Policy papers
UNICEF's Commitments
Fighting HIV/AIDS: Strategies for Success 2002-2005
2003
'Fighting HIV and AIDS' is one of UNICEF's five core corporate commitments for 2002-2005.
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Prevention of HIV Infection Among Young People
HIV/AIDS and Education: A Strategic Approach
May 2003
An agreed-upon strategy endorsed by UN agencies, donors and NGOs aimed at policy makers in both education and AIDS, it highlights the centrality of education to HIV prevention and its use in reducing both the risk of HIV infection and people's vulnerability to HIV, and the impact HIV is having on the education sector.
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My Future is My Choice: Extra Curricular Life Skills Training Manual for Adolescents
November 1999
Developed by UNICEF and the Government of the Republic of Namibia, this facilitator's guide is intended to provide young people with the information and skills necessary to make decisions about their future, including decisions that could protect them from getting HIV or other Sexually Transmitted Infections.
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Orphans and other children made vulnerable by HIV and AIDS
Children on the Brink 2004 - A Joint Report of New Orphan Estimates and a Framework for Action
2004
This UNICEF, USAID, UNAIDS report contains the most current and comprehensive statistics on children orphaned by AIDS or other causes, and provides a framework for action.
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The Framework for the Protection, Care and Support of Orphans and Vulnerable Children Living in a World with HIV and AIDS
July 2004
A broad range of stakeholders from all sectors of society collaborated to produce the Framework. It is targeted to senior leaders and decision makers around the world who can influence policies, programmes and resources directed to orphans and vulnerable children. Its purpose is to provide a common agenda for mounting an effective response.
NEW: Click here if your organization is interested in endorsing the Framework to learn more about the necessary steps.
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Africa's Orphaned Generations
November 2003
This report details the life circumstances of today's orphans with new data and fresh analyses. It presents the possibility of change - for those already orphaned and for the generation to come - if certain things are done now.
Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Workshop on Children Affected by HIV/AIDS: Implementing the UNGASS goals for orphans and other children made vulnerable by HIV/AIDS
Windhoek, Namibia, 25 - 29 November 2002
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Report on the Africa Leadership Consultation: Urgent Action for Children on the Brink
Johannesburg, 9-10 September 2002
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Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV
Programme Recommendations for the Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV: A Practical Guide for Managers
Naomi Rutenberg, Sam Kalibala, Carolyn Baek, James Rosen. UNICEF and Population Council Horizons Program, August 2003
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HIV and Infant Feeding: A Guide for Health-Care Managers and Supervisors
UNICEF, UNAIDS, WHO, UNFPA, 2003
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HIV and Infant Feeding: Guidelines for Decision Makers
UNICEF, UNAIDS, WHO, and UNFPA, 2003
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Stigma, HIV/AIDS and prevention of mother-to-child transmission: A pilot study in Zambia, India, Ukraine and Burkina Faso
UNICEF and Panos Institute, 2001
This report provides an initial analysis of the extent of perceived and enacted HIV/AIDS-related stigma in four different societies.
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Care and Support of Children Living with HIV and AIDS
Antiretroviral Drugs for Treating Pregnant Women and Preventing HIV Infection in Infants: Guidelines on Care, Treatment and Support for Women Living With HIV/AIDS and their Children in Resource-Constrained Settings
World Health Organization, '3 by 5', July 2004
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Sources and prices of selected medicines and diagnostics for people living with HIV/AIDS
June 2004
This new HIV/AIDS drugs availability and pricing report aims to help increase access to drugs for people in developing countries living with HIV/AIDS. It is the latest in a series of reports twice a year by UNICEF, UNAIDS, WHO, and Médecins Sans Frontières.
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Chronic HIV Care with ARV Therapy: Integrated Management of Adolescent and Adult Illness
World Health Organization '3 by 5' Interim Guidelines for First-level Facility Health Workers, December 2003
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Rapid HIV tests: Guidelines for use in HIV testing and counselling services in resouce-constrained settings
WHO, 2004
This document contains guidelines for the use of rapid HIV tests in HIV testing and counselling services in resource constrained settings and also presents an algorithm for the use of HIV rapid tests.
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Counseling Guidelines on Survival Skills for People Living with HIV
South African AIDS Training Programme, 2001
These guidelines have been created to advise counsellors on how to counsel those being tested for or living with HIV/AIDS.
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Faith-Based Responses to HIV/AIDS
What Religious Leaders Can Do About HIV/AIDS: Actions for Children and Young People
2003
UNICEF, the World Conference of Religions for Peace (WCRP) and UNAIDS have collaborated to prepare this information kit for religious leaders that draws upon the knowledge of various faith communities. This kit has been tested and reviewed by religious leaders in Africa and Asia as well as by others representing faith-based organizations and networks worldwide.
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The Buddhist Leadership Initiative
August, 2003
This document provides an overview of the The Buddhist Leadership Initiative. The Initiative is designed to mobilize Buddhist monks, nuns and lay teachers to lead community-level HIV/AIDS care and prevention, with a view to increasing access to care and acceptance of people living with HIV/AIDS as well as building HIV resilience in communities. Buddhist religious references are cited as a foundation for the Initiative.
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Strategy for the Monitoring and Evaluation for the Buddhist Leadership Initiative
January 2003
The strategy presented in this document is a broad, regional strategy for Buddhist involvement in the response to HIV. UNICEF developed the strategy following a review of the Buddhist Leadership Initiative activities undertaken in Cambodia, the Yunnan Prefecture in China, Lao Peoples Democratic Republic and Thailand.
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Responses by Faith-Based Organizations to Orphans and Vulnerable Children: Preliminary Study of Six Countries in Africa
September 2003
Faith-based interventions for orphans and other children made vulnerable by HIV/AIDS are widespread in the African countries surveyed in this study. This study, published by UNICEF and the World Conference of Religions for Peace (WCRP), draws attention to the characteristics and distinctive roles of faith-based reponses to HIV/AIDS.
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Faith-Motivated Actions on HIV/AIDS Prevention and Care for Children and Young People in South Asia: A Regional Overview
December 2003
This UNICEF report provides a first look at current activities and perceptions of faith-based organizations, religious leaders and faith communities toward HIV/AIDS in eight Southern Asian countries, collecting information from several faiths: Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam, Christianity and Baha'i.
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The South Asian Inter-Faith Pledge on Children Young People and HIV/AIDS: Prevention, Care and Compassion
December 2003
Representatives of religions and faith communities in South Asia, together with partners from governments, non-governmental organizations and international agencies, as well as people living with HIV/AIDS, young people, activists and opinion makers met and committed themselves to strenghtening traditions of care and compassion in the service of children and young people infected and affected by HIV/AIDS.
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