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Intensifying HIV prevention UNAIDS policy position paper
Intensifying HIV preventionUNAIDS policy position paper
Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)UNAIDS, 20 avenue Appia, 1211 Geneva 27, SwitzerlandTelephone: (+41) 22 791 36 66, Fax: (+41) 22 791 41 87E-mail: [email protected]: http://www.unaids.org
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UNAIDS/05.18E (English original, August 2005)
©Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS(UNAIDS) 2005.
All rights reserved. Publications produced byUNAIDS can be obtained from the UNAIDSInformation Centre. Requests for permissionto reproduce or translate UNAIDS publications—whether for sale or for noncommercialdistribution —should also be addressed tothe Information Centre at the address below,or by fax, at (+41) 22 791 41 87, or [email protected].
The designations employed and the presentationof the material in this publication do not imply theexpression of any opinion whatsoever on the partof UNAIDS concerning the legal status of anycountry, territory, city or area or of its authorities,or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers orboundaries.
The mention of specific companies or of certainmanufacturers’ products does not imply that theyare endorsed or recommended by UNAIDS inpreference to others of a similar nature that arenot mentioned. Errors and omissions excepted, thenames of proprietary products are distinguishedby initial capital letters.
UNAIDS does not warrant that the informationcontained in this publication is complete andcorrect and shall not be liable for any damagesincurred as a result of its use.
WHO Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data
UNAIDS Intensifying HIV prevention : a UNAIDS policy position paper.
1.HIV infections – prevention and control 2.HIV infections – therapy 3.National health programs 4.Organizational policy 5.UNAIDS I.Title.
ISBN 92 9 173437 3 (NLM classifi cation: WC 503.2)
UNAIDS – 20 avenue Appia – 1211 Geneva 27 – SwitzerlandTelephone: (+41) 22 791 36 66 – Fax: (+41) 22 791 41 87E-mail: [email protected] – Internet: http://www.unaids.org
8.2 endorses the UNAIDS PolicyPosition Paper: IntensifyingHIV Prevention as amended;
8.3 urges UNAIDS to strengthenits leadership of, andsupport to, global, regionaland national efforts tointensify HIV prevention aspart of a comprehensiveresponse to AIDS;
8.4 requests UNAIDS to takethe lead in intensifyingHIV prevention, throughexpediting the developmentof an action plan based onthe Policy Position Paperand the recommendations ofthe Global Task Team, andto inform the ProgrammeCoordinating Board of thisaction plan by December2005; noting that this willentail further harmonizingand coordinating its effortsthrough a clear division ofresponsibilities betweenthe UNAIDS Secretariatand Cosponsors, as well asby coordinating its effortswith national and globalstakeholders;
8.5 requests UNAIDS to providea progress report in June2006 on UNAIDS’ efforts tointensify HIV prevention; and
8.6 notes the United Statesstatement that the UnitedStates could not fund needleand syringe programmesbecause such programmesare inconsistent with currentUnited States law and policy,and notes that this externalpartner cannot be expectedto fund activities inconsistentwith its own national lawsand policies.
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UNAIDS/05.18E (English original, August 2005)
©Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS(UNAIDS) 2005.
All rights reserved. Publications produced byUNAIDS can be obtained from the UNAIDSInformation Centre. Requests for permissionto reproduce or translate UNAIDS publications—whether for sale or for noncommercialdistribution —should also be addressed tothe Information Centre at the address below,or by fax, at (+41) 22 791 41 87, or [email protected].
The designations employed and the presentationof the material in this publication do not imply theexpression of any opinion whatsoever on the partof UNAIDS concerning the legal status of anycountry, territory, city or area or of its authorities,or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers orboundaries.
The mention of specific companies or of certainmanufacturers’ products does not imply that theyare endorsed or recommended by UNAIDS inpreference to others of a similar nature that arenot mentioned. Errors and omissions excepted, thenames of proprietary products are distinguishedby initial capital letters.
UNAIDS does not warrant that the informationcontained in this publication is complete andcorrect and shall not be liable for any damagesincurred as a result of its use.
WHO Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data
UNAIDS Intensifying HIV prevention : a UNAIDS policy position paper.
1.HIV infections – prevention and control 2.HIV infections – therapy 3.National health programs 4.Organizational policy 5.UNAIDS I.Title.
ISBN 92 9 173437 3 (NLM classifi cation: WC 503.2)
UNAIDS – 20 avenue Appia – 1211 Geneva 27 – SwitzerlandTelephone: (+41) 22 791 36 66 – Fax: (+41) 22 791 41 87E-mail: [email protected] – Internet: http://www.unaids.org
8.2 endorses the UNAIDS PolicyPosition Paper: IntensifyingHIV Prevention as amended;
8.3 urges UNAIDS to strengthenits leadership of, andsupport to, global, regionaland national efforts tointensify HIV prevention aspart of a comprehensiveresponse to AIDS;
8.4 requests UNAIDS to takethe lead in intensifyingHIV prevention, throughexpediting the developmentof an action plan based onthe Policy Position Paperand the recommendations ofthe Global Task Team, andto inform the ProgrammeCoordinating Board of thisaction plan by December2005; noting that this willentail further harmonizingand coordinating its effortsthrough a clear division ofresponsibilities betweenthe UNAIDS Secretariatand Cosponsors, as well asby coordinating its effortswith national and globalstakeholders;
8.5 requests UNAIDS to providea progress report in June2006 on UNAIDS’ efforts tointensify HIV prevention; and
8.6 notes the United Statesstatement that the UnitedStates could not fund needleand syringe programmesbecause such programmesare inconsistent with currentUnited States law and policy,and notes that this externalpartner cannot be expectedto fund activities inconsistentwith its own national lawsand policies.
UN
AID
S/L
.gub
b
couv_403x260_ARP.indd 2couv_403x260_ARP.indd 2 01.12.2005 11:50:0001.12.2005 11:50:00
Intensifying HIV preventionUNAIDS policy position paper
Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)UNAIDS, 20 avenue Appia, 1211 Geneva 27, SwitzerlandTelephone: (+41) 22 791 36 66, Fax: (+41) 22 791 41 87E-mail: [email protected]: http://www.unaids.org
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