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More Aid Effectiveness & Country Capacity Division Feature Stories
- Libya: UNAIDS works with National Transitional Council to rebuild the country’s AIDS response
- As Libya celebrates the first anniversary of the 17 February revolution, UNAIDS together with the governing National Transitional Council are putting the building blocks for rejuvenate the country’s AIDS response.
- Global Fund marks 10th anniversary
- This year marks the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global Fund). Through all these years, the Global Fund has made a profound difference in saving millions of lives around the world. It has created momentum and helped countries achieve results.
- South Africa launches its new National Strategic Plan on HIV, STIs and TB, 2012–2016
- On World AIDS Day, 1 December 2011, the President of the Republic of South Africa, President Jacob Zuma, officially launched the new South African National Strategic Plan (NSP) on HIV, STIs and TB, 2012–2016.
- Ethiopia launches national plan to prevent new HIV infections among children
- The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia HIV and AIDS Prevention and Control Office (FHAPCO) in collaboration with partners released today a National Accelerated Plan for Scaling up Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (PMTCT) Services in Ethiopia.
- UNAIDS survey finds growing concern in countries over potential funding roll back by Global Fund
- UNAIDS has conducted a 15-country rapid survey to understand the possible impact of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria’s recent decision to cancel its next funding round (Round 11). The survey looks at the impact of this decision on the ability of countries to scale up access to HIV and tuberculosis programmes.
- Gains in Ethiopia’s national AIDS response highlighted at World AIDS Day event
- Ethiopia’s progress in its national AIDS response has been celebrated at a World AIDS Day commemoration event in Addis Ababa, which was attended by the UNAIDS Deputy Executive Director, Management and External Relations, Ms. Jan Beagle.
- UN Secretary General urges continued commitment to aid towards “new cooperation partnership”
- Some 3500 delegates, including heads of state, ministers, civil society, the private sector and leaders of international organizations have come together for the Fourth High-Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness in Busan, Korea, from 29 November to 1 December to review the impact of development aid and chart a bold course for how the future of development cooperation will support the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals.
- UNAIDS Board members learn about Kenya’s AIDS response
- A delegation of the UNAIDS Programme Coordinating Board (PCB) has just concluded a field visit to Kenya. The delegation learned first hand about the government’s strong commitment to a multi-sectoral and integrated AIDS response, including working with civil society organizations in planning and delivering HIV services.
- UNAIDS releases global guidelines to monitor progress on the implementation of the 2011 Political Declaration on HIV/AIDS
- In order to help countries produce standardized reports to effectively measure the state of the epidemic, UNAIDS has released the new guidelines on Global AIDS Response Progress Reporting 2012.
- Global Fund implementers meeting: opportunities and challenges
- UNAIDS, in collaboration with WHO and Stop TB Partnership, convened a two day consultation with implementers of Global Fund programmes in Nairobi from 3 - 4 November. This consultation was called to create a platform for implementers to discuss the changes taking place within the Global Fund, to help shape this transformation and contribute to the increased ownership and effective implementation of the reforms.
- Political commitment towards the elimination of new HIV infections among children in Burundi
- Burundi is a small densely populated country located in sub-Saharan Africa with an HIV prevalence of 2.97% among the general population. It is also one of 22 countries worldwide that has contributed to the development of and signed up to implement the Global Plan towards the elimination of new HIV infections among children by 2015 and keeping their mothers alive.
- UNAIDS welcomes continued leadership and commitment of the United States to the AIDS response
- 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”.
- Russian Federation convenes high level forum on MDG-6
- A three-day meeting in Moscow, hosted by the Government of the Russian Federation, brought together high level representatives from government, civil society, the private sector and scientific community. The Forum is an unprecedented platform to redouble progress towards the sixth Millennium Development Goal (MDG) in the region.
- UNAIDS Executive Director official visit to South Africa
- UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé started a seven-day visit to South Africa on 27 September which will focus on the country’s efforts to ending new HIV infections amongst children by 2015, HIV integration services and bridging the science and implementation divide.
- Integrating human rights, gender equality and HIV prevention in national HIV responses
- 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.
- United States Congress launches new bi-partisan caucus to strengthen the US’s response to AIDS
- The United States Congress has launched a new bi-partisan caucus to strengthen the US’s response to AIDS both at home and around the world and maintain its position as a global leader on AIDS.
- UNAIDS Executive Director commends the Government of Mozambique for its action on the 2011 Political Declaration on AIDS
- UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé met with Mozambique’s Prime Minister, H.E. Aires Aly Bonifácio as part of his four-day official visit to the country.
- Global Fund Round 11: UNAIDS support countries to strengthen proposals
- To support countries to develop high quality HIV proposals, WHO and UNAIDS Secretariat, in consultation with the other UNAIDS Cosponsors, have developed a resource kit for Global Fund Round 11 applications.
- UNAIDS and Global Fund support countries in west and central Africa to optimise resources for HIV
- UNAIDS and the Global Fund have convened a meeting in Dakar, Senegal, to respond to the increasing need for risk management and accountability related to HIV funding.
- Country ownership and capacity development central in moving forward the response to AIDS
- Following the High Level Meeting on AIDS where world leaders agreed on bold targets, UNAIDS convened a workshop in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania to strengthen investments in capacity development of six sub-Saharan African countries.