More Prevention, Vulnerability and Rights Division Feature Stories

German ministries for health and economic cooperation host HIV prevention conference
22 November 2011|
“HealthRightNow” was the theme of a 1 day high-level conference held in Berlin on 21 November focusing on HIV prevention and human rights. hosted by BMZ and BMG
Costa Rica: Ambitious youth HIV project reaping results
14 November 2011|
José is one of more than 80 young peer educators spreading HIV prevention and healthy lifestyle messages in a bold project targeting two of Costa Rica’s key cities.
UNAIDS welcomes continued leadership and commitment of the United States to the AIDS response
08 November 2011|
The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) commends the United States Government on its continued leadership in the AIDS response following the call by the US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton for global solidarity to “change the course of the epidemic and usher in an AIDS-free generation”.
Placing families at the heart of the AIDS response in the Middle East and North Africa
04 November 2011|
Families need to be empowered to provide the first line of protection against stigma, raise HIV awareness and decrease new HIV infections in the Middle East and North Africa countries according to the participants of the recently concluded Qatar Symposium.
Integrating human rights, gender equality and HIV prevention in national HIV responses
27 September 2011|
UNAIDS brought together nearly 60 participants from 12 countries across Eastern and Southern Africa to a 3-day training workshop on expanding human rights, gender and HIV prevention programmes in national responses to HIV.
Expert meeting reviews scientific, medical, legal and human rights issues related to the criminalization of HIV exposure and transmission
07 September 2011|
World leading scientists and medical practitioners joined legal experts and civil society representatives to discuss the scientific, medical, legal and human rights aspects of the criminalization of HIV non-disclosure, exposure and transmission.
New documentary film to stop violence against women and girls
31 August 2011|
A new documentary film following the lives of four people in Africa aims at challenging patriarchy, end men’s violence against women and promote gender equality.
Empowering women to protect themselves: Successes in female condom programming
08 August 2011|
Ensuring that high quality condoms are widely available, either free or at an affordable price, is fundamental to a pragmatic and effective AIDS response. In a recently published report, UNFPA focuses on the increasing use of female condoms and highlights how millions of women around the world are now using this method to protect themselves against HIV.
Achieving sexual and reproductive health and rights for women and girls through the HIV response
19 July 2011|
On the periphery of the IAS 2011 conference taking place in Rome from 17-20 July 2011, UNAIDS, in collaboration with the Global Coalition on Women and AIDS, ATHENA, Salamander Trust, WECARe+ and Network Persone Seropositive convened a town hall dialogue to discuss how the HIV response facilitates the achievement of sexual and reproductive health and rights for all women, including women living with HIV, at every stage of their lives.
International Women's Summit explores ways to make the world safer for women
13 July 2011|
The World YWCA (Young Women’s Christian Association) hosted its fourth International Women's Summit (IWS) in Zurich, Switzerland from 12-13 July 2011. The event brought together more than 1 000 participants from over 100 countries to discuss issues facing women and girls today ranging from gender inequality, young women’s sexual and reproductive health and rights and HIV to the social and economic dimensions of violence against women.
UNAIDS and WHO hail new results showing that a once-daily pill for HIV-negative people can prevent them from acquiring HIV
13 July 2011|
New data from studies in Kenya, Uganda and Botswana confirm major role of antiretroviral medicine in preventing heterosexual HIV transmission
Competition launched to find top social media and mobile phone projects for HIV prevention
30 June 2011|
The Elena Pinchuk ANTIAIDS Foundation has launched a competition to find social media and mobile phone projects for HIV prevention. The competition will award up to 10,000 USD to innovative, start-up projects that show proof of concept.
Call for leaders to champion the needs of women and girls in HIV policy and programming
10 June 2011|
“Women, girls and HIV” was the theme of a high level panel which was held at the United Nations on Thursday 9 June.
AIDS and Disability Partners Forum: Enhancing inclusive and accessible HIV programming which fits all the population
09 June 2011|
To highlight the importance for national integration of the needs of persons with disabilities into all aspects of the AIDS response, a partner’s forum on AIDS and Disability was held on 9 June during the High Level Meeting on AIDS.
World leaders launch plan to eliminate new HIV infections among children by 2015
09 June 2011|
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.
New world report on disability: Breaking down barriers
09 June 2011|
The world’s one billion people living with disabilities have poorer health, lower educational achievements and are more prone to social exclusion than those without disabilities. Today, the first ever World Report on Disability sets out to challenge these disparities and suggest how they can be overcome.
Getting to Zero new HIV infections: High Level Meeting panel outlines way forward
08 June 2011|
To build on recent successes in HIV prevention, the United Nations General Assembly High Level Meeting on AIDS brought together a panel for an inspired session to outline the way ahead to sustain the momentum of the HIV prevention revolution.
First Ladies of the world unite to prevent new HIV infections among children
08 June 2011|
First Ladies join forces to call for integration of HIV and maternal, newborn and child health programmes at special event during United Nations High Level Meeting on AIDS
In Women’s Words: HIV priorities for positive change
07 June 2011|
To bring to the forefront priority actions for the AIDS response put forward by women around the world ahead of the General Assembly High Level Meeting on AIDS, a special event was held on 7 June.
UNAIDS welcomes new UN Security Council resolution on HIV and preventing sexual violence in conflict
07 June 2011|
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.

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