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- President of Fiji committed to the AIDS response
- In a meeting with the President of Fiji on 27 August, UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé commended the Fijian leader and his Government for recent amendments to the country’s 2011 HIV/AIDS Decree. Officially endorsed on 25 August, the amendments remove HIV-related travel restrictions and ensure greater protection for the rights 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.
- NewGen Asia: Helping young leaders find their voice
- Across the Asia and Pacific region a significant number of all new HIV infections are among young key populations including sex workers, men who have sex with men, transgender people and young people who inject drugs. An initiative called NewGen Asia aims to develop the capacity of young people from key populations to lead the AIDS response.
- Eliminating new paediatric HIV infections and congenital syphilis in Asia-Pacific
- One of the key goals of the global AIDS response is the elimination of new HIV infections among children by 2015 and keeping their mothers alive. In Asia and the Pacific, both Thailand and Cambodia are on track to reach this goal. However, overall, coverage of prevention of mother-to-child transmission is well below global averages, with very wide variations across the region.
- Asian pop band “JYJ” appointed as UNAIDS Regional Goodwill Ambassador
- “JYJ,” a three-member Korean pop (K-pop) band from the Republic of Korea, have been named UNAIDS Regional Goodwill Ambassadors for Asia and the Pacific. Formed in 2010, JYJ has a large following among young people in the Republic of Korea, across Asia and beyond.
- Tenth Congress on AIDS in Asia-Pacific opens under theme ‘Different Voices, United Action’
- The 10th International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific in Busan, the Republic of Korea, brings together more than 4000 delegates to discuss what is needed to get HIV infections down to zero in the Asia-Pacific region.
- New UNAIDS report shows HIV epidemic at critical juncture in Asia-Pacific region
- The AIDS epidemic in Asia and the Pacific is at a crossroads, according to a new report from the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). While the region has seen impressive gains—including a 20% drop in new HIV infections since 2001 and a three-fold increase in access to antiretroviral therapy since 2006—progress is threatened by an inadequate focus on key populations at higher risk of HIV infection and insufficient funding from both domestic and international sources.
- Asia-Pacific AIDS champions call for the realization of the 2011 Political Declaration on HIV/AIDS ahead of ICAAP 10
- An AIDS champions meeting, held just before the opening ceremony of the 10th International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific (ICAAP10), brought together some of the most vocal leaders and activists across Asia and the Pacific to call on states, donor organizations and partners to implement the 2011 Political Declaration on HIV/AIDS: Intensifying our efforts to Eliminate HIV/AIDS, adopted by all UN Members States at a High Level Meeting on AIDS in June.
- Asia-Pacific gears up for 10th International Congress on AIDS
- Several thousand participants from more than 55 countries are expected to gather in Busan, Republic of Korea from 26 to 30 August 2011 for the 10th International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific (ICAAP10).
- First meeting of BRICS health ministers brings new leadership to global health
- Universal access to medicines was a key topic of discussion at a meeting today of health ministers from Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) in Beijing, China.
- China commits to UNAIDS vision of zero new HIV infections, zero discrimination and zero AIDS-related deaths
- Vice Premier of China stresses the importance of “Three Zeros” vision in China’s national AIDS strategy and underlines importance of community participation in responding to HIV.
- New city-based HIV strategy in China to address HIV infection among men who have sex with men
- Government officials in Chengdu, China, hosted a workshop today to address the city’s rapidly-growing HIV epidemic among men who have sex with men.
- UNAIDS Executive Director commends the Government of China for its leadership in the HIV response
- In an official meeting today in Beijing with Dr Chen Zhu, China’s Minister of Health, UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé praised China’s commitment and leadership in the national response to HIV.
- Sex workers on the frontline of the AIDS response in India
- In a densely packed sub-urban township far away from Lutyen’s Delhi, at a small house encased in a cacophony of concrete flats, about 20 women engaged in sex work got together to share their experiences with UNAIDS Executive Director.
- India’s Commerce Minister pledges continued availability of high quality generic drugs
- UNAIDS welcomes the assurance given by India’s Commerce Minister, Mr Anand Sharma, that India will reject any efforts to include ‘data exclusivity’ clauses in bilateral trade agreements. This assurance came at a meeting between Mr Sharma and UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé, held today at the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
- UNAIDS rejects prejudice and misconceptions about men who have sex with men and transgender people
- UNAIDS lauds efforts by India’s National AIDS programme to provide HIV services for men who have sex with men and transgender people. Currently around 67% of men who have sex with men in India are accessing prevention services. According to estimates of the National AIDS Control Organization, there are more than 400 000 men who have sex with men in India; HIV prevalence in this population is about 7.3% compared to a national adult HIV prevalence of 0.31%.
- Bipartisan Indian political leadership pledges to sustain India’s successful AIDS response
- Backed by strong bipartisan political support and a vibrant civil society movement, India’s AIDS response has transformed in the last ten years. New HIV infections in the country have fallen by more than 50% in the last decade. Yet the HIV prevention and treatment gap in India remains high.
- Myanmar’s national plan for AIDS confirms commitment to reach universal access by 2015
- Myanmar’s AIDS response received a boost with the launch of the new National Strategic Plan for AIDS, which reconfirmed the country’s commitment to reach universal access to HIV services by 2015.
- Japan hosts follow-up meeting to discuss outcomes of MDGs Summit 2010
- The Government of Japan, along with the United Nations Development Programme, the United Nations Children's Fund, the World Bank and the Japan International Cooperation Agency, convened a follow-up meeting on 2-3 June 2011 in Tokyo to discuss the outcomes of the UN Millennium Development Goals Summit that took place in September 2010.