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ContentContent1. Why UN Cares?
2. What is UN Cares?
3. How is UN Cares being implemented?
Why UN Cares?Why UN Cares?
• Estimated 1.4% prevalence among UNEstimated 1.4% prevalence among UN Personnel; more than 1% at national level is an epidemic.
• Ensure the UN system is “walking the talk.”• Investing in prevention and care makes good g p g
financial sense.
What is UN Cares?What is UN Cares?
1. The UN system-wide workplace programme on HIV
2. For the benefit of UN personnel and their families
3 Th d i l t ti f k f3. The agreed implementation framework for the 1991 UN Personnel Policy on HIV/AIDS
4 W ki t ith UN Pl4. Working partner with UN Plus
Launch Event with Secretary-GeneralLaunch Event with Secretary General
The Secretary-GeneralThe Secretary-General
has stated his
icommitment:
“to make the UN a model
of how
the workplace shouldthe workplace should
respond to HIV”
UN Cares BackgroundUN Cares Background
1991 UN HIV/AIDS Personnel Policy adopted by Chief y yExecutives of all UN organizations
Mid-90s to mid-
Individual organizations develop and implement own programmes to ensure policy implementationto mid
2000sown programmes to ensure policy implementation
2003 UN Learning Strategy on HIV/AIDS work begins2005 Discussions begin on “UN Cares” concept and UN
Plus established2007 Formal approval by senior management2007 Formal approval by senior management2008 Focus on communication and capacity-building
2009 Focus on furthering implementation and on working g p gthrough partners
What is UN Cares designed to achieve?What is UN Cares designed to achieve?
• Designed to reduce the impact of HIV on the UN g pworkplace. Supports “Universal Access” to a comprehensive range of benefits: 10 minimum standardssta da ds
• Improves well-being for all UN Personnel and their families: more access to prevention and treatmentfamilies: more access to prevention and treatment
• Efficiency with “Delivering as One” and consolidation of gains
Implemented throughImplemented through…
• Global UN Cares Task ForceGlobal UN Cares Task Force
• Global StaffGlobal Staff
• Regional Staff (2 full time and 2 part time)• Regional Staff (2 full-time and 2 part-time)
• Country level Focal Persons and related• Country-level Focal Persons and related teams(276 trained from 117 countries in 2007 8)(276 trained from 117 countries in 2007-8)
Available Resources
UN C W b it• UN Cares Website www.uncares.org
• UN Cares Service Directory for HIV
• Living in a World with HIV: Booklet & Video
• Implementers Toolkit - Country level implementation toolkit
• Procurement and Distribution of PEP Starter Kits
• HIV e-Course Building Capacity :Theme Groups, JUNTAs Module, Programme and Project Staff’s Module, Supervisors Module, HR personnel’s module
• E-Workspace (for implementers)
UN Cares Website – www.uncares.orgUN Cares Website www.uncares.org
Booklet – Living in a World of HIVBooklet Living in a World of HIV
UN Cares Newsletter –All St ffAll Staff