UNESCO at the XVII International AIDS Conference (Mexico City, August 2008)

The XVII International AIDS Conference in Mexico City (2-8 August, 2008) provided UNESCO with the opportunity to profile its initiatives and share lessons learned; to advocate and to network with relevant stakeholders; and to learn about the latest developments and experience related to the AIDS epidemic.

This report (PDF format) provides an analysis of the Conference highlights and regional updates; information about UNESCO’s activities at the Conference; and notes the implications of lessons learned for programming in the different areas of UNESCO’s work.

Click here for a résumé of UNESCO's activities at the Conference.


UNESCO displayed 20 posters at the Conference, of which a selection can be downloaded below (in English unless otherwise indicated, in PDF):

• Developing standardised guidelines on knowledge, attitude and skills of peer/outreach workers involved in HIV prevention for MSM in Southeast Asia (UNESCO Bangkok)



• Meeting the HIV prevention needs of adolescents and young people in Asia – are we failing to prioritize adolescents and young people engaging in high risk behaviors? (UNESCO Bangkok)



• Building partnerships in the education sector response to HIV and AIDS: The Vietnam experience (UNESCO Hanoi)



• FRESH perspective on HIV and Education in Guyana: using the integrated school health approach (UNESCO Kingston)



• Strengthening the support to and engagement of HIV-positive teachers’ networks and groups in East and Southern Africa (UNESCO Paris)



• Supporting comprehensive education sector responses to HIV and AIDS: Lesson learned from global initiatives (UNESCO Paris)



• Supporting the educational needs of HIV-positive learners (UNESCO Paris)



• The Fourth Wave: An assault on women, gender, culture and HIV and AIDS in the 21st century (UNESCO Paris)



• Capacity-building in Africa for education sector responses to HIV and AIDS: lessons and continuing needs (UNESCO Paris and Harare)



• Mainstreaming HIV and AIDS into primary and secondary education programmes: Experiences from the CEMAC countries in Central Africa (UNESCO Yaoundé)



• Analyzing the response of Teacher Training Colleges in Ethiopia, Kenya and Zambia to HIV and AIDS (UNESCO-IIEP Paris)



• Education sector responses to HIV and AIDS in Burkina Faso and Togo (UNESCO-IIEP Paris)



• Managing educational quality in the context of HIV and AIDS: development of a District-level data collection model in Malawi (UNESCO-IIEP Paris)



• Teacher Absences in an HIV and AIDS context: Empirical Evidence from 9 Schools in the Kavango and Caprivi regions, Namibia (UNESCO-IIEP Paris)



• The impact of HIV and AIDS on higher education institutions in Uganda institutions (UNESCO-IIEP Paris)

For more information, please contact aids@unesco.org

Author(s): UNESCO -  Publication date: 12-12-2008