Islamabad, Pakistan – A new report, jointly released by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the UN Country Team and the National AIDS Control Programme of Pakistan, calls for adoption and revision of laws and policies to create a more effective national HIV response that will mitigate the impact of HIV and promote and protect the human rights of key populations and vulnerable gro
The United Nations Country Team in Malaysia has published a new report, entitled Review and Consultation on the Policy and Legal Environments Related to HIV Services in Malaysia.
The Review seeks to identify the current status of the policy and legal environment in Malaysia that safeguard the universal human rights of key affected populations with regard to HIV prevention, care and treatment. The review and consultation establishes a baseline and it provides a set of concrete recommendations to contribute to reforms that will promote an enabling environment where the human rights of the key populations are adequately protected.
18 February, 2014
Dear Media Leaders in Uganda:
We are writing to you regarding a matter of urgent concern. As you know, Rosemary Namubiru, a Ugandan nurse, is currently on trial for negligence associated with the insertion of an intravenous needle into the arm of a 2-year-old hospital patient. Because the trial is in process, it is not our intention to discuss the details. The facts will be argued in court and a judgment will issue.
Guatemala, 4 de diciembre de 2014 – La Iniciativa Mundial Ciudades, VIH y Justicia fue acogida el día de hoy por los municipios de Coatepeque y Mazatenango con el objetivo de fortalecer su gobernabilidad local en la respuesta al VIH y de contribuir al desarrollo de capacidades de las poblaciones clave mediante la creación de políticas municipales innovadoras y programas de VIH para los grupos más vulnerables al VIH: hombres que tienen sexo con hombres, trabajadores sexuales y personas trans-género.
The current Ebola crisis reminds us that fighting communicable diseases requires behaviour change, engaging communities, partnerships with government and civil society, and reducing inequalities. Early diagnosis and treatment is vital too. These lessons have been learned in the fight against HIV. If the AIDS epidemic is to be ended as a public health threat by 2030, the sense of urgency and commitment to human rights which drove the early days of the response cannot be lost.