document.write('<strong><a href="http://content.undp.org/go/newsroom/2009/november/undp-empowers-communities-to-treat-tb-in-burkina.en" target="_blank">UNDP empowers communities to treat TB in Burkina</a></strong><br />');
document.write('<img src="http://content.undp.org/go/cms-service/stream/image/?image_id=2183326" align="left"/>[20/11/09] Thanks to a community care project to fight tuberculosis, a nationwide net work of community associations has been set up to support patients during the treatment. <a href="http://content.undp.org/go/newsroom/2009/november/undp-empowers-communities-to-treat-tb-in-burkina.en" target="_blank"> more...</a><br /><BR CLEAR="left"/>');

document.write('<strong><a href="http://content.undp.org/go/newsroom/2009/october/the-third-eastern-europe-and-central-asia-aids-conference-.en" target="_blank">The Third Eastern Europe and Central Asia AIDS Conference</a></strong><br />');
document.write('[30/10/09] The Besedka Community Dialogue Space brought together community leaders from across the region whose work at the grass-roots level is leading to breakthroughs in the response to HIV. <a href="http://content.undp.org/go/newsroom/2009/october/the-third-eastern-europe-and-central-asia-aids-conference-.en" target="_blank"> more...</a><br /><BR CLEAR="left"/>');

document.write('<strong><a href="http://content.undp.org/go/newsroom/updates/hiv-www-news/regional-workshop-on-hiv-and-human-rights-.en" target="_blank">African delegates attend regional workshop on HIV and human rights</a></strong><br />');
document.write('[03/10/09] Delegates from 12 West and Central African countries gathered in Dakar, Senegal, from 1-3 October for the HIV and human rights workshop organised by UNDP and the Danish Institute for Human Rights.<a href="http://content.undp.org/go/newsroom/updates/hiv-www-news/regional-workshop-on-hiv-and-human-rights-.en" target="_blank"> more...</a><br /><BR CLEAR="left"/>');

document.write('<strong><a href="http://europeandcis.undp.org/home/show/33A3836B-F203-1EE9-B1B30BE4A30ED0F2" target="_blank">Eastern Europe and Central Asia: Economic Crisis Hits People Living with HIV</a></strong><br />');
document.write('[02/10/09] Access to medicine for people living with HIV is one of the latest casualties of the global economic crisis. At a time of shrinking national health budgets, declining grant funding and high prices for medicine, the number of individuals in the region in need of treatment remains large.<a href="http://europeandcis.undp.org/home/show/33A3836B-F203-1EE9-B1B30BE4A30ED0F2" target="_blank"> more...</a><br /><BR CLEAR="left"/>');

document.write('<strong><a href="http://content.undp.org/go/newsroom/updates/hiv-www-news/undp-participates-in-a-us-congressional-briefing-on-men-who-have-sex-with-men-human-rights-and-hiv.en" target="_blank">US Congressional Briefing on men who have sex with men, human rights and HIV</a></strong><br />');
document.write('<img src="http://content.undp.org/go/cms-service/stream/image/?image_id=2093487" align="left"/>[30/09/09] Epidemiological studies and analyses show that men who have sex with men are universally at greater risk of HIV infection and have higher prevalence rates than the general population. UNAIDS estimates that 5 -10% of all infections globally are due to sex between men. Despite these basic facts men who have sex with men and transgender people have been  underserved by HIV and health programmes.<a href="http://content.undp.org/go/newsroom/updates/hiv-www-news/undp-participates-in-a-us-congressional-briefing-on-men-who-have-sex-with-men-human-rights-and-hiv.en" target="_blank"> more...</a><br /><BR CLEAR="left"/>');

document.write('<strong><a href="http://www.unaids.org/en/KnowledgeCentre/Resources/FeatureStories/archive/2009/20090918_millenium_villages.asp" target="_blank">UNAIDS, Millennium Villages join forces on children and HIV in Africa</a></strong><br />');
document.write('[21/09/09] UNAIDS and the Millennium Villages Project have signed an agreement to strengthen efforts to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Africa.<a href="http://www.unaids.org/en/KnowledgeCentre/Resources/FeatureStories/archive/2009/20090918_millenium_villages.asp" target="_blank"> more...</a><br /><BR CLEAR="left"/>');

document.write('<strong><a href="http://aidslex.stage.v51.biz/English/Home-Page/" target="_blank">A new Web resource on HIV, the law and human rights</a></strong><br />');
document.write('<img src="http://content.undp.org/go/cms-service/stream/image/?image_id=2090620" align="left"/>[18/09/09] This online resource is a tool for activists, community organizations, researchers, policy-makers, journalists, health workers and anyone who seeks quick and easy access to a wide range of resources about HIV, human rights and the law.<a href="http://aidslex.stage.v51.biz/English/Home-Page/" target="_blank"> more...</a><br /><BR CLEAR="left"/>');

document.write('<strong><a href="http://content.undp.org/go/cms-service/download/asset/?asset_id=2089941" target="_blank">Assessing the incremental effects of combining economic and health interventions</a></strong><br />');
document.write('<img src="http://content.undp.org/go/cms-service/stream/image/?image_id=2089944" align="left"/>[17/09/09] This research study explores whether adding a gender and HIV training programme to micro finance initiatives can lead to health and social benefits beyond those achieved by micro finance alone. The research concludes that the addition of a training component to group-based micro finance programmes may be critical for achieving broader health benefits.<a href="http://content.undp.org/go/cms-service/download/asset/?asset_id=2089941" target="_blank"> more...</a><br /><BR CLEAR="left"/>');

document.write('<strong><a href="http://content.undp.org/go/newsroom/2009/september/undp-unfpa-germany-promote-sexual-and-reproductive-health-and-development.en" target="_blank">UNDP, UNFPA, Germany promote sexual and reproductive health</a></strong><br />');
document.write('[02/09/09] UNDP Administrator Helen Clark spoke out forcefully today on sexual and reproductive heath and development at a forum in Berlin co-hosted by the UN Population Fund and the German government.<a href="http://content.undp.org/go/newsroom/2009/september/undp-unfpa-germany-promote-sexual-and-reproductive-health-and-development.en" target="_blank"> more...</a><br /><BR CLEAR="left"/>');

document.write('<strong><a href="http://content.undp.org/go/newsroom/updates/hiv-www-news/is-it-necessary-to-reform-the-bangui-agreement.en" target="_blank">Is it necessary to reform the Bangui Agreement?</a></strong><br />');
document.write('[01/09/09] The cost of ARVs and more specifically, of those medicines protected by patents, is an important barrier for providing much needed treatment to all persons who require it.<a href="http://content.undp.org/go/newsroom/updates/hiv-www-news/is-it-necessary-to-reform-the-bangui-agreement.en" target="_blank"> more...</a><br /><BR CLEAR="left"/>');

document.write('<strong><a href="http://content.undp.org/go/cms-service/download/asset/?asset_id=2082652" target="_blank">Mexico City Ministerial Declaration: "Educating to Prevent"</a></strong><br />');
document.write('[19/08/09] The Mexico City Ministerial Declaration “Educating to Prevent,” is a strategic tool to strengthen HIV prevention efforts in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) by ensuring access to quality, comprehensive sexuality education and sexual and reproductive health services.<a href="http://content.undp.org/go/cms-service/download/asset/?asset_id=2082652" target="_blank"> more...</a><br /><BR CLEAR="left"/>');

document.write('<strong><a href="http://icaap.undprcc.lk/" target="_blank">UNDP at 9th International Congress on AIDS in Asia and Pacific</a></strong><br />');
document.write('[13/08/09] The 9th International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific was held in Bali Indonesia from 9th -13th August 2009. The conference addressed the issues of mobility, migration, as well as, gender and people with disabilities in order to empower the people and strengthen networks to effectively respond to AIDS. The 9th ICAAP brought people from various backgrounds in Asia and the Pacific region to meet and share knowledge, skills, ideas and research findings related to HIV and AIDS. <a href="http://icaap.undprcc.lk/" target="_blank"> more...</a><br /><BR CLEAR="left"/>');

document.write('<strong><a href="http://content.undp.org/go/newsroom/updates/hiv-www-news/womens-inheritance-and-property-rights-are-essential-to-effective-aids-response.en" target="_blank">Women’s Inheritance and Property Rights are essential to effective AIDS response</a></strong><br />');
document.write('[12/08/09] Grassroots women’s rights activists and legal practitioners gathered at the 9th International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific (ICAAP 9) to raise concerns and share strategies about women’s unequal inheritance and property rights and HIV. <a href="http://content.undp.org/go/newsroom/updates/hiv-www-news/womens-inheritance-and-property-rights-are-essential-to-effective-aids-response.en" target="_blank"> more...</a><br /><BR CLEAR="left"/>');

document.write('<strong><a href="http://content.undp.org/go/newsroom/2009/august/the-economic-crisiss-impact-on-migrants-and-aids.en" target="_blank">The economic crisis\'s impact on migrants and AIDS</a></strong><br />');
document.write('[12/08/09] Migrants are left out of current stimulus packages and HIV/AIDS programmes are under threat, warns a UN paper released today at the 9th International Congress on AIDS in Asia and Pacific (ICAAP). The adverse impact of the financial crisis on health and migration is likely to expand, just as it did in the ’97 Asian crisis, as currency devaluations lead to higher drug prices, donor funding declines, and government programs are cut, says the report.<a href="http://content.undp.org/go/newsroom/2009/august/the-economic-crisiss-impact-on-migrants-and-aids.en" target="_blank"> more...</a><br /><BR CLEAR="left"/>');

