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Building Haiti’s AIDS Response Better
29 January 2010|
As Haiti begins to rebuild after the destruction left by the 7.0 magnitude earthquake that struck 10 miles outside Port-au-Prince on 12 January, first reports are coming in on the impact the tremble has had on Haiti’s AIDS response.
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The UN stands as one in solidarity with people affected by Haiti Earthquake
14 January 2010|
As part of the United Nations family, UNAIDS stands in solidarity with the people affected by the devastating earthquake that struck Port-au-Prince on Tuesday.
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Preventing HIV through education in Latin America and Caribbean
31 July 2009|
A year ago Latin America and the Caribbean Ministers pledged to provide comprehensive sex education in schools. The historic Prevention through education declaration was signed at the end of the First Meeting of Ministers of Education and Health to prevent HIV in Latin America and the Caribbean.
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Peer educators raising HIV awareness through sport in Trinidad and Tobago
03 June 2009|
A UNICEF-supported programme called 'Kicking AIDS Out' (KAO) has recently been initiated in Speyside, northern Tobago, by the Trinidad and Tobago Alliance for Sport and Physical Education. The new programme uses sports and games to teach young people and adolescents about HIV.
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UNAIDS Executive Director met Caribbean delegations
21 May 2009|
UNAIDS Executive Director Mr Michel Sidibé met on Wednesday 20th May with a delegation of the Caribbean community (CARICOM) at the 62nd World Health Assembly to discuss the Caribbean priorities for collaboration with UNAIDS.
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‘Health Research in the Americas V’ focuses on HIV prevention
11 May 2009|
The Miller School of Medicine of the University of Miami and the Fogarty International Training Programme on AIDS and TB organized in collaboration with UNAIDS the ‘Health Research in the Americas V’ Conference on 7 and 8 May 2009, in Miami, Florida.
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Barber Shops and Beauty Salons promote HIV education in Guyana
26 March 2009|
Barber shops across Georgetown, Guyana, are buzzing with chatter about the latest trends, community happenings, neighbourhood gossip and now, ways to protect young people from AIDS. The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), in collaboration with UNAIDS Secretariat, has identified barber shops and beauty salons as information hubs, and is using them to spread the word about HIV prevention.
Challenging violence against women a key task for newly launched Caribbean Coalition on Women, Girls and AIDS
06 March 2009|
Violence against women is increasing women and girls’ vulnerability to HIV in the Caribbean region. This is the stark message which emerged from the launch of the Caribbean Coalition on Women, Girls and AIDS (CCWA) hosted on 4 March by the UNAIDS Caribbean Regional Support Team at the National Library, in Port of Spain, Trinidad.
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Sir George Alleyne: UN Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS
25 February 2009|
The United Nations Special Envoys for HIV/AIDS are individuals specially selected by the UN Secretary-General to help advance the AIDS agenda in the regions they cover. In a series of interviews, we explore their motivation and commitment to ensuring that AIDS is kept high as a political priority within their respective regions of responsibility and operation.
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More prevention focus needed for the Caribbean to sharpen its response to HIV
22 December 2008|
Those at highest risk of being infected by HIV in the Caribbean are not generally included at the heart of HIV prevention strategies. This is one of the conclusions of Keeping Score II, a publication launched by UNAIDS Caribbean Regional Support Team recently in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.
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Guyana launches national ‘faith-and-HIV’ coalition
16 December 2008|
The National AIDS Programme Secretariat of the Ministry of Health in Guyana (NAPS/MOH) convened a National Conference on “faith-and-HIV,” supported by the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) on 11 December 2008. The aim of the conference was to establish a national coalition of faith leaders of all denominations in Guyana to address HIV-related stigma and discrimination.
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No room for complacency in the Caribbean challenge to HIV
29 October 2008|
Gathering brings US Chiefs of Mission and regional partners together to discuss the myriad challenges and the way forward for the AIDS response in the Caribbean.
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Business coalitions from Latin America and the Caribbean gather in Brazil
13 October 2008|
Business Coalitions on AIDS have emerged as an effective platform for the private sector response to the epidemic. UNAIDS and the Brazilian Business Council on HIV-AIDS Prevention recently convened a workshop of business coalitions and initiatives from Latin America and the Caribbean to recognize the role that the private sector play in the response to HIV and exchange experiences, challenges and opportunities.
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Disability and HIV in Jamaica
08 September 2008|
To address the lack of inclusion of the disabled community in HIV-related public education, an innovative information and economic empowerment programme for people with disabilities is being implemented in Jamaica as part of the national response to HIV.
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Leaders pledge to promote sexual health to stop HIV in Latin America and the Caribbean
03 August 2008|
At the conclusion of the 1st Meeting of Ministers of Education and Health to stop HIV in Latin America and the Caribbean, Ministers have signed an historic declaration committing to provide comprehensive sex education to adolescents and young people in the region.
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Women leading the AIDS response in Latin America
28 March 2008|
The Coalition of First Ladies and Women Leaders of Latin America on Women and AIDS held its IV meeting in the Dominican Republic on 27 and 28 March 2008.
Making a difference: Jamaica
14 March 2008|
Continuing with the web special series “Making a difference”, which focuses on UNAIDS staff working in countries around the world, we take a look at Jamaica and talk to UNAIDS Country Coordinator, Miriam Maluwa on the daily challenges and rewards of working in this Caribbean country.
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PANCAP: AIDS in the long-term
31 October 2007|
AIDS has become the “greatest leadership challenge to nations and regions”, the UNAIDS Deputy Executive Director UNAIDS Michel Sidibe at the 7th Annual General Meeting of the Pan Caribbean Partnership Against HIV/AIDS (PANCAP), held in Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados.
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Keeping Score: AIDS responses in the Caribbean
01 June 2007|
To demonstrate commitments and progress made by countries in the Caribbean to addressing AIDS, and to highlight programming challenges , the CARICOM based Pan-Caribbean Partnership Against HIV/AIDS (PANCAP) and the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) have launched a comprehensive report on national AIDS responses in the region.
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Haiti: UNAIDS strengthening partnerships to ‘make the money work’
17 May 2007|
In Haiti, UNAIDS and the Fondation SOGEBANK – the Global Fund’s principal recipient in the country – kick off a series of initiatives to help develop a multi-sectoral AIDS response in the country with an event to encourage action from the business sector.

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