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This comprehensive gender and HIV/AIDS web portal provides up-to-date resources on the gender dimensions of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Read more...

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Latest News

African women slam abuse of females with HIV/AIDS - Hundreds of sub-Saharan Africans rallied Monday in Burkina Faso against the abuse of women infected with HIV/AIDS. Read More...	[ 1859 reads ]
Community Action Is Key to Prevention - The United Nations presented the call for nominations for the Red Ribbon Award 2008 to honour community leadership and action against HIV/AIDS in the Mexican capital Friday. Read More...	[ 2069 reads ]
Women Urged to Break the HIV/AIDS Silence - UNITED Nations (UN) Special Envoy on AIDS in Africa, Elizabeth Mataka has challenged women to break the silence and stand up against harmful practices that have been perpetrating the spread of HIV/AIDS. Read More...	[ 1963 reads ]
Men as equal partners in the fight against HIV/AIDS - So how do we go about creating an AIDS free society?In this feature Swedish Ambassador, Staffan Herrstr gives some suggestions. Read More...	[ 1695 reads ]
Eradicating Stigma and Gender Inequality Essential to Combat AIDS - The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies says eradicating stigma and gender inequality is essential to reduce the impact of HIV/AIDS. The agency says HIV/AIDS thrives in communities that continue to discriminate against victims of the disease. Read More...	[ 1804 reads ]
World AIDS Day Message - UNIFEM - The theme of this year’s World AIDS Day is leadership. We recognize that leadership occurs at many levels. While leadership and unswerving commitment of national and global policy makers to stem the insidious HIV pandemic is essential, we also need to ensure that leadership from communities of those most affected is valued and promoted. Read More...	[ 1080 reads ]
World AIDS Day Message - Global Coalition on Women and AIDS - Today is a fitting time to acknowledge and celebrate the leadership of thousands of women and girls all over the world who, on a daily basis, take on the challenges of the AIDS epidemic with courage and conviction. Read More...	[ 876 reads ]
World AIDS Day Message - UNFPA - Today, on World AIDS Day, we are called upon to be leaders in the fight against AIDS. Where there is strong and committed leadership, the response is more effective. Read More...	[ 891 reads ]
Men's Attitudes, Beliefs Fuel Gender-Based Violence - Engagement of men in the gender movement is relatively new phenomenon in many Zimbabwean societies. When men hear about gender, what comes into their mind is that gender is about women's issues but, in actual fact, gender is about men and women and how they relate to each other for healthy and equitable relationships on a daily basis. Read More...	[ 1699 reads ]
Pregnancy May Slow -- Not Accelerate -- Progression To AIDS - A new study may help put to rest fears that pregnancy accelerates progression to full-blown AIDS in women with HIV receiving antiretroviral therapy. The study, published in the October 1st issue of the Journal of Infectious Diseases and now available online, revealed that pregnancy may, in fact, slow disease progression in these women. Read More...	[ 1344 reads ]

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New Resources Added to the Site

Opportunities for HIV prevention among female sex workers	[ 294 reads ]
Common Cause, Collective Strength	[ 231 reads ]
Men As Partners	[ 233 reads ]
Stronger together: supporting the vital role played by older people in the fight	[ 222 reads ]
“It’s like giving birth to the sick person for the second time”	[ 239 reads ]
The female condom: a powerful tool for protection	[ 285 reads ]
Emerging issues: Condom policy and programming	[ 247 reads ]
Gender, Power and HIV Prevention	[ 293 reads ]
Gender, Sexuality and Violence in the context of HIV and AIDS: A Call to Action	[ 303 reads ]
Review of Progress Secretary-General’s Task Force on Women, Girls and HIV	[ 259 reads ]
Gender, Sexuality, Rights and HIV	[ 210 reads ]
A Framework to Identify Gender Indicators for RH and Nutrition	[ 1286 reads ]
Positive women monitoring change: A monitoring tool on access to care	[ 1238 reads ]
Evaluating Programs for HIV/AIDS Prevention and Care	[ 1179 reads ]
Gender and Monitoring the Response to HIV/AIDS Pandemic	[ 1144 reads ]

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Gender and HIV/AIDS Electronic Library on CD-ROM

UNIFEM, with support from UNAIDS, has released a Gender and HIV/AIDS Electronic Library on CD-ROM that compiles resources from this Web Portal. It includes research and studies, training resources and tools, and multimedia advocacy materials on the gender dimensions of the HIV/AIDS epidemic produced by a variety of organizations. The Gender and HIV/AIDS Electronic Library is fully searchable by keyword and includes an easy-to-use tool called "e-Course Builder," which supports the creation of a tailored training course using the resources on the CD-ROM. The Library will be a useful resource for academics, policymakers, practitioners, journalists, students and others interested in the gender dimensions of the epidemic.

To obtain a copy, please send a request to unifem@genderandaids.org or follow the directions posted here on how you can download the CD-ROM directly.

Global Campaigns

World AIDS Day Campaign

The World AIDS Campaign from 2005 to 2010 is calling on individuals and groups to support the theme “Stop AIDS. Keep the promise” aimed at governments and policy makers. Read more...

Say NO to Violence against Women!

Join UNIFEM Goodwill Ambassador Nicole Kidman in support of UNIFEM's campaign to Say No to Violence against Women! Add your name to a worldwide movement to speak out against violence against women. Read More...

Global Coalition on Women and AIDS

The Global Coalition on Women and AIDS is an informal grouping of partners and organizations working to mitigate the impact of AIDS on women and girls worldwide. Read More...

New Reports

Executive Summary of UNIFEM forthcoming report “Transforming the National AIDS Response: Gender Equality, Women’s Rights and the ‘Three Ones’. Read more...

Manifesto on the needs of women affected by HIV/AIDS produced by the Blueprint for Action on Women and HIV/AIDS Coalition. Read more(English).../Read more(French)...

Positive Women Telling Truths: ICW Challenges for the Toronto AIDS Conference. ICW News Issue 34 July/August 2006 Special Focus: Inclusion/Exclusion – What do these words mean to us? ICW’s Challenges for the Toronto AIDS Conference. Read more...

Women Speak

I am Gracia Violeta Ross Quiroga, a 28-year-old woman from Bolivia living with HIV. It was in March 2000, when I had an infection that would not heal, that I went to hospital for tests. I was tested for many different illnesses including HIV. When the HIV test came back HIV positive, I could not believe it. My family did not reject me but received me with open arms, and told me they did not want to know what happened, they just wanted to be with me and support me until the last day. Since I completed my Bachelor’s degree, I have been writing publications and giving lectures on gender issues and the plight of PLWHA. The terrible injustices affecting PLWHA in my country, especially against women, encouraged me to get involved.

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