document.write('<strong><a href="http://content.undp.org/go/newsroom/updates/hiv-www-news/stimulus-packages-and-safety-nets-should-address-the-needs-of-people-living-with-hiv-and-their-households.en" target="_blank">Stimulus packages should address the needs of people living with HIV</a></strong><br />');
document.write('[12/08/09] The stimulus packages, employment generation programmes, poverty alleviation programmes and the social security measures being rolled out across the region to reduce the impact of the global economic crisis should prioritise the urgent needs of HIV-households, said panelists at a symposium on the impact of the financial crisis on people living with HIV and their households at the 9th International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific here last week. <a href="http://content.undp.org/go/newsroom/updates/hiv-www-news/stimulus-packages-and-safety-nets-should-address-the-needs-of-people-living-with-hiv-and-their-households.en" target="_blank"> more...</a><br /><BR CLEAR="left"/>');

document.write('<strong><a href="http://content.undp.org/go/newsroom/2009/august/sex-trafficked-girls-less-likely-to-be-reached-by-prevention-programmes.en" target="_blank">Sex-trafficked girls have a higher risk to contract STIs and HIV</a></strong><br />');
document.write('[12/08/09] Sex-trafficked women and girls in South East Asia are at substantial risk of sexually transmitted infections including HIV, and a majority of them are under 17 years of age, according to a new independent regional research study by the Harvard School of Public Health and UNDP.<a href="http://content.undp.org/go/newsroom/2009/august/sex-trafficked-girls-less-likely-to-be-reached-by-prevention-programmes.en" target="_blank"> more...</a><br /><BR CLEAR="left"/>');

document.write('<strong><a href="http://content.undp.org/go/newsroom/2009/august/90-percent-of-msm-in-asia-pacific--have-no-access-to-hiv-prevention-and-care.en" target="_blank">90 % of MSM in Asia Pacific  have no access to HIV prevention and care</a></strong><br />');
document.write('[11/08/09] More than 90 per cent of men having sex with men (MSM) in Asia Pacific do not have access to HIV prevention and care services, and if interventions are not urgently intensified the spread of HIV in this vulnerable population will escalate sharply in the very near future.  <a href="http://content.undp.org/go/newsroom/2009/august/90-percent-of-msm-in-asia-pacific--have-no-access-to-hiv-prevention-and-care.en" target="_blank"> more...</a><br /><BR CLEAR="left"/>');

document.write('<strong><a href="http://content.undp.org/go/newsroom/2009/august/removal-of-punitive-laws-essential-for-effective-aids-responses-in-asia-pacific.en" target="_blank">Removal of punitive laws essential for effective AIDS responses</a></strong><br />');
document.write('[10/08/09] Experts from the Commission on AIDS in Asia concluded that in order to prevent and control HIV in the region, there must be a significant focus on improving human rights protections for people living with HIV, women and typically marginalized populations.<a href="http://content.undp.org/go/newsroom/2009/august/removal-of-punitive-laws-essential-for-effective-aids-responses-in-asia-pacific.en" target="_blank"> more...</a><br /><BR CLEAR="left"/>');

document.write('<strong><a href="http://content.undp.org/go/newsroom/updates/hiv-www-news/experts-call-for-strengthened-legal-services-to-fight-hiv-discrimination-in-asia-pacific.en" target="_blank">Experts call for strengthened legal services to fight HIV discrimination</a></strong><br />');
document.write('[08/08/09] Sixty legal experts, people living with HIV, and representatives from key populations in thirteen countries in the Asia and the Pacific region today called on governments to fight HIV discrimination by strengthening and expanding HIV-related legal services.<a href="http://content.undp.org/go/newsroom/updates/hiv-www-news/experts-call-for-strengthened-legal-services-to-fight-hiv-discrimination-in-asia-pacific.en" target="_blank"> more...</a><br /><BR CLEAR="left"/>');

document.write('<strong><a href="http://content.undp.org/go/newsroom/2009/august/unprecedented-court-of-women-hears-testimonies-from-the-trafficked-and-sexually-exploited.en" target="_blank">Court of Women hears testimonies from trafficked, sexually exploited</a></strong><br />');
document.write('[06/08/09] A jury deliberating on a most unusual trial – the first South East Asia Court of Women on HIV and Human Trafficking in South East Asia – today urged the governments, UN agencies, civil society organizations and others to urgently toaddress the vulnerabilities of women to trafficking and HIV.<a href="http://content.undp.org/go/newsroom/2009/august/unprecedented-court-of-women-hears-testimonies-from-the-trafficked-and-sexually-exploited.en" target="_blank"> more...</a><br /><BR CLEAR="left"/>');

document.write('<strong><a href="http://content.undp.org/go/newsroom/updates/hiv-www-news/south-east-asias-first-womens-court-on-trafficking-and-hiv-.en" target="_blank">South East Asia\'s first "Women’s Court" on trafficking and HIV</a></strong><br />');
document.write('[04/08/09] Harrowing personal stories narrated by more than 20 women will mark the first "South East Asia Court of Women on HIV and Human Trafficking" to be held in Bali, Indonesia, on 6 August.<a href="http://content.undp.org/go/newsroom/updates/hiv-www-news/south-east-asias-first-womens-court-on-trafficking-and-hiv-.en" target="_blank"> more...</a><br /><BR CLEAR="left"/>');

document.write('<strong><a href="http://content.undp.org/go/cms-service/download/asset/?asset_id=2082688" target="_blank">Sex, Rights, and the Law in a World with AIDS</a></strong><br />');
document.write('[04/08/09] This report is an outcome of the meeting on Sex, Rights and the Law in a World with AIDS held in Mexico.  The meeting explored the social and structural barriers to the successful prevention of sexually transmitted HIV and to effective, gender-transformative and human rights-based approaches to HIV treatment, care and support. <a href="http://content.undp.org/go/cms-service/download/asset/?asset_id=2082688" target="_blank"> more...</a><br /><BR CLEAR="left"/>');

document.write('<strong><a href="http://content.undp.org/go/newsroom/2009/july/us-first-lady-michelle-obama-visits-undp-projects-in-moscow.en" target="_blank">US First Lady Michelle Obama visits UNDP projects in Moscow</a></strong><br />');
document.write('[07/07/09] Michelle Obama visited the St. Dimitry Sisterhood Medical Nurses College in Moscow which conducts a special care programme for HIV-positive people.<a href="http://content.undp.org/go/newsroom/2009/july/us-first-lady-michelle-obama-visits-undp-projects-in-moscow.en" target="_blank"> more...</a><br /><BR CLEAR="left"/>');

document.write('<strong><a href="http://content.undp.org/go/newsroom/updates/hiv-www-news/the-delhi-court-decriminalizes-consensual-adult-private-sexual-conduct.en" target="_blank">Delhi court decriminalizes consensual adult, private sexual conduct</a></strong><br />');
document.write('[02/07/09] Today, India has taken one more step toward strengthening its HIV response, and one step closer to achieving human rights for all with the Delhi High Court’s decision to repeal Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code–-a provision which criminalizes consensual adult, private sexual conduct by persons of the same sex.<a href="http://content.undp.org/go/newsroom/updates/hiv-www-news/the-delhi-court-decriminalizes-consensual-adult-private-sexual-conduct.en" target="_blank"> more...</a><br /><BR CLEAR="left"/>');

document.write('<strong><a href="http://content.undp.org/go/newsroom/updates/hiv-www-news/campaigning-in-africa-to-end-all-forms-of-discrimination-based-on-sexual-orientation-and-gender-identity-.en" target="_blank">Campaigning in Africa to end all forms of discrimination</a></strong><br />');
document.write('[29/06/09] In many African countries, people’s rights to expression, association, and assembly are curtailed on the basis of actual or perceived sexual orientation and gender identity.  Restrictions of these rights, with accompanying threats of arrest, police harassment, blackmail, and violence, limit people’s access to health and other social and economic rights.<a href="http://content.undp.org/go/newsroom/updates/hiv-www-news/campaigning-in-africa-to-end-all-forms-of-discrimination-based-on-sexual-orientation-and-gender-identity-.en" target="_blank"> more...</a><br /><BR CLEAR="left"/>');

document.write('<strong><a href="http://content.undp.org/go/newsroom/updates/hiv-www-news/briefing-session-on-hiv-and-human-rights.en" target="_blank">Briefing session on HIV and Human Rights</a></strong><br />');
document.write('<img src="http://content.undp.org/go/cms-service/stream/image/?image_id=2045923" align="left"/>[16/06/09] Protecting human rights and promoting rights based approaches are the core of an effective AIDS response.  In most countries, discrimination remains legal against women, men who have sex with men, sex workers, drug users and ethnic minorities.<a href="http://content.undp.org/go/newsroom/updates/hiv-www-news/briefing-session-on-hiv-and-human-rights.en" target="_blank"> more...</a><br /><BR CLEAR="left"/>');

document.write('<strong><a href="http://content.undp.org/go/newsroom/2009/june/hiv-aids-a-focus-of-undp-administrators-visit-to-the-drc.en" target="_blank">HIV/AIDS a focus of UNDP Administrator\'s visit to the DRC</a></strong><br />');
document.write('[13/06/09] On her first official visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo, Helen Clark visited a walk-in HIV/AIDS Clinic run by Congolese NGO ACS AMO Congo (Actions Communautaires contre le Sida – Avenir Meilleur pour les Orphelins) in the populous heart of Kinshasa.<a href="http://content.undp.org/go/newsroom/2009/june/hiv-aids-a-focus-of-undp-administrators-visit-to-the-drc.en" target="_blank"> more...</a><br /><BR CLEAR="left"/>');

document.write('<strong><a href="http://content.undp.org/go/newsroom/2009/june/undp-administrator-helen-clark-meets-with-unaids-executive-director-.en" target="_blank">Helen Clark meets with UNAIDS Executive Director</a></strong><br />');
document.write('[03/06/09] UNDP Administrator Helen Clark met with UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibe at UNDP headquarters in New York. <a href="http://content.undp.org/go/newsroom/2009/june/undp-administrator-helen-clark-meets-with-unaids-executive-director-.en" target="_blank"> more...</a><br /><BR CLEAR="left"/>');

