HIV
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Treatment for HIV and access to comprehensive reproductive health services should be a right for everyone, including the forcibly displaced.
But in emergencies, health services are often disrupted and this affects people who need continuous prevention, care and treatment – especially those living with HIV.
At UNHCR, we promote and supports the development of programmes to ensure universal access to prevention, care, treatment and support programmes. Our organisation is a UNAIDS co-sponsor and the lead convening agency for HIV in emergency situations.
Additionally, we promote the provision of information and services that improve reproductive health, particularly for women and girls. Access to services such as emergency obstetric and neonatal care can drastically reduce the number of women who die during or after childbirth and ensure that mothers and their children enjoy a healthy life. Reproductive health education and services for young people is also important.
Tremendous progress has been made in recent years in the provision of reproductive health care and HIV services for refugees in camps, as well as urban areas. But we believe more needs to be done.
More information on HIV in humanitarian emergencies can be found at the Inter Agency Task team for HIV in Emergencies website.
HIV Strategies and Policies
HIV Lessons Learned and Field Experiences
A series of publications that document field experiences in HIV and AIDS.
HIV Assessment, Monitoring, Evaluation
HIV Articles
Selected articles on HIV and AIDS and refugees.
- South Sudan - Conflict, displacement, famine and the HIV response. Time to act! Jan 2018
- Case Study: Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health Programming in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo Full Report Annex English, December 2013 29 Apr 2014
- Case Study: Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health Programming in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, December 2013 29 Apr 2014
WHO, UNHCR & UNFPA Clinical Management of Rape e-learning Programme
Online version (English and French)
Information, Education and Communication Materials
Information, education and communication materials on HIV/AIDS developed by UNHCR and its partners.
HIV and IDPs
Information on UNHCR's work in the field of HIV and iternally displaced persons.
Codes of Conduct and Good Practices
Codes of conduct from UNHCR and other organizations relating to issues of HIV/AIDS.
Further information on HIV and AIDS - external links
- UNAIDS
- United Nations Population Fund
- AIDSspace
- World Health Organization
- UNICEF
- The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
- Centres for Disease Control and Prevention