HIV / AIDS

Globally there are 34 million people living with HIV. While HIV infections have declined by nearly 25 percent between 2001 and 2009, the epidemic continues to outpace the response. Two people were newly infected for each person who started antiretroviral therapy in 2009. UNDP works with countries to understand and respond to the development dimensions of HIV and health, recognizing that action outside the health sector can contribute significantly to better health outcomes.

Our Goals

UNDP supports countries to integrate HIV priorities into national planning and implementation processes; strengthen governance and coordination of HIV responses; promote human rights and gender equality; and respond to HIV in at risk populations. more

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Facts and Figures

UNDP helped to provide critical prevention and treatment services to millions of people around the world in 29 countries in 2010, through implementation of grants from the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria .
Leadership development programmes for women living with HIV were implemented in 23 countries across six regions in 2010 .

Our Stories

  • UNDP in Nigeria

    From sex worker to HIV counsellor
    HIV counselor

    Jennifer was only 16 years old when poverty forced her out of her native Nigeria, leaving a family and many young sisters behind. She thought she was heading for a better future as a house maid in Europe but ended up in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, where she was a sex worker for the past nine years. more

Projects and Initiatives

Kyrgyzstan: Protecting the privacy and dignity of people living with HIV and AIDS

By Larisa Bashmakova and Jyldyz Kuvatova Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan – When he learned that he had acquired HIV from injecting drugs, 35-year-old Mirlan (not his real name) sought help from the Regional AIDS Prevention Centre in Jalalabad, Kyrgyzstan. more

Responding to the HIV Epidemic in Ethiopia

As a co-sponsor of UNAIDS, UNDP works to help countries respond to the development and social dimensions of HIV. UNDP helps countries integrate HIV priorities into national planning processes, strengthen governance and coordination of HIV responses and promote human rights and gender equality. In Ethiopia, UNDP’s approach began with advocacy and support to the Ministry of Public Health in planning a nationwide response. more

Mainstreaming HIV and Gender into Environmental Impact Assessment

Infrastructure development in east and southern Africa (ESA) is critical for the region’s development. Transportation infrastructure—highways, railways, habours, airports—as well as other large capital projects—dams, mines, power plants—can promote much needed economic growth and employment. Such projects feature prominently in the National Development Plans of many countries in the region. more

Global Commission on HIV and the Law

The Commission’s aim is to increase understanding of the impact of the legal environment on national HIV responses. Its aim is to focus on how laws and law enforcement can support, rather than block, effective HIV responses. The Global Commission on HIV and the Law brings together world-renowned public leaders from many walks of life and regions. Experts on law, public health, human rights and HIV will support the Commissions’ work. Commissioners will gather and share evidence about the extent of the impact of law and law enforcement on the lives of people living with HIV and those most vulnerable to HIV. They will make recommendations on how the law can better support universal access to HIV prevention, treatment, care and support. more

Featured publications
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The Socio-Economic Impact of HIV at the Household Level in Asia

This report calls for urgent mitigation measures, including HIV-sensitive social protection, to arrest the rapid socio-economic decline of tens of thousands of households in Asia.

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PLUS ... A Regional Analysis of the Impact of HIV on Women and Girls (Asia regional analysis)

A related output to the above publication this report examines data disaggregated by sex and analysed separately to measure the impact of HIV on women and girls. 

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AIDS and MDGs, charting a way forward

This paper outlines how AIDS and the other Millennium Development Goals impact one another, documenting and exchanging lessons learned and intervention strategies that address AIDS together with the other MDGs.

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