document.write('<strong><a href="http://content.undp.org/go/newsroom/2009/may/undp-and-unaids-team-with-parliamentarians-to-provide-sccess-to-hiv-information.en" target="_blank">UNDP and UNAIDS team with parliamentarians on HIV</a></strong><br />');
document.write('[21/05/09] UNAIDS and UNDP have signed a memorandum of understanding with the Forum of Arab and African Parliamentarians for Population and Development to promote access to HIV prevention, treatment, care and support services.  <a href="http://content.undp.org/go/newsroom/2009/may/undp-and-unaids-team-with-parliamentarians-to-provide-sccess-to-hiv-information.en" target="_blank"> more...</a><br /><BR CLEAR="left"/>');

document.write('<strong><a href="http://content.undp.org/go/cms-service/download/asset/?asset_id=2077395" target="_blank">UNAIDS Action Framework: Universal Access for MSM and Transgender People</a></strong><br />');
document.write('<img src="http://content.undp.org/go/cms-service/stream/image/?image_id=2066247" align="left"/>[15/05/09] This framework provides direction for enhanced action by the UNAIDS Secretariat and UNAIDS Cosponsors on male-to-male sex, transgender issues and HIV. Using this framework as a reference, a UN interagency working group on men who have sex with men, transgender and HIV issues will develop more detailed operational workplans and recommendations for a coordinated action on a biannual basis.<a href="http://content.undp.org/go/cms-service/download/asset/?asset_id=2077395" target="_blank"> more...</a><br /><BR CLEAR="left"/>');

document.write('<strong><a href="http://content.undp.org/go/newsroom/2009/may/aids-responses-failing-men-who-have-sex-with-men-and-transgender-populations.en" target="_blank">AIDS responses failing men who have sex with men, transgender people</a></strong><br />');
document.write('[15/05/09] Ahead of the International Day Against Homophobia (17 May), the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) are launching a plan to encourage new and better approaches to HIV.<br>Report: <a href="http://data.unaids.org/pub/Report/2009/jc1720_action_framework_msm_en.pdf " target="new">UNAIDS: Universal Access for Men who have Sex with Men and Transgender People</a><a href="http://content.undp.org/go/newsroom/2009/may/aids-responses-failing-men-who-have-sex-with-men-and-transgender-populations.en" target="_blank"> more...</a><br /><BR CLEAR="left"/>');

document.write('<strong><a href="http://content.undp.org/go/newsroom/2009/may/call-to-eliminate-homophobia-in-latin-america-and-the-caribbean.en" target="_blank">Call to eliminate homophobia in Latin America and the Caribbean</a></strong><br />');
document.write('[15/05/09] Stigma, discrimination and violence against homosexuals and other people who have same-sex relations, are hindering the efforts to curb the HIV epidemic in Latin America and the Caribbean.<a href="http://content.undp.org/go/newsroom/2009/may/call-to-eliminate-homophobia-in-latin-america-and-the-caribbean.en" target="_blank"> more...</a><br /><BR CLEAR="left"/>');

document.write('<strong><a href="http://content.undp.org/go/newsroom/2009/may/undp-supports-legal-services-to-those-affected-by-hiv-aids.en" target="_blank">UNDP supports legal services to those affected by HIV/AIDS</a></strong><br />');
document.write('[06/05/09] UNDP, the International Development Law Organization and the UNAIDS Secretariat hosted an expert consultation on strengthening and expanding HIV legal services.<a href="http://content.undp.org/go/newsroom/2009/may/undp-supports-legal-services-to-those-affected-by-hiv-aids.en" target="_blank"> more...</a><br /><BR CLEAR="left"/>');

document.write('<strong><a href="http://data.unaids.org/pub/PressStatement/2009/20090420_sengalrelease_en.pdf" target="_blank">Senegalese court released nine men imprisoned for their sexual orientation</a></strong><br />');
document.write('[20/04/09] Dakar’s court of Appeals has issued orders to release nine members of a Senegalese AIDS awareness organization, imprisoned since December 2008.  <a href="http://data.unaids.org/pub/PressStatement/2009/20090420_sengalrelease_en.pdf" target="_blank"> more...</a><br /><BR CLEAR="left"/>');

document.write('<strong><a href="http://content.undp.org/go/newsroom/2009/april/the-un-systems-vision-for-papua-new-guinea.en" target="_blank">The UN system\'s vision for Papua New Guinea</a></strong><br />');
document.write('[06/04/09] Back in 2005, soon after Dr. Jacqui Badcock took up the reins as UN Resident Coordinator in Papua New Guinea, it became clear that this Melanesian state faced a dangerously accelerating problem with HIV/AIDS.<a href="http://content.undp.org/go/newsroom/2009/april/the-un-systems-vision-for-papua-new-guinea.en" target="_blank"> more...</a><br /><BR CLEAR="left"/>');

document.write('<strong><a href="http://content.undp.org/go/newsroom/2009/march/asian-migrant-women-face-health-and-social-vulnerabilities-in-the-arab-states.en" target="_blank">Asian migrant women face vulnerabilities in the Arab States</a></strong><br />');
document.write('[09/03/09] Asian women migrant workers often migrate to the Arab States region under unsafe conditions, are targets of sexual exploitation and violence, and are highly vulnerable to factors that lead to HIV infection, says a study released by UNDP and the Joint Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).<a href="http://content.undp.org/go/newsroom/2009/march/asian-migrant-women-face-health-and-social-vulnerabilities-in-the-arab-states.en" target="_blank"> more...</a><br /><BR CLEAR="left"/>');

document.write('<strong><a href="http://content.undp.org/go/newsroom/2009/march/international-womens-day/living-positively-in-ecuador.en" target="_blank">Living positively in Ecuador</a></strong><br />');
document.write('<img src="http://content.undp.org/go/cms-service/stream/image/?image_id=1729745" align="left"/>[08/03/09] UNDP and the Ecuadorian Coalition for Individuals Living with HIV zeroed in on the lack of motivation and knowledge concerning the HIV/AIDS epidemic. They have created a number of workshops, each designed for a different sector, making women the agents of change and involving individuals living with HIV.<a href="http://content.undp.org/go/newsroom/2009/march/international-womens-day/living-positively-in-ecuador.en" target="_blank"> more...</a><br /><BR CLEAR="left"/>');

document.write('<strong><a href="http://content.undp.org/go/newsroom/2009/march/international-womens-day/international-womens-day-special-faces-of-strength-and-courage.en" target="_blank">International Women\'s Day Special: Faces of strength and courage</a></strong><br />');
document.write('[08/03/09] March 8 is International Women\'s Day, an opportunity to remind the world of women\'s economic, political and social achievements.  Find out more about UNDP\'s work in gender equality and women\'s empowerment.<a href="http://content.undp.org/go/newsroom/2009/march/international-womens-day/international-womens-day-special-faces-of-strength-and-courage.en" target="_blank"> more...</a><br /><BR CLEAR="left"/>');

document.write('<strong><a href="http://content.undp.org/go/newsroom/updates/hiv-www-news/undp-calls-for-strong-committment-and-leadership-for-human-rights-and-gender-equality-in-aids-responses.en" target="_blank">Stronger commitment for human rights in AIDS responses needed</a></strong><br />');
document.write('[05/03/09] Human rights and gender equality must be at the heart of the AIDS response.  <a href="http://content.undp.org/go/newsroom/updates/hiv-www-news/undp-calls-for-strong-committment-and-leadership-for-human-rights-and-gender-equality-in-aids-responses.en" target="_blank"> more...</a><br /><BR CLEAR="left"/>');

document.write('<strong><a href="http://content.undp.org/go/newsroom/updates/hiv-www-news/commission-on-status-of-women-opens-today.en" target="_blank">Commission on Status of Women opens</a></strong><br />');
document.write('<img src="http://content.undp.org/go/cms-service/stream/image/?image_id=1723914" align="left"/>[02/03/09] Equal sharing of responsibilities between women and men, including care-giving in the context of HIV is the theme of the 53rd session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) which opened today at UN Headquarters in New York. In preparation for the Commission on the Status of Women please see UNDP\'s HIV-related events. <a href="http://content.undp.org/go/newsroom/updates/hiv-www-news/commission-on-status-of-women-opens-today.en" target="_blank"> more...</a><br /><BR CLEAR="left"/>');

document.write('<strong><a href="http://content.undp.org/go/cms-service/download/asset/?asset_id=2066255" target="_blank">Health Sector Response to HIV/AIDS among Men who have Sex with Men</a></strong><br />');
document.write('<img src="http://content.undp.org/go/cms-service/stream/image/?image_id=2066259" align="left"/>[01/03/09] The report is an outcome of the consultations on “Health sector response to HIV among men who have sex with men” which was held in Hong Kong from 18 to 20 February 2009. The aim of the consultation was to discuss ways of scaling up the health sector response to the emerging HIV epidemic in MSM and TG in the Western Pacific Region. <a href="http://content.undp.org/go/cms-service/download/asset/?asset_id=2066255" target="_blank"> more...</a><br /><BR CLEAR="left"/>');

document.write('<strong><a href="http://www.unaids.org/en/KnowledgeCentre/Resources/PressCentre/PressReleases/2009/20090218_Burundi.asp" target="_blank">Senators in Burundi uphold rights of men who have sex with men</a></strong><br />');
document.write('[20/02/09] Senators in Burundi overwhelmingly rejected an amendment of the penal code that included provisions for imprisonment of people who have sexual relationships with those of the same sex. <a href="http://www.unaids.org/en/KnowledgeCentre/Resources/PressCentre/PressReleases/2009/20090218_Burundi.asp" target="_blank"> more...</a><br /><BR CLEAR="left"/>');

