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30 October 2009 The Third Eastern Europe and Central Asia AIDS Conference 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. Go to Press Release 02 October 2009 Eastern Europe and Central Asia: Economic Crisis Hits People Living with 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. 21 September 2009 UNAIDS, Millennium Villages join forces on children and HIV in Africa UNAIDS and the Millennium Villages Project have signed an agreement to strengthen efforts to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Africa. 02 September 2009 UNDP, UNFPA, Germany promote sexual and reproductive health 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. 12 August 2009 Sex-trafficked girls have a higher risk to contract STIs and HIV 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. Go to Press Release 12 August 2009 The economic crisis's impact on migrants and AIDS 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. Go to Press Release 11 August 2009 90 % of MSM in Asia Pacific have no access to HIV prevention and care 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. Go to Press Release 10 August 2009 Removal of punitive laws essential for effective AIDS responses 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. Go to Press Release 06 August 2009 Court of Women hears testimonies from trafficked, sexually exploited 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 to address the vulnerabilities of women to trafficking and HIV. Go to Press Release 04 August 2009 South East Asia's first "Women’s Court" on trafficking and HIV 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. 07 July 2009 US First Lady Michelle Obama visits UNDP projects in Moscow Michelle Obama visited the St. Dimitry Sisterhood Medical Nurses College in Moscow which conducts a special care programme for HIV-positive people. 02 July 2009 Delhi court decriminalizes consensual adult, private sexual conduct 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. 13 June 2009 HIV/AIDS a focus of UNDP Administrator's visit to the DRC 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. Go to Press Release 03 June 2009 Helen Clark meets with UNAIDS Executive Director UNDP Administrator Helen Clark met with UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibe at UNDP headquarters in New York. Page: 1 2 3 4 5 Next > |
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