Events
Past events
3rd APCA Conference
Location: Windhoek, Namibia Date: 15-17 September 2010 Its theme, Creativity in Practice, reflects both the current reality of palliative care provision on the continent – which demands a great deal of creativity from its overstretched practitioners – and the resourcefulness we will all need to draw on in the future if we want to realise APCA’s vision of high-quality palliative care for all in Africa who need it. APCA’s conferences are a lynchpin for palliative care provision in Africa.
Rights Here, Right Now: the XVIII International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2010)
Location: Vienna, Austria Date: 18-23 July 2010 Vienna, Austria will host the XVIII International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2010), the largest international meeting on HIV and AIDS, which will be held from July 18 - 23, 2010. AIDS 2010 Theme The AIDS 2010 conference theme, Rights Here, Right Now emphasises the central importance of protecting and promoting human rights as a prerequisite to a successful response to HIV.
Women Deliver global conference on Delivering solutions for girls and women
Location: Washington, DC, USA Date: 7-9 June 2010 The Women Deliver global conference, held in Washington DC on June 7-9, 2010, will focus on the theme: Delivering solutions for girls and women. Girls and women are the solution; not the problem.
Event: 2010 International Microbicides Conference (M2010)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA Date: May 22-25, 2010. The theme of our meeting, “Microbicides: Building Bridges in HIV Prevention” was developed with the intention of increasing collaboration between basic, clinical and behavioral scientists, and bridging emerging research with community partners and advocacy groups involved in HIV prevention.
Engendering Empowerment: Education and Equality (E4) Conference. Call for papers on women and HIV
Location: Dakar, Senegal Date: May 17-20 2010 The organising committee for the UNGEI E4 conference is made up of education activists, academics, practitioners and policy makers from many countries of the world. We are seeking papers and presentations that deal with gender, education, empowerment, and equality for our innovative E4 conference in May 2010.
Asia Regional Consultation on HIV and Sex Work
Location: Chiang Mai, Thailand Date: 4-7 May 2010 Co-organized by UNFPA and APNSW
UNAIDS: Forum on the Operational Plan for UNAIDS Action Framework
Location: Top Of The Hill Banquet and Conference Center, One Constitution Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20002 Date: Wednesday 31 March 2010 Time: 8:30 – 10:00 a.m. UNAIDS forum on the Operational Plan for UNAIDS Action Framework: Addressing Women, Girls, HIV, Gender Equality, and HIV Presentations by: Dr.
5ème Conférence Francophone VIH/SIDA
Location: Casablanca, Morocco Date: 28-31 March 2010
CSW / UNDP: Women, HIV and Human Rights: addressing property and inheritance rights
Location: New York Date: 9 March 2010 from 4.30 - 6 pm This panel will discuss human rights law in relation to HIV/AIDS and property and inheritance rights of women. Following a one-day strategy meeting, this panel will highlight key recommendations from the meeting on how to move forward. Panelists will include grassroots women and legal practitioners. Possible moderator is Elizabeth Mataka, UN Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa.
What's working for working women! ILO celebrates International Women's Day 2010
Location: ILO Headquarters, Geneva Date: 8 March 2010 Time: 15:00 The International Labour Office (ILO) invites you to come and celebrate International Women's Day 2010 on Monday 8 March at 15:00 at ILO headquarters, Geneva. For more information, please see: http://www.ilo.org/gender/Events/lang--en/docName--WCMS_122450/index.htm
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Walk in Our Knickers: Campaign launched to raise awareness of issues faced by women living with HIV
Today is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women; the start of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence. Sophia Forum are taking this opportunity to launch their campaign ‘Walk in Our Knickers’ to highlight the fact that women living with HIV are twice as likely to have been or be affected by gender violence. ‘Walk in Our Knickers’ aims to raise awareness, advocate for improved practice and prompt responses from policy makers and government.
Implementing Comprehensive HIV and STI Programmes with Transgender People
In collaboration with UNAIDS and other partners, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and IRTG, a Global Network of Trans Women and HIV, have released a new publication entitled Implementing comprehensive HIV and STI programmes with transgender people: practical guidance for collaborative interventions. The publication presents concrete steps that public health officials, health workers and nongovernmental organizations can adopt to implement HIV and sexually transmitted infection (STI) programmes with transgender people.
HIV This Month
Welcome to UNAIDS Science now and to the third issue of HIV this month in 2016! In March, UNAIDS and WHO organized a highlights from CROI 2016 briefing. A video of the briefing as well as presentation slides from speakers are available. Presentation webcasts and abstracts at the actual Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) 2016 in February are also available online.