document.write('<strong><a href="http://content.undp.org/go/newsroom/2009/february/un-and-asean-financial-crisis-will-affect-migration-in-asia.en" target="_blank">UN and ASEAN: Financial crisis will affect migration in Asia</a></strong><br />');
document.write('[17/02/09] The global financial crisis may have a dramatic impact on the lives of migrant workers in South East Asia, according to officials at a recent meeting in Bangkok on migration and HIV.<a href="http://content.undp.org/go/newsroom/2009/february/un-and-asean-financial-crisis-will-affect-migration-in-asia.en" target="_blank"> more...</a><br /><BR CLEAR="left"/>');

document.write('<strong><a href="http://www.theglobalfund.org/en/pressreleases/?pr=pr_090126" target="_blank">The Global Fund Signs an Agreement with Standard Bank</a></strong><br />');
document.write('[08/02/09] The Global Fund and Standard Bank entered into a pilot partnership agreement late January. Standard Bank, Africa’s largest banking group in terms of assets, geographic spread and market capitalization, will offer pro bono financial and management expertise to Global Fund grant recipients in selected African countries. The assistance will be tailored to countries needs and will ensure that funding reaches stakeholders inside the country in a timely manner and that reporting requirements are met.<a href="http://www.theglobalfund.org/en/pressreleases/?pr=pr_090126" target="_blank"> more...</a><br /><BR CLEAR="left"/>');

document.write('<strong><a href="http://www.unaids.org/en/KnowledgeCentre/Resources/PressCentre/PressReleases/2009/20090115_senegal.asp" target="_blank">UNAIDS and broad coalition working for release of nine men who have sex with men</a></strong><br />');
document.write('<img src="http://content.undp.org/go/cms-service/stream/image/?image_id=1684310" align="left"/>[16/01/09] A coalition bringing together organizations from civil society, the public sector and partners such as UNAIDS, UNDP, the French Embassy and the Swedish Embassy representing the European Union has been working towards the release of the detainees who have been convicted and imprisoned in Senegal. On 6 January, 2009 they were tried before the court in Senegal and sentenced for acts against nature and the creation of an association of criminals. <a href="http://www.unaids.org/en/KnowledgeCentre/Resources/PressCentre/PressReleases/2009/20090115_senegal.asp" target="_blank"> more...</a><br /><BR CLEAR="left"/>');

document.write('<strong><a href="http://content.undp.org/go/newsroom/2008/december/aids-awareness-photo-campaign-brought-to-life-by-celebrities-in-peru.en" target="_blank">AIDS awareness photo campaign brought to life by celebrities in Peru</a></strong><br />');
document.write('[24/12/08] Launched last year, the annual AIDS awareness campaign An Image Against Stigma in Peru is gaining traction with a growing number of celebrities, political figures and prominent journalists.<a href="http://content.undp.org/go/newsroom/2008/december/aids-awareness-photo-campaign-brought-to-life-by-celebrities-in-peru.en" target="_blank"> more...</a><br /><BR CLEAR="left"/>');

document.write('<strong><a href="http://content.undp.org/go/newsroom/2008/december/undp-report-calls-for-greater-integration-of-people-living-with-and-affected-by-hiv-.en" target="_blank">UNDP report calls for greater integration of people affected by HIV</a></strong><br />');
document.write('[10/12/08] Discrimination and the social exclusion of people living with HIV are undermining efforts to respond to AIDS.<a href="http://content.undp.org/go/newsroom/2008/december/undp-report-calls-for-greater-integration-of-people-living-with-and-affected-by-hiv-.en" target="_blank"> more...</a><br /><BR CLEAR="left"/>');

document.write('<strong><a href="http://content.undp.org/go/newsroom/2008/december/fight-against-hiv-aids-must-address-the-vulnerability-of-women.en" target="_blank">Fight against HIV/AIDS must address the vulnerability of women</a></strong><br />');
document.write('[01/12/08] Existing AIDS prevention and care efforts need to be substantially reoriented to address the increasing vulnerability of women to HIV and reduce its impact on them.<a href="http://content.undp.org/go/newsroom/2008/december/fight-against-hiv-aids-must-address-the-vulnerability-of-women.en" target="_blank"> more...</a><br /><BR CLEAR="left"/>');

document.write('<strong><a href="http://data.unaids.org/pub/PressStatement/2008/20081201_exd_wad08_en.pdf" target="_blank">Statement by Executive Director UNAIDS, Peter Piot</a></strong><br />');
document.write('[01/12/08] "Let’s not forget that AIDS is not over anywhere. Indeed, on World AIDS Day 2008, there are as many reasons for concern as for celebration."<a href="http://data.unaids.org/pub/PressStatement/2008/20081201_exd_wad08_en.pdf" target="_blank"> more...</a><br /><BR CLEAR="left"/>');

document.write('<strong><a href="http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2008/sgsm11914.doc.htm" target="_blank">Statement by UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon</a></strong><br />');
document.write('[01/12/08] “AIDS will not go away any time soon.  People are still being infected with HIV faster than we can get them on treatment.  AIDS is still one of the top 10 causes of death worldwide, and it is the number one killer in Africa. The challenge now is to sustain leadership.  We have to build on what we have started.  And we have to maintain this momentum."<a href="http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2008/sgsm11914.doc.htm" target="_blank"> more...</a><br /><BR CLEAR="left"/>');

document.write('<strong><a href="http://content.undp.org/go/newsroom/2008/november/world-aids-day-un-family-celebrates-african-red-ribbon-award-winners-with-funds-to-support-their-life-saving-work-.en" target="_blank">World AIDS Day: UN celebrates African Red Ribbon Award Winners</a></strong><br />');
document.write('[28/11/08] As part of World AIDS Day December 1st, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) is honoring 25 Red Ribbon Award winners with funds to bolster their work. <a href="http://content.undp.org/go/newsroom/2008/november/world-aids-day-un-family-celebrates-african-red-ribbon-award-winners-with-funds-to-support-their-life-saving-work-.en" target="_blank"> more...</a><br /><BR CLEAR="left"/>');

document.write('<strong><a href="http://content.undp.org/go/newsroom/2008/november/un-celebrates-latin-american---caribbean-red-ribbon-award-winners.en" target="_blank">UN Celebrates Latin American & Caribbean Red Ribbon Award Winners</a></strong><br />');
document.write('[28/11/08] This World AIDS Day, December 1st, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) family is honoring the 25 winners of the Red Ribbon Award in their respective countries by disbursing the funds to bolster their activities. <a href="http://content.undp.org/go/newsroom/2008/november/un-celebrates-latin-american---caribbean-red-ribbon-award-winners.en" target="_blank"> more...</a><br /><BR CLEAR="left"/>');

document.write('<strong><a href="http://www.undp.org.cn/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&catid=14&topic=7&sid=4380&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0" target="_blank">UNDP and Yahoo! partnership on AIDS awareness in China</a></strong><br />');
document.write('[26/11/08] UNDP and Yahoo! China have joined an innovative partnership to increase access to HIV and AIDS-related information for Chinese internet users. <a href="http://www.undp.org.cn/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&catid=14&topic=7&sid=4380&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0" target="_blank"> more...</a><br /><BR CLEAR="left"/>');

document.write('<strong><a href="http://content.undp.org/go/newsroom/2008/november/a-need-for-improved-coordination-of-hiv-efforts-in-southeast-asia.en" target="_blank">A need for improved coordination of HIV efforts in Southeast Asia</a></strong><br />');
document.write('[13/11/08] A country-by-country assessment of HIV and mobility in the 10 ASEAN member countries reveals that despite their contributions to national economies, migrants have little or no right to legal or social protection, and generally lack access to HIV/AIDS services and information.<br><li> <a href="http://www.undp.org/asia/asean-un-2008-report.pdf" target="new">Download the report</a> (.pdf, 2.8 MB)<a href="http://content.undp.org/go/newsroom/2008/november/a-need-for-improved-coordination-of-hiv-efforts-in-southeast-asia.en" target="_blank"> more...</a><br /><BR CLEAR="left"/>');

document.write('<strong><a href="http://content.undp.org/go/newsroom/updates/hiv-www-news/a-new-agenda-for-mainstreaming-hiv-in-low-prevalence-settings.en" target="_blank">A New Agenda for Mainstreaming HIV in Low-Prevalence Settings</a></strong><br />');
document.write('[01/11/08] UNDP sponsored a Global Peer-Review Experts Meeting on HIV Mainstreaming in Low-Prevalence Settings. The Delhi-based meeting convened a small group of practitioners, researchers and policymakers to identify effective, multisectoral HIV responses for key populations in low-prevalence settings and to determine the extent to which mainstreaming is useful in enhancing the effectiveness of responses.<a href="http://content.undp.org/go/newsroom/updates/hiv-www-news/a-new-agenda-for-mainstreaming-hiv-in-low-prevalence-settings.en" target="_blank"> more...</a><br /><BR CLEAR="left"/>');

document.write('<strong><a href="http://content.undp.org/go/cms-service/download/asset/?asset_id=1852065" target="_blank">Examination of Pharmaceutical Patents: Developing a Public Health Perspective</a></strong><br />');
document.write('<img src="http://content.undp.org/go/cms-service/stream/image/?image_id=1852068" align="left"/>[01/11/08] This report highlights the importance of examining pharmaceutical patents from a public health perspective and contributes to the discussion on suitable guidelines for patent examiners. The report is an outcome of a seminar, jointly organized by UNDP and WHO, held in South Africa. <a href="http://content.undp.org/go/cms-service/download/asset/?asset_id=1852065" target="_blank"> more...</a><br /><BR CLEAR="left"/>');

