World AIDS Day: Linking HIV/AIDS and Violence Against Women

(from UNAIDS)

Meeting the HIV needs of women and girls and stopping sexual and gender-based violence

Meeting the HIV needs of women and girls and stopping sexual and gender-based violence is one of UNAIDS’ priority areas.

By building on the synergies between the gender and AIDS response for positive change to the lives of women and girls and by utilizing opportunities to comprehensively respond to sexual and gender-based violence, we can meet the HIV needs of women and girls and can stop sexual and gender-based violence.

Bold Results by 2011 At least 25 countries have included at least three strategic actions guided by the UNAIDS Agenda for Women and Girls in their national strategic plan, with an appropriate budget for implementation. At least 15 countries have initiated implementation of a comprehensive set of actions to address and prevent violence against women. At least 50% of the high HIV prevalence countries which have operationalized the Secretary General’s UNiTE Campaign, have integrated HIV into the campaign.

Country action for women, girls, gender equality and HIV

Agenda for accelerated country action for women, girls, gender equality and HIV (UNAIDS, 2009)
Community Brief for the Agenda for accelerated country action for women, girls, gender equality and HIV (UNAIDS, 2010)

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Key publications

Facts on violence against women (WHO)
Update on United Nations Interagency Activities on Women, Girls, Gender Equality and HIV(UNAIDS/UNDP, 2009)
Guidelines: Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (UNHCR, 2005)

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Operational guidelines

Operational plan for UNAIDS Action Framework: addressing women, girls, gender equality and HIV (UNAIDS, 2009)
Integrating gender into HIV/AIDS programmes in the health sector: Tool to improve responsiveness to women’s needs (WHO, 2009)

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UNiTE to End Violence against Women

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s UNiTE to End Violence against Women campaign aims to prevent and eliminate violence against women and girls in all parts of the world. UNiTE brings together a host of UN agencies and offices to galvanize action across the UN system to prevent and punish violence against women.

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Cosponsor links

UNFPA on Gender-based violence
WHO on Gender-based violence

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Partners

UNIFEM Gender and HIV/AIDS
Commission on the Status of Women

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