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United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS /UNAIDS/
What is UNAIDS?
The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS /UNAIDS/ is the main advocate for global action on the epidemic. It leads, strengthens and supports an expanded response aimed at preventing transmission of HIV, providing care and support, reducing the vulnerability of individuals and communities to HIV/AIDS, and alleviating the impact of the epidemic.
How UNAIDS supports a more effective global response to AIDS:
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Leadership and advocacy for effective action on the epidemic.
• Strategic
information to guide efforts against AIDS worldwide.
• Tracking, monitoring
and evaluation of the epidemic and of responses to it.
• Civil society
engagement and partnership development.
• Mobilization of resources to
support an effective response.
Cosponsors
The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS is an innovative joint venture of the United Nations family. The Programme brings together the efforts and resources of ten UN system organizations to help the world prevent new HIV infections, care for those already infected, and mitigate the impact of the epidemic.
The ten UNAIDS cosponsoring organizations are: United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
World Food Programme (WFP)
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
United Nations Office on Drug and Crime (UNODC)
International Labour Organization (ILO) United Nations Educational,
Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Health Organization (WHO)
The World Bank United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
The Cosponsors and the UNAIDS Secretariat comprise the Committee of Cosponsoring Organizations, which meets annually.
Detailed information on activities of UNAIDS is available on the web-site http://www.unaids.ru .
information provided by UNAIDS in the Russian Federation
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