Reducing sexual transmission

Key publications

• Sexual and reproductive health and HIV - Linkages: Evidence review and recommendations (WHO/UNAIDS/UNFPA/IPPF/UCSF, 2009)
• UNAIDS Technical Consultation on Social Change Communication (UNAIDS, 2007)
• Behaviour change expert consultation (UNAIDS, 2006)

HIV prevention

• Practical Guidelines for Intensifying HIV Prevention: Towards universal access (UNAIDS, 2007)
• Intensifying HIV Prevention: UNAIDS Policy Position Paper (UNAIDS, 2005)

Condoms

• Position statement Condoms and HIV prevention (UNAIDS/UNFPA/WHO, 2009)
• Making condoms work for HIV prevention (UNAIDS/UNFPA, 2004)

Male circumcision

• Progress in male circumcision scale-up: country implementation update (UNAIDS/WHO, 2009)
• A guide to indicators for male circumcision programmes in the formal health care system (UNAIDS/WHO, 2009)
• Clearinghouse on Male Circumcision for HIV Prevention

Men who have sex with men and transgender people

• UNAIDS Action Framework: Universal access for men who have sex with men and transgender people (UNAIDS/UNDP, 2009)
• Prevention and treatment of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections among men who have sex with men and transgender populations (WHO/UNDP, 2008)
• HIV and sex between men: Policy brief (UNAIDS, 2006)

Sex workers

• UNAIDS Guidance note on HIV and sex work (UNAIDS, 2009)
• Online HIV/AIDS sex work toolkit (WHO)

Young people

• UNAIDS Inter-agency Task Team on HIV and Young people
• Young people are leading the HIV prevention revolution (UNAIDS, 2010)
• A Strategic Approach: HIV & AIDS and Education (UNAIDS IATT on Education, 2009)
• HIV and Human Rights: Young People in Action (UNAIDS/UNESCO)
• Towards the finish line: Youth and universal access (AIDS2031, 2008)
• Review of Sex, Relationships and HIV Education in Schools (UNESCO, 2008)

HIV education

• UNAIDS Inter-agency Task Team on Education
• Overview of HIV interventions for young people: Guidance brief (IATT HIV and young people, 2008)
• International Technical Guidance on Sexuality Education: Volume I | Volume II(UNESCO/UNAIDS/UNFPA/UNICEF/WHO, 2009)
• Guidelines for mainstreaming HIV and AIDS in the Education Sector (UNAIDS IATT on Education, 2009)
• Toolkit for Mainstreaming HIV and AIDS in the Education Sector (UNAIDS IATT on Education, 2008)
• EDUCAIDS Technical briefs
• EDUCAIDS Overviews of practical resources

Tools and guidelines

• International Guidelines on HIV/AIDS and Human Rights (UNAIDS, 2006)
• International Technical Guidance on Sexuality Education, Vol I (UNESCO/UNAIDS/UNFPA/UNICEF/WHO, 2009) (pdf, 2.8 Mb)
• International Technical Guidance on Sexuality Education, Vol II (UNESCO/UNAIDS/UNFPA/UNICEF/WHO, 2009) (pdf, 2 Mb)

Cosponsor links

• WHO Linkages between sexual and reproductive health and HIV
• WHO Male circumcision
• UNFPA Comprehensive condom programming
• UNDP
• UNESCO young people and HIV

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