UNESCO supports a consultation on “Empowering Young People to Prevent HIV”

UNESCO, the UNAIDS Secretariat, UNFPA, UNICEF and WHO co-organized a consultation on 26-27 October 2009 in New York City on “Advancing UNAIDS Support to Empowering Young People to Protect Themselves from HIV.”

The consultation was part of an inter-agency effort to move forward the UNAIDS Outcome Framework 2009-2011, and in particular the priority area of “empowering young people to protect themselves from HIV.”

More than 45 participants attended the consultation, including:

• government officials from Côte d’Ivoire, Jamaica, Tanzania and Zimbabwe;
  
• civil society representatives including youth-serving and youth-led organizations, and networks of people living with HIV from ;
  
• UN partners including country, regional and HQ staff from ILO, PAHO, UNAIDS Secretariat, UNESCO, UNFPA, UNHCR, UNICEF, UNODC, and WHO;
  
• Other technical experts with extensive experience in developing, promoting, and monitoring HIV prevention interventions for young people.

During the consultation, participants reviewed a “draft business case” that had been developed by the inter-agency working group to advance this priority area, and agreed on the process for finalising the business case for the UNAIDS Programme Coordinating Board (PCB) meeting in December 2009.

Presentations and related documentation will be made available shortly on the UNAIDS Inter-Agency Task Team on HIV and Young People website.

Publication Date: 29-10-2009