document.write('<strong><a href="http://content.undp.org/go/newsroom/2008/october/experts-call-for-immediate-attention-to-the-hiv-vulnerabilities-of-migrant-women.en" target="_blank">Experts call for immediate attention to the HIV-vulnerabilities of migrant women</a></strong><br />');
document.write('[08/10/08] Addressing the HIV vulnerabilities of Asian migrant women in Arab countries has become an urgent need, according to a panel of experts.  <a href="http://content.undp.org/go/newsroom/2008/october/experts-call-for-immediate-attention-to-the-hiv-vulnerabilities-of-migrant-women.en" target="_blank"> more...</a><br /><BR CLEAR="left"/>');

document.write('<strong><a href="http://content.undp.org/go/cms-service/download/asset/?asset_id=2072928" target="_blank">WHO report on Prevention and treatment of HIV among MSM and transgender groups</a></strong><br />');
document.write('<img src="http://content.undp.org/go/cms-service/stream/image/?image_id=2072931" align="left"/>[01/10/08] The report is an outcome of WHO\'s technical consultation meeting on the prevention and treatment of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections among men who have sex with men and transgender groups. The meeting discussed the role that the health sector can and should play in addressing prevention, treatment and care of HIV and other STIs among MSM, transgender people and their sexual partners.<a href="http://content.undp.org/go/cms-service/download/asset/?asset_id=2072928" target="_blank"> more...</a><br /><BR CLEAR="left"/>');

document.write('<strong><a href="http://content.undp.org/go/newsroom/2008/september/fashion-designer-joins-hands-with-hiv-positive-women-in-cambodia.en" target="_blank">Fashion designer joins hands with HIV positive women in Cambodia</a></strong><br />');
document.write('[03/09/08] An internationally-renowned fashion designer, UNDP, and the Modern Dress Sewing Factory (an all-women business subsidiary of the network of people living with HIV in Cambodia) jointly launched a new label titled "Bibi for WE."<a href="http://content.undp.org/go/newsroom/2008/september/fashion-designer-joins-hands-with-hiv-positive-women-in-cambodia.en" target="_blank"> more...</a><br /><BR CLEAR="left"/>');

document.write('<strong><a href="http://content.undp.org/go/cms-service/download/asset/?asset_id=1812965" target="_blank">Prevention and treatment of HIV and other STIs among sexual diverse populations</a></strong><br />');
document.write('[01/09/08] In a meeting with its partners in Geneva, the World Health Organization addressed the role of the health sector in addressing prevention, treatment and care of HIV and other Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) among men who have sex with men (MSM), transgender people and their sexual partners.<a href="http://content.undp.org/go/cms-service/download/asset/?asset_id=1812965" target="_blank"> more...</a><br /><BR CLEAR="left"/>');

document.write('<strong><a href="http://content.undp.org/go/newsroom/2008/august/local-communities-lead-the-way-at-aids-2008.en" target="_blank">Local communities lead the way at AIDS 2008</a></strong><br />');
document.write('[07/08/08] Recognizing the critical role that local organizations play in the response to HIV, five community organizations from Ghana, Malawi, India, Iran and Mexico were presented here last night with Red Ribbon Awards at the International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2008). <a href="http://content.undp.org/go/newsroom/2008/august/local-communities-lead-the-way-at-aids-2008.en" target="_blank"> more...</a><br /><BR CLEAR="left"/>');

document.write('<strong><a href="http://content.undp.org/go/newsroom/2008/july/report-highlights-successes-in-the-fight-against-hiv-aids.en" target="_blank">Report highlights successes in the fight against HIV/Aids</a></strong><br />');
document.write('[29/07/08] A new AIDS report shows significant gains in preventing new HIV infections in countries most affected by the epidemic. <a href="http://content.undp.org/go/newsroom/2008/july/report-highlights-successes-in-the-fight-against-hiv-aids.en" target="_blank"> more...</a><br /><BR CLEAR="left"/>');

document.write('<strong><a href="http://content.undp.org/go/newsroom/2008/july/lutte-contre-le-sida-et-rinsertion-professionnelle-au-burkina.en" target="_blank">UNDP helps sex workers find alternative careers in Burkina Faso</a></strong><br />');
document.write('[28/07/08] The UNDP is helping to raise awareness of HIV/AIDS and train hundreds of sex workers to find other areas of employment.<a href="http://content.undp.org/go/newsroom/2008/july/lutte-contre-le-sida-et-rinsertion-professionnelle-au-burkina.en" target="_blank"> more...</a><br /><BR CLEAR="left"/>');

document.write('<strong><a href="http://www.undp.org.mz/en/newsroom/press_releases/press_releases_2008/training_on_the_economics_of_hiv_aids_launched_at_the_eduardo_mondlane_university" target="_blank">A university in Mozambique teaches the economics of HIV & AIDS</a></strong><br />');
document.write('[09/07/08] As part of UNDP’s action plan to meet its millennium development goals in Mozambique, the Eduardo Mondlane University in Maputo has started training sessions in the economics of HIV & AIDS.    <a href="http://www.undp.org.mz/en/newsroom/press_releases/press_releases_2008/training_on_the_economics_of_hiv_aids_launched_at_the_eduardo_mondlane_university" target="_blank"> more...</a><br /><BR CLEAR="left"/>');

document.write('<strong><a href="http://www.undp.org.cn/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&catid=14&topic=7&sid=4312&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0" target="_blank">The UN trains Olympic volunteers in AIDS awareness</a></strong><br />');
document.write('[15/06/08] The UN, Beijing Youth League, China Red Cross and Marie Stopes International team up to train thousands of Olympic volunteers on HIV prevention and anti-discrimination. <a href="http://www.undp.org.cn/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&catid=14&topic=7&sid=4312&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0" target="_blank"> more...</a><br /><BR CLEAR="left"/>');

document.write('<strong><a href="http://content.undp.org/go/newsroom/2008/june/unaids-announces-red-ribbon-award-2008-winners.en" target="_blank">UNAIDS and UNDP announce Red Ribbon Award 2008 winners</a></strong><br />');
document.write('[11/06/08] The innovative and sustainable approaches taken by the 25 winning organizations to provide prevention services, care, treatment and support to people living with HIV provide inspiring evidence that local actions are worthy routes to respond to the global epidemic.<a href="http://content.undp.org/go/newsroom/2008/june/unaids-announces-red-ribbon-award-2008-winners.en" target="_blank"> more...</a><br /><BR CLEAR="left"/>');

document.write('<strong><a href="http://content.undp.org/go/newsroom/publications/hiv-aids/gender-guidance-for-national-aids-response.en" target="_blank">Gender guidance for national AIDS responses</a></strong><br />');
document.write('[01/03/08] A new guidance document to help countries increase and improve their action on gender and HIV is now available in English and French, following presentation to the UNAIDS Programme Coordinating Board in April 2008. <a href="http://content.undp.org/go/newsroom/publications/hiv-aids/gender-guidance-for-national-aids-response.en" target="_blank"> more...</a><br /><BR CLEAR="left"/>');

document.write('<strong><a href="http://www.sd.undp.org/press%20hiv.htm" target="_blank">Muslim and Christian leaders respond to HIV/AIDS in Sudan</a></strong><br />');
document.write('[25/02/08] <a href="http://www.sd.undp.org/press%20hiv.htm" target="_blank"> more...</a><br /><BR CLEAR="left"/>');

document.write('<strong><a href="http://content.undp.org/go/newsroom/2007/september/afghanistan-human-development-20060926.en" target="_blank">Weak rule of law hinders human development in Afghanistan</a></strong><br />');
document.write('[26/09/07] The new Afghanistan National Human Development Report recommends that "the justice system...be rebuilt in a way that bridges modern and traditional justice institutions, protects citizens\' rights and strengthens rule of law."<a href="http://content.undp.org/go/newsroom/2007/september/afghanistan-human-development-20060926.en" target="_blank"> more...</a><br /><BR CLEAR="left"/>');

document.write('<strong><a href="http://harpas.org/reports/book_2007.pdf" target="_blank">Towards the Protection of the Universal Human Rights of People Living with HIV</a></strong><br />');
document.write('<img src="http://content.undp.org/go/cms-service/stream/image/?image_id=1718107" align="left"/>[01/09/07] This booklet is an extended version of human rights cards produced by UNDP.  The booklet encourages readers to think independently whether we are able to understand what it means to be living with HIV.<a href="http://harpas.org/reports/book_2007.pdf" target="_blank"> more...</a><br /><BR CLEAR="left"/>');

document.write('<strong><a href="http://content.undp.org/go/newsroom/2007/august/business-hiv-positive-women-20070820.en" target="_blank">Small business enterprise project for HIV-positive women</a></strong><br />');
document.write('[20/08/07] Under this project, groups of women living with HIV run small, market-savvy social enterprises, with technical and marketing support from Thailand’s Population and Community Development Association, UNDP, international agencies and the private sector.<a href="http://content.undp.org/go/newsroom/2007/august/business-hiv-positive-women-20070820.en" target="_blank"> more...</a><br /><BR CLEAR="left"/>');

document.write('<strong><a href="http://www.undp.org.cn/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&catid=14&topic=7&sid=4161&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0" target="_blank">Changing China\'s perception of HIV/AIDS</a></strong><br />');
document.write('[03/08/07] The UN and the Chinese government engage media to reduce AIDS stigma in China.<a href="http://www.undp.org.cn/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&catid=14&topic=7&sid=4161&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0" target="_blank"> more...</a><br /><BR CLEAR="left"/>');

document.write('<strong><a href="http://www.undp.org.cn/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&catid=14&topic=7&sid=430&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0" target="_blank">UN, NBA and partners begin AIDS anti-stigma campaign</a></strong><br />');
document.write('[18/04/07] UNDP and the Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center are partnering with the National Basketball Association on a HIV/AIDS anti-stigma campaign featuring NBA All-Star Yao Ming and Chinese film star Pu Cunxin.<a href="http://www.undp.org.cn/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&catid=14&topic=7&sid=430&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0" target="_blank"> more...</a><br /><BR CLEAR="left"/>');

