Interagency action linking gender-based violence and HIV Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS and UN women
Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) ‘Agenda for Women and Girls’ Partnership for Results - to accelerate country action for women and girls UNAIDS and UNIFEM Action Area #1: Jointly will partner with : generate better evidence and increased understanding of - Government ministries the specific needs of w omen - National AIDS and girls in the context of HIV Authorities and ensure tailored national AIDS responses (“ knowing - Women’s health and your epidemic and response ” ) rights groups -Human rights National organizations AIDS Response -AIDS service and advocacy groups -HIV- positive women’s Action Area #3: Champion Action Area #2: . Translate groups political commitments into leadership for an enabling environment that promotes scaled-up action and -Community and protects w omen’s and resources that address the girls’ human rights and their organizations rights and needs of w omen and girls in the context of empow erment, in the -Service providers HIV context of HIV -Employers, unions -Schools, etc.
Action in the UN Joint Programme on HIV/AIDS UNAIDS Strategy: Getting to Zero • Zero new infections • Zero AIDS-related deaths • Zero discrimination • Includes a commitment to advancing human rights and gender equality for the HIV response, with a goal of zero tolerance for gender-based violence UNAIDS Action for Results • Bold results to be achieved by 2011, as part of the priority to “meet the HIV needs of women and girls and stop violence against women” includes the outcomes: • 15 countries will 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 that have operationalized the Secretary General’s UNiTE Campaign, have integrated HIV into the campaign
• Addressing violence against women Interagency work: and HIV: What Works? expert meeting addressing the reviewed the current state of evidence intersection of and practice in developing and HIV and implementing interventions and violence against strategies to address the intersections of women and violence against women and HIV girls:2009 – programming guide forthcoming (IAWG) • The Interagency Working Group worked with the Harvard School of Public Health (PIHHR) to assess of evidence about the intersection of HIV and gender-based violence – identifies gaps and sets priorities – proposes key messages for donors, policy- makers.
IAWG with Sonke Gender Justice and the Athena Interagency Work: Network, Salamander Trust and the MenEngage Integrating GBV Alliance convened a working meeting to: and gender- • Strengthen attention to GBV in national transformative strategic plans on HIV and AIDS, engagement of – bringing together multi-sectoral teams from seven men and boys priority countries, including organizations working to into NSPs address violence against women and girls and GBV • Develop and operationalize strategies that engage men and boys in transforming social norms – with representatives from 15 countries • Expand partnerships for action on GBV and engagement of men and boys for gender equality • Ongoing support to countries to implement
A two-year initiative to empower women Interagency and girls in context of gender-sensitive Work: national HIV responses Universal • accelerates country-driven, country-led Action for Women and processes to address barriers to universal Girls Now! access to HIV prevention, treatment, care and support. – India and nine countries in East and Southern Africa with Joint Teams and implementing partners (NGO and government), comprising Country Task Teams. – Malawi and Kenya focus on GBV – Partnership with the World YWCA
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