The number of infants born with HIV infection increases every day. The vast majority of these children are infected through their mothers. Given the vital importance of breastfeeding to a child’s health, and the risk of HIV transmission through breastfeeding, the development of policies on HIV infection and infant feeding is crucial. This document provides policy-makers with key elements for the creation of the aforementioned policies, such as promoting and supporting breastfeeding, improving access to HIV counselling and testing, and preventing commercial pressures for artificial feeding. It also highlights the prevention of HIV infection in women through the promotion of safer sex and the adequate treatment of sexually transmitted infections

This document is an operational tool that has been developed by the Country and Regional Support Department (CRD) in order to pursue actions recommended by the PCB. The document provides a comprehensive framework for strategic management. It includes a listing of strategic objectives of the Department, 13 key results to be achieved, priority countries, major activities, monitoring and reporting indicators and the budget of the Department. The overall goal of CRD is to scale up national responses to HIV/AIDS. This document offers a road map for the future directions of CRD in its efforts to achieve that goal.

This document outlines the contents of the toolkit and gives an overview of the different functions of surveillance, monitoring and evaluation. It also describes the main features of a sound M&E system. Finally, indicators for key areas of HIV prevention, AIDS care and STI control

This guide aims to support national AIDS programme managers in monitoring and evaluating public and private care and support programmes for HIV/AIDS. As more governments move towards increasing access to prophylactic and long-term treatment and care, such a guide will contribute to a global process of assessing whether care and support programmes are developed and implemented well.

“Young people are the key in the fight against AIDS. By giving them the support they need, we can empower them to protect themselves against the virus. By giving them honest and straightforward information, we can break the circle of silence across all society. By creating effective campaigns for education and prevention, we can turn young people’s enthusiasm, drive and dreams for the future into powerful tools for tackling the epidemic.” - Kofi Annan, United Nations Secretary-General

Held in conjunction with the 12th World AIDS Conference Geneva, Switzerland June 28 – July 3, 1998

Report of a Meeting - Geneva, 20-22 April 1998

The study used three sources of information to track HIV/AIDS financing in 1996 and 1997. First, 15 official development assistance (ODA) agencies reported on their financing of HIV/AIDS activities. Second, 64 developing countries and countries in transition provided information on the funds they spent on HIV/AIDS programmes. Third, data were gathered from the European Commission (EC), the UNAIDS Secretariat, UNICEF, UNDP, UNFPA, UNESCO, WHO and the World Bank through reviews of agency records, financial reports and interviews.

In 2003, UNAIDS is boosting its efforts to secure universal and equal access to antiretroviral treatment, with one of its nine cosponsoring organizations—the World Health Organization—taking a leading role. The campaign has adopted the goal of having 3 million people on treatment by 2005 as a fi rst step. This document spells out what it will take to achieve universal access to HIV treatment: vision, activism and risk-taking. The examples show communities and valiant individuals in action, overcoming the barrier of grossly inadequate resources to become models of effective activism. The challenges remain enormous, but with global will, combined with national and community action, the 'impossible' is being put within reach.

This paper provides an overview of country experiences in responding to the significantly increased resources being devoted to the global AIDS epidemic. There has been substantial progress in mobilizing international and national resources. However, there is also a growing recognition of the need for greater coherence and collaboration between donors as they support national governments' efforts to lead effective national AIDS responses. UNAIDS is therefore promoting a set of basic principles for national AIDS response coordination known as the "Three Ones".