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Millennium Development GoalsMillennium Development Goals

1.1. Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger.Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger.2.2. Achieve universal primary education.Achieve universal primary education.3.3. Promote gender equality and empower women.Promote gender equality and empower women.4.4. Reduce child mortality.Reduce child mortality.5.5. Improve maternal health.Improve maternal health.

6.6. Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases.other diseases.

7.7. Ensure environmental sustainability.Ensure environmental sustainability.8.8. Develop a global partnership for development.Develop a global partnership for development.

UNAIDSUNAIDSJoint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDSJoint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS

Mission: Mission: Lead, strengthen and support an expanded response to HIV and Lead, strengthen and support an expanded response to HIV and AIDSAIDS that includes preventing transmission of HIV, providing that includes preventing transmission of HIV, providing care and support to those already living with the virus, reducing care and support to those already living with the virus, reducing the vulnerability of individuals and communities to HIV and the vulnerability of individuals and communities to HIV and alleviating the impact of the epidemic. alleviating the impact of the epidemic.

Five major components make up the role of UNAIDS:Five major components make up the role of UNAIDS: Leadership and advocacy for effective action on the epidemic Leadership and advocacy for effective action on the epidemic Strategic information and technical support to guide efforts Strategic information and technical support to guide efforts

against AIDS worldwide against AIDS worldwide Tracking, monitoring and evaluation of the epidemic and of Tracking, monitoring and evaluation of the epidemic and of

responses to it responses to it Civil society engagement and the development of strategic Civil society engagement and the development of strategic

partnerships partnerships Mobilization of resources to support an effective responseMobilization of resources to support an effective response

UNAIDS: Background UNAIDS: Background "On current trends, AIDS will kill tens of millions of people over the next 20 "On current trends, AIDS will kill tens of millions of people over the next 20 years. But this need not happen. We know prevention works. We know that years. But this need not happen. We know prevention works. We know that HIV treatment and care work. The global AIDS response is poised to enter a HIV treatment and care work. The global AIDS response is poised to enter a

new era: where leadership and commitment are at long last matched with new era: where leadership and commitment are at long last matched with

the resources needed to get on with the job."the resources needed to get on with the job." Brings together the efforts and resources of ten Brings together the efforts and resources of ten

UN system organizations to the global AIDS UN system organizations to the global AIDS response.”response.”

Executive Director of UNAIDS and Under Executive Director of UNAIDS and Under Secretary-General of the United Nations: Dr. Secretary-General of the United Nations: Dr. Peter Piot Peter Piot

Established in 1994 by a resolution of the UN Established in 1994 by a resolution of the UN Economic and Social Council Economic and Social Council

Launched in 1996Launched in 1996 UNAIDS cosponsors: UNHCR, UNICEF, WFP, UNDP, UNAIDS cosponsors: UNHCR, UNICEF, WFP, UNDP,

UNFPA, UNODC, ILO, UNESCO, WHO and the UNFPA, UNODC, ILO, UNESCO, WHO and the World Bank. World Bank.

Based in Geneva, SwitzerlandBased in Geneva, Switzerland Special Representative: Jackie ChanSpecial Representative: Jackie Chan

Unified Budget and Workplan Unified Budget and Workplan (UBW)(UBW)

Two-year program budget and workplan Two-year program budget and workplan Presents the response to HIV/AIDS of the 10 UNAIDS Presents the response to HIV/AIDS of the 10 UNAIDS

cosponsors and the UNAIDS Secretariat (UNAIDS)cosponsors and the UNAIDS Secretariat (UNAIDS) Determines: who does what, where, with how much money Determines: who does what, where, with how much money

and where the resources come from. and where the resources come from. Performance Monitoring and Evaluation Framework: Performance Monitoring and Evaluation Framework:

progress can be measured, accountability ensured, and progress can be measured, accountability ensured, and

program adjustments can be made.program adjustments can be made.

Unified Budget and Workplan Unified Budget and Workplan 2006-20072006-2007

2006-2007 Unified Budget and Workplan considerations for action:2006-2007 Unified Budget and Workplan considerations for action:

-Supporting achievement of the UN -Supporting achievement of the UN Declaration of Commitment Declaration of Commitment on on HIV/AIDS and the Millennium Development GoalsHIV/AIDS and the Millennium Development Goals

-securing additional resources for the response to AIDS from -securing additional resources for the response to AIDS from international and domestic sourcesinternational and domestic sources

-providing timely and effective support to countries to scale up their -providing timely and effective support to countries to scale up their national responsenational response

-eliminating bottlenecks to effective action (“making the money -eliminating bottlenecks to effective action (“making the money work”) through better coordination among donors, meeting work”) through better coordination among donors, meeting demands for technical support and strengthening human demands for technical support and strengthening human resources capacity in countriesresources capacity in countries

-promoting country-level ownership, harmonization, and -promoting country-level ownership, harmonization, and accountability through implementation of the “Three Ones” accountability through implementation of the “Three Ones” principles to enhance strategic coordination and effectivenessprinciples to enhance strategic coordination and effectiveness

……Unified Budget and Workplan 2006-2007 continued…Unified Budget and Workplan 2006-2007 continued…