document.write('<strong><a href="http://www.undp.org.zm/?file=show_doc.html&id=3080&setLang=uk" target="_blank">Zambia releases Human Development Report</a></strong><br />');
document.write('[16/02/07] The national HIV and AIDS response should take the household as its starting point, recommends the 2007 Zambia Human Development Report. <a href="http://www.undp.org.zm/?file=show_doc.html&id=3080&setLang=uk" target="_blank"> more...</a><br /><BR CLEAR="left"/>');

document.write('<strong><a href="http://content.undp.org/go/cms-service/download/asset/?asset_id=1704398" target="_blank">Zambia Human Development Report 2007 on HIV and AIDS</a></strong><br />');
document.write('<img src="http://content.undp.org/go/cms-service/stream/image/?image_id=1704401" align="left"/>[01/01/07] Zambia Human Development Report 2007 focuses on the sixth Millennium Development Goal (MDG), which is combating HIV and AIDS, malaria and other diseases. It particularly emphasises enhancing household capacity to respond to HIV and AIDS.<a href="http://content.undp.org/go/cms-service/download/asset/?asset_id=1704398" target="_blank"> more...</a><br /><BR CLEAR="left"/>');

document.write('<strong><a href="http://content.undp.org/go/newsroom/2006/november/red-ribbon-award-20061130.en" target="_blank">A reward for grassroots activists on World AIDS Day</a></strong><br />');
document.write('[30/11/06] Community groups that are on the front lines of the global AIDS fight are to be honored by the Red Ribbon Award. <a href="http://content.undp.org/go/newsroom/2006/november/red-ribbon-award-20061130.en" target="_blank"> more...</a><br /><BR CLEAR="left"/>');

document.write('<strong><a href="http://content.undp.org/go/newsroom/2006/october/trinidad-property-rights-20061026.en" target="_blank">Fostering appropriate national responses to Intellectual property and access to medicine</a></strong><br />');
document.write('[26/10/06] A regional initiative has taken place, aiming to sensitize the regional ministries of health on the issue of intellectual property and its effects on access to affordable HIV-AIDS medicines.<a href="http://content.undp.org/go/newsroom/2006/october/trinidad-property-rights-20061026.en" target="_blank"> more...</a><br /><BR CLEAR="left"/>');

document.write('<strong><a href="http://content.undp.org/go/newsroom/2006/august/red-ribbon-20060817.en" target="_blank">HIV/AIDS \'Red Ribbon\' Awards handed out in Toronto</a></strong><br />');
document.write('[17/08/06] Five local communities from around the world were honoured here tonight with the newly created Red Ribbon Awards  for their outstanding contributions to the frontline response to HIV and AIDS.<a href="http://content.undp.org/go/newsroom/2006/august/red-ribbon-20060817.en" target="_blank"> more...</a><br /><BR CLEAR="left"/>');

document.write('<strong><a href="http://content.undp.org/go/newsroom/2006/august/ukraine-redribbon-20060817.en" target="_blank">Ukraine group wins HIV/AIDS Award in Toronto</a></strong><br />');
document.write('[17/08/06] The All-Ukrainian Network of People Living with HIV was among the winners of the newly created Red Ribbon Award for its outstanding contribution to the frontline response to HIV and AIDS. <a href="http://content.undp.org/go/newsroom/2006/august/ukraine-redribbon-20060817.en" target="_blank"> more...</a><br /><BR CLEAR="left"/>');

document.write('<strong><a href="http://www.redribbonaward.org/content.php?lg=en" target="_blank">XVI International AIDS Conference Toronto, Canada</a></strong><br />');
document.write('[13/08/06] <a href="http://www.redribbonaward.org/content.php?lg=en" target="_blank"> more...</a><br /><BR CLEAR="left"/>');

document.write('<strong><a href="http://content.undp.org/go/newsroom/2006/august/richard-gere-red-ribbon-20060813.en" target="_blank">Richard Gere meets Red Ribbon Award finalists</a></strong><br />');
document.write('[13/08/06] Actor and HIV activist Richard Gere made an appearance at the space hosted by the 25 Red Ribbon Award finalists at the AIDS 2006 conference in Toronto.<a href="http://content.undp.org/go/newsroom/2006/august/richard-gere-red-ribbon-20060813.en" target="_blank"> more...</a><br /><BR CLEAR="left"/>');

document.write('<strong><a href="http://content.undp.org/go/newsroom/2006/july/saci-services-20060707.en" target="_blank">Enhanced public service delivery in Southern Africa</a></strong><br />');
document.write('[07/07/06] UNDP\'s South Africa Capacity Initiative (SACI) is helping the sub-region to provide fast and efficient public services.<a href="http://content.undp.org/go/newsroom/2006/july/saci-services-20060707.en" target="_blank"> more...</a><br /><BR CLEAR="left"/>');

document.write('<strong><a href="http://content.undp.org/go/newsroom/2006/june/un-declaration-aids-20060605.en" target="_blank">UN declaration on HIV/AIDS will tackle the stigma that fuels the virus, says UNDP</a></strong><br />');
document.write('[05/06/06] The UN declaration adopted in New York last week is a \'political blueprint\' that will strengthen the battle against HIV/AIDS, according to UNDP Associate Administrator Ad Melkert.<a href="http://content.undp.org/go/newsroom/2006/june/un-declaration-aids-20060605.en" target="_blank"> more...</a><br /><BR CLEAR="left"/>');

document.write('<strong><a href="http://content.undp.org/go/newsroom/global-fund/benin.en" target="_blank">Benin: Support and local capacity building</a></strong><br />');
document.write('[06/04/06] Partnership with the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria <a href="http://content.undp.org/go/newsroom/global-fund/benin.en" target="_blank"> more...</a><br /><BR CLEAR="left"/>');

document.write('<strong><a href="http://content.undp.org/go/newsroom/global-fund/togo.en" target="_blank">Togo: Strengthening the National Response to HIV/AIDS</a></strong><br />');
document.write('[06/04/06] Partnership with the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria<a href="http://content.undp.org/go/newsroom/global-fund/togo.en" target="_blank"> more...</a><br /><BR CLEAR="left"/>');

document.write('<strong><a href="http://content.undp.org/go/cms-service/download/asset/?asset_id=1703642" target="_blank">The TRIPS Agreement and Access to ARVs</a></strong><br />');
document.write('<img src="http://content.undp.org/go/cms-service/stream/image/?image_id=1703645" align="left"/>[01/01/06] This paper highlights two possible areas of intervention for developing countries: a reassessment of policy space created within the TRIPS Agreement created negotiations at the WTO in 2005 and exploring options outside TRIPS to increase access to treatment.<a href="http://content.undp.org/go/cms-service/download/asset/?asset_id=1703642" target="_blank"> more...</a><br /><BR CLEAR="left"/>');

document.write('<strong><a href="http://content.undp.org/go/cms-service/download/asset/?asset_id=1704045" target="_blank">Free Trade Agreements & Intellectual Property Rights: Thailand</a></strong><br />');
document.write('<img src="http://content.undp.org/go/cms-service/stream/image/?image_id=1704048" align="left"/>[01/01/06] This publication is a report of workshop on "Thailand National Technical Consultation on Free Trade Agreements and Intellectual Property Rights: Implications for Access to Medicines" held in Bangkok, Thailand.<a href="http://content.undp.org/go/cms-service/download/asset/?asset_id=1704045" target="_blank"> more...</a><br /><BR CLEAR="left"/>');

document.write('<strong><a href="http://content.undp.org/go/cms-service/download/asset/?asset_id=1706409" target="_blank">Lesotho Human Development Report 2006</a></strong><br />');
document.write('<img src="http://content.undp.org/go/cms-service/stream/image/?image_id=1706340" align="left"/>[01/01/06] The report presents a robust analysis of how HIV, poverty and food insecurity are mutually reinforcing one another in Lesotho, and threatening to thwart its progress towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).<a href="http://content.undp.org/go/cms-service/download/asset/?asset_id=1706409" target="_blank"> more...</a><br /><BR CLEAR="left"/>');

document.write('<strong><a href="http://harpas.org/reports/rr_2005-06.pdf" target="_blank">UNDP Regional Report: Arab States 2006</a></strong><br />');
document.write('<img src="http://content.undp.org/go/cms-service/stream/image/?image_id=1718345" align="left"/>[01/01/06] The report aims to capture the achievements of the regional programme and our COs while looking to the future to see how we can create a response that meets all of the MDGs, including MDG 6; to reverse and halt the spread of HIV/AIDS by 2015<a href="http://harpas.org/reports/rr_2005-06.pdf" target="_blank"> more...</a><br /><BR CLEAR="left"/>');

document.write('<strong><a href="http://content.undp.org/go/cms-service/download/asset/?asset_id=1703870" target="_blank">Gender Impact of HIV and AIDS in India</a></strong><br />');
document.write('<img src="http://content.undp.org/go/cms-service/stream/image/?image_id=1703873" align="left"/>[01/01/06] The study on the Socio-Economic Impact of HIV and AIDS was conducted in the six high prevalence states of India. The study was aimed to assess the impact of HIV and AIDS on households and make projections at the macro and sectoral level. <a href="http://content.undp.org/go/cms-service/download/asset/?asset_id=1703870" target="_blank"> more...</a><br /><BR CLEAR="left"/>');

document.write('<strong><a href="http://content.undp.org/go/cms-service/download/asset/?asset_id=1703483" target="_blank">HIV/AIDS in the Legislation of the Republic of Croatia</a></strong><br />');
document.write('<img src="http://content.undp.org/go/cms-service/stream/image/?image_id=1703486" align="left"/>[01/01/06] The publication is an analysis of HIV/AIDS in the legislation of Croatia. The document lists down proposals and recommendations for modification to current legislation and the strengthening of human rights for people living with HIV and AIDS. <a href="http://content.undp.org/go/cms-service/download/asset/?asset_id=1703483" target="_blank"> more...</a><br /><BR CLEAR="left"/>');

