UN System HIV Positive Staff Group

UN PLUS applauds Namibia`s decision to lift travel ban for people living with HIV GENEVA, 9 July 2010 – UN PLUS joins UNAIDS in applauding the decision by the Government of Namibia to lift its travel restrictions for people living with HIV and align the country’s legislation with international public health standards. The reforms—which took effect on 1 July—also remove entry restrictions against people living with other chronic conditions.

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World AIDS Day week feature profiles: IPPF work in Cameroon


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World AIDS Day week feature profiles: Raffaele Teo


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UN Plus Geneva members meeti with UN Deputy Secretary General


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New initiative to train India’s people living with HIV on AIDS advocacy in the workplace

ILO07/10/2009 Today, October 7 2009, we mark World Day for Decent Work. The International Labour Organization, a Cosponsor of UNAIDS, works towards achieving the globally endorsed goal of Decent Work. Rights at work include freedom from discrimination, expansion of employment opportunities, social protection for all and social dialogue
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Poverty makes women vulnerable to HIV

Morung Express, India05/10/2009 Kohima \| October 5 : Approximately 80 % of women living with HIV & AIDS in Nagaland come from families living below the poverty line.
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Scarcity of HIV/AIDS Drugs

This Day, Nigeria27/08/2009 The distressing report that there has been an upsurge in the incidence of the HIV/AIDS scourge because of scarcity of anti-retroviral drugs ought to worry all lovers of mankind.
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UN Plus meets with UN Secretary General

A meeting between the United Nations Secretary-General Mr Ban Ki-moon, HIV positive UN staff members and UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé took place in Geneva. The staff are part of a UN system-wide advocacy group called UN Plus which was set up in 2005 to promote the rights of HIV-positive staff and provide peer support.