-Supporting major global initiatives including multilateral -Supporting major global initiatives including multilateral funding initiatives, and efforts to expand access to funding initiatives, and efforts to expand access to antiretroviral treatment and revitalize worldwide prevention antiretroviral treatment and revitalize worldwide prevention effortsefforts

-Addressing gap areas in the response such as stigma and -Addressing gap areas in the response such as stigma and discrimination, human rights and neglected population discrimination, human rights and neglected population groups including injecting drug users, sex workers, men groups including injecting drug users, sex workers, men who have sex with men, women and girls and uniformed who have sex with men, women and girls and uniformed servicesservices

-Ensuring strategic coherence of the work of the Cosponsors -Ensuring strategic coherence of the work of the Cosponsors and the Secretariat and the UN system as a wholeand the Secretariat and the UN system as a whole

Adults and Children Estimated to Adults and Children Estimated to be Living with HIV/AIDS - 2006be Living with HIV/AIDS - 2006

HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan AfricaHIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan AfricaSub-Saharan Africa is home to just over 10% of the world’s Sub-Saharan Africa is home to just over 10% of the world’s

population, but contains more than 60% of all people living with population, but contains more than 60% of all people living with HIVHIV

HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan AfricaHIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan AfricaData collected by UNAIDSData collected by UNAIDS

-Globally, there were an estimated -Globally, there were an estimated 17.3 million women living with HIV 17.3 million women living with HIV in 2005 – three quarters (or 13.2 in 2005 – three quarters (or 13.2 million) were living in Sub-Saharan million) were living in Sub-Saharan AfricaAfrica

-Almost 90% of the total number of -Almost 90% of the total number of children living with HIV live in Sub-children living with HIV live in Sub-Saharan AfricaSaharan Africa

-In 2005, an estimated 2.7 million -In 2005, an estimated 2.7 million people in the region became newly people in the region became newly infected with HIV and 2 million infected with HIV and 2 million adults and children died of AIDSadults and children died of AIDS

UNAIDS in Sub-Saharan AfricaUNAIDS in Sub-Saharan AfricaCase Study: ZambiaCase Study: Zambia

Project: Increasing Editors Awareness of HIV and Project: Increasing Editors Awareness of HIV and AIDS and GenderAIDS and Gender-In partnership with UNAIDS Zambia (and other -In partnership with UNAIDS Zambia (and other cosponsors) the Zambian chapter of SAEF cosponsors) the Zambian chapter of SAEF (Southern Africa Editors Forum) held a national (Southern Africa Editors Forum) held a national consultation with editors and media ownersconsultation with editors and media owners

-Aim: increase the awareness of media managers -Aim: increase the awareness of media managers on the promises made by the Government of on the promises made by the Government of Zambia to respond to the epidemic and to have Zambia to respond to the epidemic and to have the Zambian media make the promise to address the Zambian media make the promise to address HIV and AIDS both in its reporting and in its HIV and AIDS both in its reporting and in its workplacesworkplaces

UNAIDS in Sub-Saharan AfricaUNAIDS in Sub-Saharan AfricaCase Study: ZambiaCase Study: Zambia

Project: Supporting prisons in the response Project: Supporting prisons in the response to HIV and AIDSto HIV and AIDS

-UNAIDS in Zambia provides technical -UNAIDS in Zambia provides technical assistance to policy and action plan, assistance to policy and action plan, coordination of partners and resource coordination of partners and resource mobilization for HIV and AIDS activities in mobilization for HIV and AIDS activities in prisonsprisons

Other UNAIDS WorkOther UNAIDS Work-In Malawi, UNAIDS officers worked closely with the core drafting -In Malawi, UNAIDS officers worked closely with the core drafting

team that produced a new national action framework for 2005–team that produced a new national action framework for 2005–2009. 2009.

-In Angola, strong support from UNAIDS contributed to the passage -In Angola, strong support from UNAIDS contributed to the passage by the National Assembly of legislation establishing the rights of by the National Assembly of legislation establishing the rights of people living with HIV. people living with HIV.

-In the Federal Republic of Nigeria, United Nations agencies have -In the Federal Republic of Nigeria, United Nations agencies have participated in eight thematic working groups to review the participated in eight thematic working groups to review the previous national AIDS framework and to develop a National previous national AIDS framework and to develop a National Strategic Plan 2005–2009. A broad array of stakeholders, including Strategic Plan 2005–2009. A broad array of stakeholders, including civil society and a national network of people living with HIV are civil society and a national network of people living with HIV are actively participating in the process. actively participating in the process.

-In the Republic of the Gambia, the United Nations Theme Group -In the Republic of the Gambia, the United Nations Theme Group supported production of a film, Ultimate Inheritance, which supported production of a film, Ultimate Inheritance, which addresses HIV issues among women, including traditional addresses HIV issues among women, including traditional practices that may place women’s health in danger. practices that may place women’s health in danger.

-In Kenya, the United Nations Country Team developed a joint -In Kenya, the United Nations Country Team developed a joint advocacy plan to elevate the profile of women’s and girls’ issues advocacy plan to elevate the profile of women’s and girls’ issues on the national agenda. on the national agenda.

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Works Cited Works Cited

UNAIDS websiteUNAIDS website

http://www.unaids.org/en/http://www.unaids.org/en/

UN website:UN website:

http://www.un.org/http://www.un.org/