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International Security

UNAIDS INITIATIVE ON HIV/AIDS AND SECURITY.

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International Security

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  1. UNAIDS INITIATIVE ON HIV/AIDS AND SECURITY In follow up to the Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS adopted during the UN General Assembly Special Session on HIV/AIDS (27 June 2001) and the UN Security Council Resolution 1308 (17 June 2000), the UNAIDS Secretariat has established a global Initiative on HIV/AIDS and Security with the aim of strengthening partnerships with relevant Cosponsors and partners in response to HIV/AIDS as a security issue, particularly in countries affected by conflict. UNAIDS Initiative on HIV/AIDS and Security International Security National Security Humanitarian Response UNAIDS Office on AIDS, Security and Humanitarian Response, April 2003

  2. Sub-regional Level (UNAIDS Inter-Country Teams) Eastern Europe Central Asia West Africa Central Africa Southern Africa Eastern Africa Latin America The Caribbean South Asia South East Asia Country Level (First Phase) (UN Theme Groups; UNAIDS CPAs) Sierra Leone Liberia Guinea Mali Ivory Coast Nigeria Burundi DRC Congo Namibia Botswana Zambia Mozambique Angola Malawi Kenya Uganda Ethiopia Ukraine Belarus Moldova Russia India Pakistan Bangladesh Brazil Chile Guatemala Greater Mekong sub-region: China Viet Nam Laos Cambodia Thailand Myanmar Kazakhastan Kyrgyzstan Tajikistan Turkmenistan Uzbekistan Philippines

  3. ADVOCACY & POLITICAL MOBILIZATION UNAIDS Office on AIDS, Security and Humanitarian response UNAIDS Regional / National Inter Country Teams; Country Programme Advisors UN Theme Groups on HIV/AIDS: Relevant Cosponsors; Implementing partners National Government National HIV/AIDS Strategic Plan; Relevant Ministries (i.e. Ministry of Defense)

  4. UNAIDS Initiative on HIV/AIDS and Security International Security “By 2003, ensure inclusion of HIV/AIDS awareness and training, including a gender component, into guidelines designed for use by defence personnel and other personnel involved in international peacekeeping operations while also continuing with ongoing education and prevention efforts, including pre-deployment orientation, for these personnel.” Strategy Outcome Regional Coverage Country Level (First Phase) (UN Theme Groups; UNAIDS CPAs) Integrate and mainstream HIV/AIDS at all levels of peacekeeping operations; Provide policy and technical support to DPKO and HIV/AIDS focal points in peacekeeping operations Integrated HIV/AIDS policy and technical response within and at all levels of peacekeeping operations. All peacekeeping operations, notably: UNAMSIL (Sierra Leone) UNMEE (Eritrea/Ethiopia) MONUC (DRC) UNMIK (Kosovo) UNMIBH (BiH) UNTAET (East Timor)

  5. UNAIDS Initiative on HIV/AIDS and Security National Security “By 2003, have in place national strategies to address spread of HIV among national uniformed services, where required, including armed forces and civil defence force, and consider ways of using personnel from these services who are educated and trained in HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention to assist with HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention activities including participation in emergency, humanitarian, disaster relief and rehabilitation.” Strategy Outcome Regional Coverage Country Level (First Phase) (UN Theme Groups; UNAIDS CPAs) Identify technical resource network in selected countries; Facilitate development of HIV/AIDS awareness and support interventions among uniformed services, with emphasis on young recruits. HIV/AIDS awareness and support strategy established among uniformed services in selected countries, with emphasis on young recruits. West and Central Africa Southern & Eastern Africa Eastern Europe Central Asia South East Asia South Asia Latin America & The Caribbean

  6. UNAIDS Initiative on HIV/AIDS and Security Humanitarian Response “By 2003, develop and begin to implement national strategies that incorporate HIV/AIDS awareness, prevention, care and treatment elements into programmes or actions that respond to emergency situations, recognizing that populations destabilized by armed conflict, humanitarian emergencies and natural disasters, including refugees, internally displaced persons and in particular, women and children, are at increased risk of exposure to HIV infection; and, where appropriate, factor HIV/AIDS components into international assistance programmes.” Strategy Outcome Regional Coverage Country Level (First Phase) (UN Theme Groups; UNAIDS CPAs) Strengthen and coordinate comprehensive responses to HIV/AIDS among vulnerable populations affected by Conflict including women, children and refugees; Coordinate and facilitate responses (i.e. HIV/AIDS gender advisors in conflict affected areas). Expand HIV/AIDS interventions for vulnerable populations affected by conflict including women, children, refugees and sex workers. Countries and regions affected by conflict and humanitarian emergencies.

  7. Eastern Europe Central Asia UNMIBH (BiH) UNMIK (Kosovo) South Asia Western and Central Africa South East Asia UNMEE (Ethiopia, Eritrea) UNAMSIL (Sierra Leone) UNAIDS Initiative on HIV/AIDS and Security REGIONAL COVERAGE Latin America & The Caribbean MONUC (Democratic Republic of Congo) UNTAET (East Timor) Southern and Eastern Africa

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