document.write('A new Web resource on HIV, the law and human rights
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[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. more...
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document.write('Mexico City Ministerial Declaration: "Educating to Prevent"
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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. more...
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document.write('Sex, Rights, and the Law in a World with AIDS
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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. more...
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document.write('UNAIDS Action Framework: Universal Access for MSM and Transgender People
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[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. more...
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document.write('Health Sector Response to HIV/AIDS among Men who have Sex with Men
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[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. more...
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document.write('Women and HIV in Asia and Pacific: A Development Practitioner\'s Guide
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[10/12/08] On the occasion of the World AIDS Day and the 16 days of activism against gender violence, UNAIDS and UN agencies have launched a publication entitled “Women and HIV in Asia and the Pacific: A Development Practitioner’s Guide”. The publication is a result of long and extensive process of collaboration and consultation among UN agencies more...
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document.write('HIV Vulnerabilities Faced by Women Migrants: from Asia to the Arab States
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[01/12/08] The study aims at contributing to more responsive policies and programmes that will ensure the safe movement of Asian migrant women as well as facilitating access to HIV prevention, care, and support services throughout the full cycle of migration. more...
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document.write('Examination of Pharmaceutical Patents: Developing a Public Health Perspective
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[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. more...
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document.write('WHO report on Prevention and treatment of HIV among MSM and transgender groups
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[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. more...
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document.write('UNDP and UNAIDS Policy brief on Criminalization of HIV Transmission
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[01/08/08] UNDP and UNAIDS have developed a policy brief on criminalization of HIV Transmission. The policy brief urges governments to limit criminalization of HIV to cases of intentional transmission. It advocates for non application of criminal law to cases where there is no significant risk of transmission. It further explains cases where criminal law should not be applied. more...
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document.write('Essential Actions on Gender and AIDS
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[30/04/08] This pamphlet outlines a series of steps and processes for country-level stakeholders to accelerate and expand action on gender equality in order to strengthen national responses to AIDS. The Essential Actions pamphlet is drawn from the document Gender Guidance for National AIDS Responses, presented to the UNAIDS Programme Coordinating Board in April 2008. more...
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document.write('Gender guidance for national AIDS responses
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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. more...
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document.write('Supporting Community Reponses to HIV among Men who have Sex with Men
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[28/01/08] The aim of this report is to document common experiences and information about funding, technical support, interventions, and relationships of United Nations Working Group on men who have sex with men (UNWG/MSM) with CBOs working on MSM issues. more...
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document.write('Human Rights & HIV: Advocacy Tools
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[18/01/08] This series of human rights advocacy tools is intended to promote and support implementation of human rights-based approaches in responding to AIDS in Eastern and Southern Africa. The tools were designed for use by government officials, parliamentarians, members of the judiciary, lawyers, civil society organizations, people living with HIV and other stakeholders. The advocacy tools include an instruction booklet, a checklist, a powerpoint presentation, flipchart, guide, and compendium. In addition, the tools website offers a library of reference documents including HIV-related treaties, declarations, legislation, policies and case law from Eastern and Southern Africa and other regions. more...
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document.write('Handbook for HIV and AIDS Mainstreaming
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[08/01/08] The Mainstreaming handbook builds on the key frameworks and training materials developed by the UNDP Regional Program based in South Africa, and through intensive field testing and trainings in Ethiopia. more...
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document.write('Guide to an effective human rights response to the HIV epidemic
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[31/12/07] This guide is part of series of human rights advocacy tools. It is intended to support implementation of human rights-based approaches in AIDS response in Eastern and Southern Africa. It is designed for use by government officials, parliamentarians, judiciary members, lawyers, CSOs, people living with HIV, and other stakeholders. more...
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document.write('Towards the Protection of the Universal Human Rights of People Living with HIV
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[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. more...
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document.write('Women’s Property Rights as an AIDS Response: Emerging Efforts in South Asia
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[01/08/07] The International Center for Research on Women (ICRW) conducted research in South Asia on emerging efforts to promote women\'s inheritance and property rights in response to AIDS. This special edition, with input from UNDP, includes a supplementary discussion on the current state of HIV in the region and the potential pathways to securing property rights for women to mitigate the impact of AIDS. more...
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document.write('HIV-Related Stigma and Discrimination in Asia
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[01/07/07] Many notable successes in both prevention and treatment of HIV, however stigma and discrimination remains an intractable problem associated with AIDS epidemic. Review addresses the intersection between stigma, discrimination and human development focusing on manner in which people living with HIV & families are affected by stigma, discrimination from the individual to structural & societal levels. more...
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document.write('Migration Gone Wrong: Linkages Between Trafficking and HIV (India)
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[01/01/07] This report is the result of a six-month study on the links between HIV and trafficking. It provides information for a more effective policy debate, both from the view point of stopping trafficking and also in assuring the human rights of the trafficked people, and to stimulate further research into the issue. more...
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document.write('HIV Treatment Access, Delivery and Uncertainty: Study in Serbia and Montenegro
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[01/01/07] The research focused on the realities of delivering HIV treatment in a resource-stretched healthcare setting, and the impact of this on people living with HIV. Also examined the treatment system from perspectives of key service providers. It focused too on other aspects identified by people living with HIV as important: non-HIV related health care; stigma & discrimination; community participation more...
