religious leaders in the HIV response
- The first-ever Summit of High Level Religious Leaders on the Response to HIV is taking place in The Netherlands from 22 to 23 March. The meeting will explore opportunities for religious leaders to promote universal access to HIV prevention, treatment, care and support in their communities and speak out against stigma and discrimination affecting people living with HIV.
- UNAIDS and Private sector meet to explore collaboration towards virtual elimination of mother-to-child transmission
- On 15 March 2010, UNAIDS Executive Director, Michel Sidibé met with more than 15 private sector companies affiliated with the Global Business Coalition on AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GBC). Mr Sidibé highlighted UNAIDS’ priorities for 2010-11 and reiterated his call for the virtual elimination of mother-to-child transmission by 2015.
- Regional body adopts programme of joint action on HIV for Commonwealth of Independent States
- An estimated 1.5 million adults and children are living with HIV in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. With an adult HIV prevalence of 1.6% in 2007, Ukraine has the largest prevalence in all of Europe. Estonia, Russian Federation and Ukraine all have HIV prevalence that exceeds 1%.
- UNAIDS takes action to empower women and girls to protect themselves from HIV
- New York/Geneva, 2 March 2010 – UNAIDS, together with celebrated artist and activist for women and HIV, Annie Lennox, has launched an Agenda for Accelerated Country Action for Women, Girls, Gender Equality and HIV (2010–2014), which has been developed to address gender inequalities and human rights violations that continue to put women and girls at risk of HIV infection.
- New wave of cooperatives in Cameroon help HIV-positive women gain economic independence
- Many people living with HIV face not only health issues but may also struggle to make ends meet economically. A number of HIV-positive women in north-west Cameroon are taking the initiative by generating income through cooperatives, with the assistance of the International Labour Organization (ILO) funded by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency.
- Nigeria to accelerate universal access efforts in HIV response
- There are nearly three million people living with HIV in Nigeria. After South Africa, the country has the largest number of people living with HIV in the continent. Each day there are about 1000 new infections. National HIV prevalence is around 4.6%. But these figures mask the multiple epidemics in the various states of the country. Many of the people living with HIV are poor. Add to this stigma and discrimination.