UNDP works to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS and reduce its impact. As a trusted development partner, and co-sponsor of UNAIDS, it helps countries put HIV/AIDS at the centre of national development and poverty reduction strategies; build national capacity to mobilize all levels of government and civil society for a coordinated and effective response to the epidemic; and protect the rights of people living with AIDS, women, and vulnerable populations. Because HIV/AIDS is a world-wide problem, UNDP supports these national efforts by offering knowledge, resources and best practices from around the world.
What's New
Building Strength on Strength: Lessons from Community Responses to HIV in Northern Thailand
April 2008 - UNDP Thailand in coordination with national counterparts produced a report focused on lessons from community responses to HIV in Northern Thailand. It describes some of the good practices that have been implemented. Topics covered include providing support and care for children affected by HIV, working with older people on HIV issues; HIV prevention efforts aimed at youth, faith-based responses to HIV; developing community and home-based care and support and working on HIV issues with marginalized populations.
Global Consultation on Gender and AIDS
Nairobi, Kenya: UNDP, in collaboration with the UNAIDS Secretariat
and UNIFEM, convened a global multi-stakeholder consultation on gender and AIDS in November
2007. The consultation included representatives of government, civil society,
donors and the UN system, who came together to consider key strategies for strengthening action
on gender and AIDS. The outcomes of the consultation are contributing to the development of guidance
to support expansion of efforts to promote gender equality in the context of national AIDS responses.
Kemal
Dervis, World AIDS Day statement
1 December 2007- Statement by Kemal Derviş, Administrator of the United
Nations Development Programme on the occasion of World AIDS Day.
China, UNDP sign agreement to improve AIDS law-making
December 2007 - China: China's legislature signed a cooperation program with UNDP to strengthen
a harmonious legal environment for a successful coordinated response to HIV/AIDS in China. “At
the national level, China has done an excellent job in developing policies and legislation
to support its efforts to respond to AIDS. However, more work remains to translate into
effective and timely local level action," said Subinay Nandy, UNDP China Country Director.
Taking Action Against HIV
This Handbook for parliamentarians, was launched at the Global Parliamentary meeting on AIDS.
The Handbook serves as both a call to action for parliamentary leadership and a reference
book that legislators and their staff may consult for information and guidance on specific
issues in relation to the AIDS response. For a copy of the Handbook, download
the pdf here.
Integrating
AIDS into PRSPs: A Review of Experiences
This report is a progress review of the experiences of the seven countries participating
in the first round of the Joint UNDP, World Bank and UNAIDS Secretariat Programme to strengthen
capacity in integrating AIDS into poverty reduction strategies. The seven countries are Ethiopia,
Ghana, Mali, Rwanda, Senegal, Tanzania and Zambia. The country experiences shared in
this report provide strategies and possibilities for strengthening the integration of AIDS
at all stages of the Poverty Reduction Strategy process. Download
the pdf.
Is HIV transmission a crime?
November 2007 - The UNAIDS Secretariat and UNDP brought together
policymakers, legal and public health professionals, international organizations and civil
society in Geneva for a three-day international consultation (31 October – 2 November) to
discuss the apparent trend of criminalization of HIV in the context of national responses
to AIDS.
