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UNAIDS Office on AIDS, Security and Humanitarian Response (SHR) Copenhagen

UNAIDS Office on AIDS, Security and Humanitarian Response (SHR) Copenhagen. AIDS as a Global Security Issue. UNAIDS Office on AIDS, Security and Humanitarian Response (SHR) , April 2003. UNAIDS INITIATIVE ON HIV/AIDS AND SECURITY. Concern:

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UNAIDS Office on AIDS, Security and Humanitarian Response (SHR) Copenhagen

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  1. UNAIDS Office on AIDS, Security and Humanitarian Response (SHR) Copenhagen AIDS as a Global Security Issue UNAIDS Office on AIDS, Security and Humanitarian Response (SHR), April 2003

  2. UNAIDS INITIATIVE ON HIV/AIDS AND SECURITY Concern: • In 2000 the Security Council adopted resolutions 1308 and 1325 expressing concern over the potentially damaging impact of HIV/AIDS on the health of international and national peacekeeping, military and police personnel, for the first time identifying a health issue as a matter of security. • The UN Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS adopted by Member States in the General Assembly Special Session (June 2001), includes national uniformed services as a key area to be addressed in the global action against the spread of the HIV/AIDS epidemic.

  3. NATIONAL SECURITY INTERNATIONAL SECURITY UNIFORMED SERVICES PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS UNAIDS INITIATIVE ON HIV/AIDS AND SECURITY HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE HUMANITARIAN WORKERS VULNERABLE POPULATIONS IN CRISIS SETTINGS

  4. UNAIDS INITIATIVE ON HIV/AIDS AND SECURITY NATIONAL SECURITY UNIFORMED SERVICES (Defense and Civil Defense Forces) DEMOBILISED OUT-POSTED YOUNG RECRUITS FUTURE PEACEKEEPERS

  5. UNAIDS STRATEGIC ACTION PACKAGE FOR UNIFORMED SERVICES • UNAIDS Global guidance tools • Generic guidelines • Programming guide • Peer awareness training guide • Country Specific focus • 45 countries identified in phase one • 20 countries currently underway • Best practice guides UNAIDS Office on AIDS, Security and Humanitarian Response (SHR), April 2003

  6. UNAIDS INITIATIVE ON HIV/AIDS AND SECURITY Recommendations: • Need for strong leadership and commitment • Need to mobilise all sectors • Need for key partnerships • Need to invest in awareness and prevention • Finally, we need to invest in youths UNAIDS Office on AIDS, Security and Humanitarian Response (SHR), April 2003

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