document.write('<strong><a href="http://content.undp.org/go/newsroom/2005/december/china-hdr161205.en" target="_blank">Report says China on the watch for fighting social inequality</a></strong><br />');
document.write('[16/12/05] China\'s wealth gap between urban and rural communities is among the highest in the world, but the government is coming to grips with the widening disparities that threaten the country’s stability.<a href="http://content.undp.org/go/newsroom/2005/december/china-hdr161205.en" target="_blank"> more...</a><br /><BR CLEAR="left"/>');

document.write('<strong><a href="http://content.undp.org/go/newsroom/central-asia-hdr-071205.en" target="_blank">Central Asia Needs Regional Integration in Order to Increase Revenue, New UNDP Report Says</a></strong><br />');
document.write('[07/12/05] The five Central Asian republics could as much as double their incomes over the next 10 years by strengthening regional economic cooperation.<a href="http://content.undp.org/go/newsroom/central-asia-hdr-071205.en" target="_blank"> more...</a><br /><BR CLEAR="left"/>');

document.write('<strong><a href="http://content.undp.org/go/newsroom/red-ribbon011205-es.en" target="_blank">New Global Community AIDS Award Launched</a></strong><br />');
document.write('[01/12/05] A new international award celebrating community action on AIDS was launched today on World AIDS Day to honour grassroots leadership in fighting the AIDS epidemic.<a href="http://content.undp.org/go/newsroom/red-ribbon011205-es.en" target="_blank"> more...</a><br /><BR CLEAR="left"/>');

document.write('<strong><a href="http://www.undp.org.my/index.php?act=sec&sec_id=14" target="_blank">Malaysian HIV/AIDS poster contest winners selected</a></strong><br />');
document.write('[01/11/05] Malaysian students were invited by the UN to express their views through art and design on themes related to drugs and HIV/AIDS. Eight winners were chosen.<a href="http://www.undp.org.my/index.php?act=sec&sec_id=14" target="_blank"> more...</a><br /><BR CLEAR="left"/>');

document.write('<strong><a href="http://content.undp.org/go/cms-service/download/asset/?asset_id=1704226" target="_blank">Malawi Human Development Report 2005</a></strong><br />');
document.write('<img src="http://content.undp.org/go/cms-service/stream/image/?image_id=1704229" align="left"/>[01/11/05] The report analyzes impact of AIDS on human development in Malawi by looking at standard of living and well-being and economic productivity. The report is intended to contribute towards Malawi\'s growth and development strategy.   <a href="http://content.undp.org/go/cms-service/download/asset/?asset_id=1704226" target="_blank"> more...</a><br /><BR CLEAR="left"/>');

document.write('<strong><a href="http://content.undp.org/go/newsroom/2005/august/dervis-20050815.en" target="_blank">Turkey\'s former Economics Minister takes helm of largest UN agency</a></strong><br />');
document.write('[15/08/05] Kemal Dervis, a former Turkish Minister of Economic Affairs, Member of the European Convention and senior World Bank executive, took office as Administrator of the UNDP.<a href="http://content.undp.org/go/newsroom/2005/august/dervis-20050815.en" target="_blank"> more...</a><br /><BR CLEAR="left"/>');

document.write('<strong><a href="http://content.undp.org/go/cms-service/download/asset/?asset_id=1703456" target="_blank">Regional Report on HIV/AIDS 2005 - Meeting the Challenge</a></strong><br />');
document.write('<img src="http://content.undp.org/go/cms-service/stream/image/?image_id=1703459" align="left"/>[01/01/05] This report seeks to communicate some of the impressive achievements accomplished through the collective efforts of UNDP, governments, UN partners, the private sector and committed individuals and civil societies in Eastern Europe and the CIS.<a href="http://content.undp.org/go/cms-service/download/asset/?asset_id=1703456" target="_blank"> more...</a><br /><BR CLEAR="left"/>');

document.write('<strong><a href="http://content.undp.org/go/cms-service/download/asset/?asset_id=1703913" target="_blank">HIV/AIDS: The Gender Dimension Fact Sheet</a></strong><br />');
document.write('<img src="http://content.undp.org/go/cms-service/stream/image/?image_id=1703916" align="left"/>[01/01/05] The fact sheet discusses the reasons for growing feminization of the AIDS epidemic and how to address it.  It illustrates an example from Ethiopia which adopted Community Conversations methodology to openly discuss taboos and solutions to coping with AIDS. <a href="http://content.undp.org/go/cms-service/download/asset/?asset_id=1703913" target="_blank"> more...</a><br /><BR CLEAR="left"/>');

document.write('<strong><a href="http://content.undp.org/go/cms-service/download/asset/?asset_id=1706601" target="_blank">Remuneration Guidelines for Non-Voluntary Use of a Patent</a></strong><br />');
document.write('<img src="http://content.undp.org/go/cms-service/stream/image/?image_id=1706604" align="left"/>[01/01/05] This is a joint study conducted by WHO and UNDP.  It recommends different reasonable and appropriate methods of setting remuneration and system of royalty guidelines.  <a href="http://content.undp.org/go/cms-service/download/asset/?asset_id=1706601" target="_blank"> more...</a><br /><BR CLEAR="left"/>');

document.write('<strong><a href="http://content.undp.org/go/cms-service/download/asset/?asset_id=1706640" target="_blank">Leadership Development Programme Strategy Note</a></strong><br />');
document.write('<img src="http://content.undp.org/go/cms-service/stream/image/?image_id=1706643" align="left"/>[01/01/05] The document outlines the rationale and strategy behind the UNDP\'s Leadership Development Programme (LDP). The LDP was an integral part of the UNDP’s Leadership for Results programme, is based on a unique methodology that helps build partnerships, overcome institutional inertia, generate innovations, and produce breakthrough results essential for halting the epidemic.<a href="http://content.undp.org/go/cms-service/download/asset/?asset_id=1706640" target="_blank"> more...</a><br /><BR CLEAR="left"/>');

document.write('<strong><a href="http://content.undp.org/go/cms-service/download/asset/?asset_id=1706393" target="_blank">Women, HIV/AIDS, Property and Inheritance Rights: The Case of Ethiopia</a></strong><br />');
document.write('<img src="http://content.undp.org/go/cms-service/stream/image/?image_id=1665824" align="left"/>[01/01/05] The research explores what are the key economic, social and political factors that discriminate against orpromote women\'s property and inheritance rights and What sort of gender specific insecurities have emerged from the rapidly spreading HIV/AIDS epidemic in Ethiopia.   <a href="http://content.undp.org/go/cms-service/download/asset/?asset_id=1706393" target="_blank"> more...</a><br /><BR CLEAR="left"/>');

document.write('<strong><a href="http://content.undp.org/go/cms-service/download/asset/?asset_id=1706416" target="_blank">HIV/AIDS in the News: Journalists as Catalysts: Toolkit for Trainers</a></strong><br />');
document.write('<img src="http://content.undp.org/go/cms-service/stream/image/?image_id=1706326" align="left"/>[01/01/05] This toolkit is a collection of participatory exercises for use in sensitization of media persons involved in HIV/AIDS coverage. It can also be integrated with the existing curriculum of schools of journalism and mass communication.<a href="http://content.undp.org/go/cms-service/download/asset/?asset_id=1706416" target="_blank"> more...</a><br /><BR CLEAR="left"/>');

document.write('<strong><a href="http://content.undp.org/go/newsroom/choices-the-sports-challenge-a-winning-formula-for-development-2004-12.en" target="_blank">The Sports Challenge: A Winning Formula for Development</a></strong><br />');
document.write('[01/12/04] Recognizing the power of sports, the United Nations General Assembly has proclaimed 2005 as the International Year of Sport and Physical Education and governments and businesses from around the world are looking at ways to use sports to help advance peace processes and spur development initiatives. <a href="http://content.undp.org/go/newsroom/choices-the-sports-challenge-a-winning-formula-for-development-2004-12.en" target="_blank"> more...</a><br /><BR CLEAR="left"/>');

document.write('<strong><a href="http://content.undp.org/go/cms-service/download/asset/?asset_id=1704133" target="_blank">From Involvement to Empowerment – People Living with HIV-AIDS in Asia Pacific</a></strong><br />');
document.write('<img src="http://content.undp.org/go/cms-service/stream/image/?image_id=1704136" align="left"/>[01/11/04] This report documents the efforts by UNDP to support the empowerment of People Living with HIV/AIDS and their groups in the Asia Pacific from 2001 to 2004 and the lessons learnt in the process. <a href="http://content.undp.org/go/cms-service/download/asset/?asset_id=1704133" target="_blank"> more...</a><br /><BR CLEAR="left"/>');

document.write('<strong><a href="http://content.undp.org/go/newsroom/choices-urban-youth-inspired-to-fight-hiv-aids-in-tanzania-2004-09.en" target="_blank">Urban Youth Inspired to Fight HIV/AIDS in Tanzania</a></strong><br />');
document.write('[01/09/04] ISHI (meaning “live” in Swahili), launched in 2001 is probably Tanzania’s most successful HIV/AIDS campaign aimed at youth. It began as a one-day event for World AIDS Day when the Tanzania Commission for HIV/AIDS, with support from the Johns Hopkins University and in collaboration with USAID, decided to organize a series of sports-centred awareness activities on HIV/AIDS for the youth.<a href="http://content.undp.org/go/newsroom/choices-urban-youth-inspired-to-fight-hiv-aids-in-tanzania-2004-09.en" target="_blank"> more...</a><br /><BR CLEAR="left"/>');

