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- 2011 High-level Meeting on AIDS, 8-10 June 2011
[ www.un.org ]
Languages: English
The High-Level Meeting on AIDS took place 10 years after the historic 2001 United Nations Special Session on HIV/AIDS (UNGASS), and the 2006 signing of the Political Declaration where UN Member States committed to moving towards universal access to HIV prevention, treatment, care and support.
More than 30 Heads of State, Government and Vice Presidents attended the meeting. On the final day of the High-Level Meeting on AIDS, UN Member States adopted a resolution which will guide country responses to HIV over the next five years:
At the Meeting, UN Women called attention to women and girls, who continue to live with a greater share of the infection:
- Exploring the Dynamics and Vulnerabilities of HIV Transmission Amongst Sex Workers in the Palestinian Context
[ www.unwomen.org ]
Languages: English
Supported by UN Women, Exploring the Dynamics and Vulnerabilities of HIV Transmission Amongst Sex Workers in the Palestinian Context aims to emphasize the importance of strengthening the current national HIV and AIDS policy in the oPt, dispel stigmas attached to sex work and call for greater efforts to prevent sexual exploitation and support reintegration.
- HIV Prevention Gains Momentum: Success in Female Condom Programming
[ www.unfpa.org ]
Languages: English
This report examines a number of success stories in the fight against HIV. Examples come from countries such as Zimbabwe, Myanmar, Nigeria and the Caribbean region. These countries' governments, civil societies and the private sector have united to educate the public and to empower individuals, especially women, to insist on their right to protect their health through correct and consistent condom use. UNFPA, 2011
- Gender and HIV/AIDS web portal
[ www.genderandaids.org ]
Languages: English
Collection of resources and information on HIV/AIDS
- Gender and HIV/AIDS: Empower Women, Halt HIV/AIDS
[ www.unifem.org ]
Languages: English
Links to gender and HIV/AIDS
- UNAIDS: Global Coalition on Women and AIDS
[ womenandaids.unaids.org ]
Languages: English
The Coalition is a new initiative made up of activists, government representatives, community workers and celebrities, that seek to stimulate concrete action on the ground to improve the daily lives of women and girls.
- Johannesburg Position on Women and Girls' Rights and HIV/AIDS in Africa
[ www.unifem.org ]
Languages: English
To prepare a plan that outlines African women's perspectives and rights, a meeting was convened in Johannesburg, South Africa, in April 2006. The meeting resulted in the Johannesburg Position on Women and Girls' Rights and HIV/AIDS in Africa.
- UNAIDS/WHO: AIDS epidemic update: December 2005
[ www.unaids.org ]
Languages: English
The UNAIDS/WHO annual AIDS Epidemic Update for 2005 reports on the latest developments in the global AIDS epidemic. With maps and regional summaries, the 2005 edition features a special section on HIV prevention.
- UNAIDS: Gender & AIDS - Best Practices/Programmes that Work
[ data.unaids.org ]
Languages: English
- UNFPA: Preventing HIV Infection, Protecting Reproductive Health
[ www.unfpa.org ]
Languages: English
Programme briefs, regional information and publications.
- UNFPA: Gender and HIV/AIDS
[ www.unfpa.org ]
Languages: English
Information about gender and HIV/AIDS
- UNFPA: Preventing HIV/AIDS
[ www.unfpa.org ]
Languages: English
Briefing note
- UNFPA: Resource Pack on Gender and HIV/AIDS (2006)
[ www.unfpa.org ]
Languages: English
The Resource Pack analyzes the impact of gender relations on the AIDS epidemic and provides guidance, including tools for effective advocacy and programming
- WHO: HIV/AIDS
[ www.who.int ]
Languages: English
Fact sheets and links about HIV/AIDS
- UNAIDS/FAO: Adressing the impact of HIV/AIDS on Ministries of Agriculture: Focus on Eastern and Southern Africa
[ www.fao.org ]
Languages: English
2003 study
- Turning the Tide: CEDAW and the Gender Dimensions
[ www.genderandaids.org ]
Languages: English
2001 publication [PDF]
- "The Aids Pandemic and its Gender Implications"
[ www.un.org ]
Languages: English
Information on an Expert Group Meeting organized by DAW, WHO and UNAIDS, 13-17 November 2000
- Community based Research: Gender dimensions of HIV/AIDS in Kyrgyzstan
[ www.genderandaids.org ]
Languages: English
Research summary
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