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- Competition launched to find top social media and mobile phone projects for HIV prevention
- The Elena Pinchuk ANTIAIDS Foundation has launched a competition to find social media and mobile phone projects for HIV prevention. The competition will award up to 10,000 USD to innovative, start-up projects that show proof of concept.
- The Organization of American States adopts resolution that condemns discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity
- A new resolution adopted by the General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS), condemns discrimination against persons based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
- Historic resolution on human rights violations based on sexual orientation and gender identity adopted at the Human Rights Council
- The United Nations Human Rights Council passed a historic resolution entitled Human rights, sexual orientation and gender identity on 14 June.
- New public health approaches aim to reduce the spread of HIV and save lives of men who have sex with men and transgender people
- New public health recommendations from the World Health Organization (WHO) and partners aim to help policymakers and doctors scale up access to treatment and prevention services for HIV and sexually transmitted infections among men who have sex with men and transgender people. These are the first global public health guidelines to focus on these specific population groups.
- Partners come together to lessen HIV-risk for migrants and mobile populations
- For the world’s 214 million international migrants and 740 million internal migrants the sometimes challenging conditions of the migration process can leave them vulnerable to HIV infection. During the General Assembly High Level Meeting on AIDS in New York, governments, civil society partners and intergovernmental agencies came together to examine ways of increasing access to HIV services for people on the move.
- Young people in the AIDS response: Taking the lead
- Young people are at the heart of the AIDS epidemic and should be at the heart of the AIDS response. How to ensure the global challenge to HIV better serves the needs of young people was explored during a key event at the High Level Meeting on AIDS this week.
- It’s possible: Making the most of linking sexual and reproductive health and HIV responses
- Linking sexual and reproductive health and HIV is of critical importance. On 8 June, during a side event at this week’s High Level Meeting on AIDS in New York, the question of how exactly such linkages can be strengthened was explored in depth.
- World leaders launch plan to eliminate new HIV infections among children by 2015
- World leaders gathered in New York for the 2011 United Nations High Level Meeting on AIDS have today launched a Global Plan that will make significant strides towards eliminating new HIV infections among children by 2015 and keeping their mothers alive.
- Getting to Zero new HIV infections: High Level Meeting panel outlines way forward
- To build on recent successes in HIV prevention, the United Nations General Assembly High Level Meeting on AIDS brought together a panel for an inspired session to outline the way ahead to sustain the momentum of the HIV prevention revolution.
- First Ladies of the world unite to prevent new HIV infections among children
- First Ladies join forces to call for integration of HIV and maternal, newborn and child health programmes at special event during United Nations High Level Meeting on AIDS
- UNAIDS International Goodwill Ambassador HRH Mette-Marit of Norway supports youth event ahead of High Level Meeting on AIDS
- An event convened by young people in New York ahead of the UN General Assembly High Level Meeting on AIDS was attended by UNAIDS International Goodwill Ambassador Her Royal Highness (HRH) Crown Princess Mette-Marit.
- UNAIDS welcomes new UN Security Council resolution on HIV and preventing sexual violence in conflict
- The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) welcomes a new United Nations (UN) Security Council resolution on HIV which has been adopted at the UN Security Council in New York. The resolution calls for increased efforts by UN Member States to address HIV in peacekeeping missions. It also calls for HIV prevention efforts among uniformed services to be aligned with efforts to end sexual violence in conflict and post-conflict settings.
- 2 500 young people newly infected with HIV every day, according to Opportunity in Crisis
- Every day, an estimated 2 500 young people are newly infected with HIV, according to a global report on HIV prevention launched today. While HIV prevalence has declined slightly among young people, young women and adolescent girls face a disproportionately high risk of infection due to biological vulnerability, social inequality and exclusion.
- The Middle East and North Africa region to step up efforts to ensure universal access to HIV services for men who have sex with men and transgender people
- Men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgendered people are amongst the most stigmatized populations in the Middle East and North Africa. In spite of social tension and sensitivities, most countries in the region have recognized the importance of programming for, and working with, MSM to strengthen effective national AIDS responses.
- On the front line: Report outlines progress made and the obstacles encountered in implementing Security Council Resolution 1308
- UNAIDS and the United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) have published a new report outlining the progress made and the obstacles encountered in implementing Security Council Resolution 1308.
- International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia
- UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé highlights the importance of stopping stigma and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
- Groundbreaking trial results confirm HIV treatment prevents transmission of HIV
- WHO and UNAIDS hail results from the HPTN 052 trial that show antiretroviral therapy to be 96% effective in reducing HIV transmission in couples where one partner has HIV
- Condom march brings public and HIV prevention commissioners onto the streets in South Africa
- A vibrant gathering took place outside the Treatment Action Campaign in Khayelitsha, as members of the public joined with high-level commissioners from the UNAIDS Commission on HIV Prevention to scale-up the use of condoms in communities most severely affected by HIV.
- UNESCO: Sexuality education for young people highly cost-effective
- Sexuality education programmes can be highly cost-effective, especially when compulsory, adapted from existing models and integrated into the mainstream school curriculum. This is the major conclusion emerging from a seminal study released by UNESCO in New York.
- HIV prevention in action: Grassroot Soccer mobilizes young people to stop the spread of HIV
- During the meeting of the UNAIDS High Level Commission on HIV Prevention, which is taking place in South Africa this week, commissioners took time out to visit Grassroot Soccer in Capetown.