document.write('<strong><a href="http://content.undp.org/go/cms-service/download/asset/?asset_id=1706554" target="_blank">HIV & YOU: An HIV/AIDS Awareness Programme Among Migrant Industrial Workers</a></strong><br />');
document.write('<img src="http://content.undp.org/go/cms-service/stream/image/?image_id=1706557" align="left"/>[01/06/04] This document features "HIV & YOU," an innovative and easily replicable programme targeted at raising awareness of HIV among migrant workers and communities through the involvement of People Living with HIV/AIDS(PLWHA).<a href="http://content.undp.org/go/cms-service/download/asset/?asset_id=1706554" target="_blank"> more...</a><br /><BR CLEAR="left"/>');

document.write('<strong><a href="http://content.undp.org/go/cms-service/download/asset/?asset_id=1704190" target="_blank">We Care: What You and Your Family Should Know</a></strong><br />');
document.write('<img src="http://content.undp.org/go/cms-service/stream/image/?image_id=1704193" align="left"/>[01/01/04] The objective of the We Care initiative is to stimulate reflection and discussions on the HIV/AIDS epidemic and its underlying causes, thus generating appropriate action and enhancing the capacity of UN country teams to support staff members and dependants who are affected and/or living with HIV/AIDS.<a href="http://content.undp.org/go/cms-service/download/asset/?asset_id=1704190" target="_blank"> more...</a><br /><BR CLEAR="left"/>');

document.write('<strong><a href="http://content.undp.org/go/cms-service/download/asset/?asset_id=1703501" target="_blank">Migration and HIV in South Asia</a></strong><br />');
document.write('<img src="http://content.undp.org/go/cms-service/stream/image/?image_id=1703504" align="left"/>[01/01/04] The study elaborates the impact of migration and HIV/AIDS at individuals, families and communities levels in South Asian countries.  It puts forward recommendations to mitigate the challenges of migration and HIV/AIDS.<a href="http://content.undp.org/go/cms-service/download/asset/?asset_id=1703501" target="_blank"> more...</a><br /><BR CLEAR="left"/>');

document.write('<strong><a href="http://content.undp.org/go/cms-service/download/asset/?asset_id=1703966" target="_blank">Upscaling Community Conversations in Ethiopia</a></strong><br />');
document.write('<img src="http://content.undp.org/go/cms-service/stream/image/?image_id=1703969" align="left"/>[01/01/04] The document discusses the results of Community Conversations in terms of empowering communities at the grass roots level to engage in open discussions about HIV/AIDS and to take innovative steps to reverse the spread of the epidemic, including behavioural change. <a href="http://content.undp.org/go/cms-service/download/asset/?asset_id=1703966" target="_blank"> more...</a><br /><BR CLEAR="left"/>');

document.write('<strong><a href="http://content.undp.org/go/cms-service/download/asset/?asset_id=1703447" target="_blank">UNDP Regional Report on HIV/AIDS-Latin America & Caribbean</a></strong><br />');
document.write('<img src="http://content.undp.org/go/cms-service/stream/image/?image_id=1703450" align="left"/>[01/01/04] This report looks at what UNDP has accomplished over the last few years in addressing HIV/AIDS in the Latin American and Caribbean region , through global and regional programmes, and as a cosponsor of UNAIDS.<a href="http://content.undp.org/go/cms-service/download/asset/?asset_id=1703447" target="_blank"> more...</a><br /><BR CLEAR="left"/>');

document.write('<strong><a href="http://content.undp.org/go/cms-service/download/asset/?asset_id=1703519" target="_blank">UNDP Regional Report on HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa</a></strong><br />');
document.write('<img src="http://content.undp.org/go/cms-service/stream/image/?image_id=1703522" align="left"/>[01/01/04] This report seeks to communicate some of the impressive achievements accomplished through the collective efforts of UNDP, governments, UN partners, the private sector and committed individuals and civil societies in Sub-Saharan Africa. <a href="http://content.undp.org/go/cms-service/download/asset/?asset_id=1703519" target="_blank"> more...</a><br /><BR CLEAR="left"/>');

document.write('<strong><a href="http://content.undp.org/go/cms-service/download/asset/?asset_id=1704256" target="_blank">Nigeria Human Development Report 2004</a></strong><br />');
document.write('<img src="http://content.undp.org/go/cms-service/stream/image/?image_id=1704259" align="left"/>[01/01/04] The report takes a look at HIV and AIDS in Nigeria and its effect on the dimensions of human development including the capacity for people to lead long and healthy lives, to be knowledgeable and to have a decent standard of living.  <a href="http://content.undp.org/go/cms-service/download/asset/?asset_id=1704256" target="_blank"> more...</a><br /><BR CLEAR="left"/>');

document.write('<strong><a href="http://content.undp.org/go/cms-service/download/asset/?asset_id=1704154" target="_blank">Responses to Trafficking and HIV/AIDS in South Asia</a></strong><br />');
document.write('<img src="http://content.undp.org/go/cms-service/stream/image/?image_id=1704157" align="left"/>[01/12/03] This publication is compilation of innovative and path-breaking initiatives led by a few civil society partners in responding to the complex nexus of vulnerabilities of women and children in South Asia. <a href="http://content.undp.org/go/cms-service/download/asset/?asset_id=1704154" target="_blank"> more...</a><br /><BR CLEAR="left"/>');

document.write('<strong><a href="http://content.undp.org/go/cms-service/download/asset/?asset_id=1703831" target="_blank">South Asian Regional Human Development Report: HIV/AIDS and Development</a></strong><br />');
document.write('<img src="http://content.undp.org/go/cms-service/stream/image/?image_id=1703834" align="left"/>[01/01/03] This Report is the first attempt to examine the dynamics of HIV and human development through a common lens, and suggests possible arenas for action that may lie outside a strictly epidemiological approach. The analysis in the Report indicates that the two-way relationship between ill health and poverty holds particularly true in South Asia.<a href="http://content.undp.org/go/cms-service/download/asset/?asset_id=1703831" target="_blank"> more...</a><br /><BR CLEAR="left"/>');

document.write('<strong><a href="http://content.undp.org/go/cms-service/download/asset/?asset_id=1706563" target="_blank">Zimbabwe Human Development Report 2003</a></strong><br />');
document.write('<img src="http://content.undp.org/go/cms-service/stream/image/?image_id=1664984" align="left"/>[01/01/03] The report explores extensively the link between HIV and AIDS and development dynamics (both level and pattern of development). The Report concludes that “reducing socio-economic vulnerability in the population at large is paramount to effective combating of the HIV and AIDS epidemic”.<a href="http://content.undp.org/go/cms-service/download/asset/?asset_id=1706563" target="_blank"> more...</a><br /><BR CLEAR="left"/>');

document.write('<strong><a href="http://content.undp.org/go/cms-service/download/asset/?asset_id=1703510" target="_blank">Ukraine Human Development Report, 2003</a></strong><br />');
document.write('<img src="http://content.undp.org/go/cms-service/stream/image/?image_id=1703513" align="left"/>[01/01/03] The document highlights the extraordinary threat to Ukraine’s security posed by HIV/AIDS, as well as the opportunity to act now to head off a full-scale epidemic, while at the same time addressing related issues in gender, poverty, and governance.   <a href="http://content.undp.org/go/cms-service/download/asset/?asset_id=1703510" target="_blank"> more...</a><br /><BR CLEAR="left"/>');

document.write('<strong><a href="http://content.undp.org/go/newsroom/2001/december/ronaldo-hiv-aids-20011201.en" target="_blank">Ronaldo: HIV/AIDS Does Not Recognize Borders</a></strong><br />');
document.write('[01/12/01] Being poor is hard enough, but povertyadded to a deadly disease is nothing short of a disaster for families and whole, says the soccer star.<a href="http://content.undp.org/go/newsroom/2001/december/ronaldo-hiv-aids-20011201.en" target="_blank"> more...</a><br /><BR CLEAR="left"/>');

document.write('<strong><a href="http://content.undp.org/go/cms-service/download/asset/?asset_id=1706401" target="_blank">Cambodia Human Development Report 2001</a></strong><br />');
document.write('<img src="http://content.undp.org/go/cms-service/stream/image/?image_id=1706377" align="left"/>[01/01/01] The report documents the reciprocal relationship between the HIV/AIDS epidemic and human development in Cambodia. It highlights the main determinants contributing to the epidemic in Cambodia.<a href="http://content.undp.org/go/cms-service/download/asset/?asset_id=1706401" target="_blank"> more...</a><br /><BR CLEAR="left"/>');

document.write('<strong><a href="http://content.undp.org/go/cms-service/download/asset/?asset_id=1703528" target="_blank">Botswana National Human Development Report- Towards an AIDS-Free Generation</a></strong><br />');
document.write('<img src="http://content.undp.org/go/cms-service/stream/image/?image_id=1703531" align="left"/>[01/01/00] The report takes a broad sweep at the human development condition in Botswana and comprehensively analyzes its interface with HIV and AIDS. It sets forth key recommendations for action which address entry points of the epidemic in the society and the primary drivers and multipliers that accelerate its spread.<a href="http://content.undp.org/go/cms-service/download/asset/?asset_id=1703528" target="_blank"> more...</a><br /><BR CLEAR="left"/>');

document.write('<strong><a href="http://content.undp.org/go/cms-service/download/asset/?asset_id=1703492" target="_blank">Men and the HIV Epidemic</a></strong><br />');
document.write('<img src="http://content.undp.org/go/cms-service/stream/image/?image_id=1703495" align="left"/>[01/01/99] This paper examines what it is about gender relations and dynamics, and dominant versions of masculinity in particular, that enhances risk and hinders men from protecting themselves and their partners from HIV infection. <a href="http://content.undp.org/go/cms-service/download/asset/?asset_id=1703492" target="_blank"> more...</a><br /><BR CLEAR="left"/>');