Ressourcen und Dokumente
Achieving an Aids-free generation for gay men and other MSM in Southern Africa
Stigma, discrimination and underfinancing. These have been found to be the widespread causes in governmental and donor neglect in the fight against HIV among gay men, men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender people
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Achieving sexual and reproductive health and rights for women and girls through the HIV response
Rome, 19 July 2011- UNAIDS in collaboration with the Global Coalition on Women and AIDS (GCWA), ATHENA, Salamander Trust, WECARe+ and Network Persone Seropositive convened a town hall dialogue to discuss how the HIV response
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Addressing the vulnerability of young women & girls to stop the HIV epidemic in southern Africa
The UNAIDS regional report looks at the vulnerability of women and girls in Southern Africa to HIV. Almost two-thirds of all young people with HIV live in sub-Saharan Africa where about 75% of all infections among young
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Approaches to gender and sexuality; Responding to HIV
Gender and sexuality have long been recognised as key factors affecting the dynamics of the HIV epidemic. Issues vary across communities and countries, but power imbalances, harmful social norms, violence and marginalisation
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Evidence and rights based planning and support tool for SRHR /HIV-prevention interventions
Worldwide, extensive experience, evidence and information is available showing what works and what does not when implementing sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). This tool attempts to document the most importance
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Exchange on HIV/AIDS, Sexuality and Gender
Exchange is a magazine on HIV/AIDS, sexuality and gender in developing countries. It is published quarterly by the Royal Tropical Institute (KIT) in collaboration with Oxfam Novib (the Netherlands) and SAfAIDS, Zimbabwe.
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Fulfilling fatherhood. Experiences from HIV positive fathers
Revealed for the first time in this booklet are thirteen honest, candid and highly personal stories which seek to highlight the lives of HIV positive fathers, and to serve as a catalyst for the greater involvement of men
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Gender, HIV and the church
The case study outlines the programme in Burkina Faso and Zimbabwe over the last 3 years in working through the local church to challenge and change culturally and Biblically based attitudes on gender and sexual rights in
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Girls and Women: Mainstreaming HIV and AIDS into DFID’s Strategic Vision
HIV and AIDS disproportionately affect women and adolescent girls. The gendered HIV epidemic has resulted in 52% of people living with HIV being female. 80% of those who provide care are also women. But what are policy makers
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Global Coalition on Women and AIDS
The Global Coalition on Women and AIDS (GCWA) is a worldwide alliance of civil society groups, networks or women living with HIV, women’s organizations, AIDS service organizations, and the United Nations system, committed
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HIV transmission in intimate partner relationships in Asia
This report by UNAIDS, its cosponsors and civil society partners examines the issue of married or in long-term relationships women who are at risk of HIV infection due to their partners’ high-risk behaviours. It is estimated
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ICW NEWS: Special focus… The words we use: Reflections on language
Women living with HIV and AIDS use language like anyone else, language influenced by culture, class, race and geography, among other things. But there is also a whole AIDS language, grown out of AIDS activism, organisations
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Integrating gender into HIV/AIDS programmes in the health sector
Half of all people living with HIV globally are now women and this figure rises to over 60 per cent in sub-Saharan Africa, where young women aged 15-24 can be several times more likely to be HIV-positive than their male counterparts.
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Male involvement project: Reaching out to men - the forgotten 50%
For many years, Kenyan men have effectively been excluded either deliberately or by default from many Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) programmes. The male involvement project – Reaching out to men: the forgotten 50%
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Sexual & reproductive health and HIV. Linkages: Evidence review & recommendations
Strengthening the linkages between sexual and reproductive health and HIV prevention, treatment, care and support is critical to achieving the Millennium Development Goals. This systematic review of the literature on linkages
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Sexual and reproductive health
One-fifth of global disease among women of reproductive age is associated with sexual and reproductive ill-health. Likewise HIV and AIDS indirectly accounts for many maternal deaths, and is the direct cause of death of countless
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SRH and HIV linkages resource pack
This resource pack aims to build a common understanding of sexual and reproductive health (SRH) and HIV linkages and provide an overview of the current status of SRH and HIV linkages among key partners. It contains useful
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Strengthening linkages between sexual and reproductive health and HIV
“Recent increases in resources for achieving the goal of universal access to HIV prevention, treatment, care and support have given renewed impetus to the longer-standing political commitment for achieving targets in sexual
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UNAIDS : Hommes ayant des rapports sexuels avec des hommes
L’expression “hommes ayant des rapports sexuels avec des hommes” – souvent abréviée en HSH – décrit un comportement plutôt qu’un groupe de personnes spécifique. Il se réfère à des hommes qui se décrivent comme gays, bisexuels,
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UNAIDS guidance note on HIV and sex work
In a world where the overwhelming majority of HIV infections are sexually transmitted, sex workers and their clients are at heightened risk of HIV, in large measure as a result of a larger number of sex partners. This Guidance
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UNAIDS POLICY BRIEF: HIV and sex between men
Sex between men occurs in every culture and society, though its extent and public acknowledgement vary from place to place. In terms of HIV, sex between men is significant because it can involve anal sex, which when unprotected
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UNIFEM Web Portal on Gender and HIV/AIDS
The website of UNIFEM is a gateway to various background documents, reports and news on women and HIV/AIDS. UNIFEM has been actively involved in raising the visibility of the gender dimensions of the pandemic and will be
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Walking the talk: putting women's rights at the heart of the HIV and AIDS response
Using research from 13 countries, this report demonstrates that gender inequalities and the persistent and systematic violation of their rights are leaving women and girls disproportionately vulnerable to HIV and AIDS. The
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What works for women and girls: evidence for HIV/AIDS interventions
A comprehensive review of data from HIV/AIDS interventions for women and girls in nearly 100 countries has revealed several overarching themes. What Works highlights successful interventions for a range of women and girls
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WHO site on Women and HIV/AIDS
Due to the importance of HIV/AIDS as a public health problem, and the many gender issues that surround it, the Department of Gender and Women’s Health at the WHO has made focusing on gender and HIV a priority. The WHO site
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WHO: PMTCT strategic vision 2010-2015
Preventing mother-to-child transmission of HIV to reach the UNGASS and Millennium Development Goals. This publication reflects an important part of WHO's health sector response to HIV/AIDS and will contribute directly to
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Women and girls living with HIV/AIDS: Overview and annotated bibliography
HIV/AIDS is both driven by and entrenches gender inequality, leaving women more vulnerable than men to its impact. This report - consisting of an overview, annotated bibliography, and contacts section - considers the specific
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World Development Report 2012: Gender Equality and Development
The lives of women around the world have improved dramatically, at a pace and scope difficult to imagine even 25 years ago. Women have made unprecedented gains in rights, education, health, and access to jobs and livelihoods.
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