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- Churches called to task on preventing and reducing the impact of sexual violence
- The findings from recent research on the role of the church in responding to sexual violence have been presented at an event in London, hosted by the Archbishop of Canterbury. The report, Silent No More, commissioned by the Christian relief and development agency Tearfund, is a self-critical look at the way in which churches have responded to sexual violence in three African countries that have been or are still facing conflict.
- First Russian network to improve the quality of life of women affected by HIV
- The first Russian network of women living with HIV is uniting women, organizations and associations from various parts of Russia. The goal of the network is to improve the quality of life for women affected by HIV.
- Women under the Same Sky
- Ms Le Frak, a film producer from the USA and now social entrepreneur, started Same Sky while trying to make a film about the genocide in Rwanda. Although the film project never materialized, she felt there were other skill sets she could lend to make a difference in the lives of the women she met in the country.
- International Women’s Day 2011
- Today is the 100th anniversary of the International Women’s Day. And I salute all women.
- New book sheds light on women and men’s access to care and experience of care-giving in African countries
- A new book publishes research that sheds fresh light on the lives of women living with HIV in African countries and their experience as recipients and givers of care.
- UNHCR: Countering stigma and silence about HIV among refugees and host communities in northern Ecuador
- A special UNHCR programme to prevent HIV has been implemented by community health workers, and is helping to educate refugees and host communities in isolated areas of the jungle surrounding Lago Agrio.
- UN Women and UNAIDS address the 55th session of the Commission on the Status of Women
- On 28 February 2011, UNAIDS delivered a statement on behalf of its cosponsors as well as UN Women at the 55th session of the Commission on the Status of Women. The joint statement addressed the linkages between HIV, education and employment of girls and women.
- UNAIDS and UN Women: Taking the women and girls HIV response to the next level
- Women and girls are disproportionately affected by the AIDS epidemic and HIV is now the leading cause of death among women of reproductive age. What can and must be done to challenge this stark situation? The 55th meeting of the Commission on the Status of Women, currently taking place in New York, provided a valuable forum for UNAIDS and UN Women to find answers and set strategic directions.
- UN Women: A new voice championing women’s equality
- The cause of promoting gender equality and meeting the needs of women and girls has taken an historic step forward. A new organization—UN Women—was officially launched yesterday at the UN General Assembly Hall in the presence of leaders from the worlds of politics, entertainment, business and the media.
- The right of women and girls living with HIV to sexual and reproductive health takes centre stage at the CSW
- A special event at this year’s Commission on the Status of Women brought together influential experts, leaders and advocates to discuss how sexual and reproductive health and the rights of women and girls living with HIV can be enhanced and protected. The high-level consultation was jointly organized by UNAIDS, UNFPA and UN Women.
- Asia-Pacific region UNiTEs to end violence against women and girls
- Women aged 15-44 are more at risk from rape and domestic violence than from cancer, car accidents, war and malaria, according to World Bank data. The most common form of violence experienced by women globally is physical violence inflicted by an intimate partner, with women beaten, coerced into sex or otherwise abused.
- Next steps with 1% tenofovir microbicide gel
- After nearly 20 years of research, the results of the CAPRISA 004 trial provided the first evidence that the use of a vaginal microbicide could provide a safe and effective way to prevent HIV infection in women.
- Rwanda launches Agenda for Accelerated action for Women and Girls in the Response to HIV
- Rwanda’s National Accelerated Plan for Women, Girls, Gender Equality and HIV 2010-2014 was unveiled on 10 November at an event at the Parliament, in the capital Kigali.
- HIV and conflict: Connections and the need for universal access
- A special supplement on HIV has been published by the journal Forced Migration Review in which a UNAIDS paper highlights the need for universal access to HIV services. The edition is based on the work of the AIDS, Security and Conflict Initiative which undertook research over a number of years to gather evidence and advance analysis on the connections between HIV and conflict.
- Emerging from conflict: women’s role in rebuilding better, fairer communities
- Too often women suffer the worst consequences of war. The latest flagship report from the UNFPA, State of world population 2010, explores the dangerous consequences for women caught up in conflict and crisis and highlights their transformative role in rebuilding communities.
- Expanding HIV services in post-conflict Liberia
- UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé and UNAIDS and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador HRH Princess Mathilde of Belgium, wrapped up a joint three-day mission to Liberia, which as a post-conflict country is working hard to expand its HIV services.
- Liberia launches national agenda to improve the health of women and girls
- Following a 14-year civil war, Liberia has faced a host of post-conflict challenges that have increased the vulnerability of women and girls to HIV infection, including gender-related violence, poverty, population displacement and limited access to education and health services.
- Food security response to HIV and gender-base violence in northern Uganda
- The fertile northern region of Uganda was known for many years as one of the granaries of the country, consistently producing surpluses for local and international food markets. But two decades of civil conflict between the Uganda People’s Defense Forces (UPDF) and the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) have left the Acholi and Lango sub-regions destitute.
- More than a game: using football to promote health issues in Uganda
- Although hostilities in northern Uganda ceased in 2006, the lives of young people, formerly targets for abduction by the Lord’s Resistance Army, have not been easy. During the conflict, which lasted more than 20 years, many children spent their early years confined to camps for displaced persons, while others were subjected to trauma, brutality and suffering as child soldiers.
- Women in African Parliament to accelerate action on gender and HIV
- The Global Power Africa conference opened on September 26 in Washington D.C. The event brought together women Members of Parliament and Ministers from twelve countries in Africa, to develop strategies to support the implementation of the UNAIDS Agenda for Accelerated Country Action for Women, Girls, Gender Equality and HIV at country level.