History
of Agency in the World and Iran
UNAIDS,
the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS,
brings together the efforts and strengths of 10 UN system organizations to the
global AIDS response. The co-sponsors of UNAIDS are: UNHCR, UNICEF, WFP, UNDP,
UNFPA, UNODC, ILO, UNESCO, WHO and the World Bank.
Based
in Geneva, the UNAIDS Secretariat works in more than 75 countries worldwide
under the overall supervision of UN HIV/AIDS Theme Groups. UNAIDS Iran was
established in 2005 and is covered by the Regional Support Team for the Middle
East and North Africa which is located in Cairo, Egypt.
Established
in 1994 by a resolution of the UN Economic and Social Council and launched in
January 1996, UNAIDS is guided by a Programme
Coordination Board (PCB) with 22 government representatives from all
geographical regions, the UNAIDS co-sponsors, and five representatives of
non-governmental organizations, including associations of people living with
HIV. In 2008, Iran was elected to PCB for three years.
Priorities
Globally and in Iran
By bringing together the efforts and resources of its co-sponsors, UNAIDS
supports increasing intervention for HIV prevention, care and treatment of
those infected and epidemic impact reduction activities worldwide.
The objective of UNAIDS is to have global support for an exceptional response
in tackling this epidemic.
2001 was a very important year in the history of HIV and AIDS, when Heads of
State and Government from 189 nations, including the Islamic Republic of Iran,
met at the first ever UN General Assembly Special Session (UNGASS) on HIV/AIDS
and adopted the declaration of commitments on HIV/AIDS.
Main
projects/activities in Iran
To stop AIDS, UNAIDS supports strategic information and better profiling of the
epidemiologic situation of the country in order to enhance design and
implementation of interventions for different groups of population. The
most-at-risk groups which UNAIDS is concerned about include, injecting drug
users, prisoners, sex workers and men who have sex with men;
UNAIDS sensitizes the policy-makers through an evidence-informed advocacy
strategy;
UNAIDS supports National AIDS Commission as the one and only national AIDS
coordinating body and aims for fulfillment of the Three Ones principle; One
national multi-sectoral AIDS authority, One
national strategic framework for action and One national comprehensive
monitoring and evaluation plan;
UNAIDS coordinates UN response and harmonizes UN actions based on a jointly
identified key-result matrix and an agreed technical support division of labour;
UNAIDS supports people living with and affected by HIV and tries to reduce
stigma and discrimination against them towards universal access to care, support,
treatment and positive prevention interventions, and
UNAIDS makes partnership with civil society and non-governmental sectors to
promote their role in a more comprehensive response.
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