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document.write('Human rights obligations to address HIV and AIDS in Eastern and Southern Africa
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[01/01/07] Checklist - part of a series of human rights advocacy tools inclusive of instruction booklet, PowerPoint, flipchart, guide and compendium. Intended to promote, support implementation of human rights-based approaches in AIDS response to Eastern, Southern Africa. Designed for use by gov’t officials, parliamentarians, judiciary members, lawyers, CSOs, people living with HIV, other stakeholders. more...
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document.write('Implementation of Human Rights Norms in HIV Context
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[01/01/07] This is an instruction booklet which is part of series of human rights advocacy tools to support and promote implementation of human rights-based approaches in AIDS response to Eastern and Southern Africa. it is designed for use by government officials, parliamentarians, judiciary members, lawyers, CSOs, people living with HIV, and other stakeholders. more...
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document.write('Supporting HIV Responses in Africa through International Human Rights Framework
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[01/01/07] This flip chart is part of a series of tools developed by the UNDP to improve the implementation of human rights norms in the context of HIV in Eastern and Southern Africa. It is designed for use by government officials, parliamentarians, judiciary members, lawyers, CSOs, people living with HIV, other stakeholders. more...
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document.write('Compendium of key documents relating to human rights and HIV
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[01/01/07] This publication is compendium of key documents relating to human rights and HIV in Eastern and Southern Africa. This publication is part of a series of human rights advocacy tools intended to support implementation of human rights-based approaches in AIDS response to Eastern, Southern Africa. more...
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document.write('Supporting HIV Responses through International Human Rights Framework: PPT
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[01/01/07] PowerPoint presentation is part of a series of human rights advocacy tools. The presentation is intended to support implementation of human rights based approaches in AIDS response to Eastern and Southern Africa. It is designed for use by gov’t officials, parliamentarians, judiciary members, lawyers, CSOs, people living with HIV, other stakeholders. more...
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document.write('Know Your Universal Rights - The Human Rights Cards
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[01/01/07] Respect for human rights is critical to preventing the spread of HIV, and reducing AIDS-related stigma and discrimination. The Human Rights cards provide a short and concise overview of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and what it means within the context of AIDS. The cards are currently available in: English, French, Spanish and Russian. more...
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document.write('Human Trafficking and HIV: Exploring vulnerabilities and responses in South Asia
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[01/01/07] An independent regional research study commissioned by UNDP with support from the Government of Japan has revealed an alarming trend of trafficking of girls and women and HIV infection in South Asia. The study found that a large number of those at the risk of being trafficked in South Asia are young girls and women, who are also vulnerable to HIV infection. more...
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document.write('Taking Action against AIDS – Handbook for Parliamentarians
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[01/01/07] This Handbook serves as both a call to action for parliamentary leadership and a reference guide for legislators and legislative staff for information and guidance on specific issues pertaining to the AIDS response. more...
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document.write('Covering Treatment for HIV and AIDS in India: A Feasibility Study
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[01/01/06] This study provides an example of how a CSO can plan to finance HIV-related treatment for its clients. The outcome of the study was set of ideas and specific schemes on how this could be done. more...
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document.write('HIV/AIDS in the Legislation of the Republic of Croatia
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[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. more...
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document.write('The TRIPS Agreement and Access to ARVs
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[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. more...
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document.write('Gender Impact of HIV and AIDS in India
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[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. more...
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document.write('Free Trade Agreements & Intellectual Property Rights: Thailand
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[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. more...
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document.write('HIV-AIDS in News- Journalists as Catalysts
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[01/01/06] This study examines the media’s role in relation to stigma and discrimination faced by HIV affected people. The six-month survey shows that there is a big gap in what the media has been writing on HIV/AIDS and the expectations of HIV positive people on what they perceive should be the media’s role in reporting on the issue. This manual is an attempt to bridge this communication gap between parties more...
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document.write('Arts-Media: Transforming Response To HIV-AIDS-Strategy Note-Implementation Guide
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[01/01/05] This strategy note examines UNDP’s pioneering work in harnessing artists and media professionals to respond to the HIV/AIDS pandemic. The Arts and Media initiatives engage artists and media practitioners to personally experience a shift in their thinking, perceptions, commitment and action regarding HIV/AIDS. The initiative is a prominent part of the Leadership for Results programme. more...
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document.write('Women, HIV/AIDS, Property and Inheritance Rights: The Case of Ethiopia
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[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. more...
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document.write('Remuneration Guidelines for Non-Voluntary Use of a Patent
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[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. more...
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document.write('HIV/AIDS in the News: Journalists as Catalysts: Toolkit for Trainers
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[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. more...
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document.write('HIV/AIDS: The Gender Dimension Fact Sheet
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[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. more...
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document.write('From Involvement to Empowerment – People Living with HIV-AIDS in Asia Pacific
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[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. more...
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document.write('HIV & YOU: An HIV/AIDS Awareness Programme Among Migrant Industrial Workers
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[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). more...
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document.write('Law, Ethics and HIV-AIDS South Asia
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[01/01/04] A study of the legal and social environment of the epidemic in Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Sri Lanka more...
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document.write('We Care: What You and Your Family Should Know
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[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. more...
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document.write('Upscaling Community Conversations in Ethiopia
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[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. more...
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document.write('Migration and HIV in South Asia
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[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. more...
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document.write('Responses to Trafficking and HIV/AIDS in South Asia
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[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. more...
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document.write('Men and the HIV Epidemic
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[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. more...
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