Partnership is the essence of UNICEF development programming. UNICEF coordinates, supports and strengthens the work of a large number of government agencies, NGOs, other UN and international organizations, civil society groups or private sector entities – in order to fulfil UNICEF strategies and goals.
This page gives a brief introduction to some important partners for UNICEF HIV/AIDS programming in East Asia and the Pacific.
UN Agencies
UNAIDS: The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS
The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, or UNAIDS, is cosponsored by UNICEF, UNDP, UNFPA, UNESCO, WHO, UNDCP and the World Bank. The goal of UNAIDS is to catalyse, strengthen and orchestrate the unique expertise, resources, and networks of influence that each of these organizations offers.
The UNAIDS website provides valuable resource on a variety of topics related to HIV/AIDS, including epidemiological fact sheets for most countries and an extensive collection of best practices.
UNAIDS Cosponsors
UNDCP: The United Nations International Drug Control Programme
The UNDCP webpages on HIV/AIDS contain information on drug abuse and HIV/AIDS, as well as regional and national UNDCP programmes on HIV/AIDS.
UNDP: The United Nations Development Programme
The UNDP webpages on HIV/AIDS provide information on UNDP's role in the fight against HIV/AIDS.
UNESCO: The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
The UNESCO website includes information about UNESCO's contribution to the UNAIDS campaign "Men Make a Difference".
UNFPA: The United Nations Population Fund
The UNFPA webpage on HIV/AIDS provides the text of a publication on men and HIV/AIDS and information on UNFPA activities on HIV/AIDS.
The World Bank
The World Bank website contains details of the World Bank's work in responding to HIV/AIDS, along with numerous related documents and articles.
WHO: The World Health Organization
The WHO webpages on HIV/AIDS provide several resources on HIV/AIDS, such as fact sheets, including epidemiological fact sheets by country, and statistics.
Other UN Agencies
ILO: The International Labour Organization
The ILO webpages on HIV/AIDS provide information on the impact of the epidemic on employment and labour and includes a draft code of practice on HIV and the world of work.
UNIFEM: United Nations Development Fund for Women
The UNIFEM webpages on HIV/AIDS provide useful information on the gender-related aspects of the epidemic.
International NGOs
The International Save the Children Alliance
Working in over 100 countries across the globe and comprising 30 organizations, Save the Children is the world's largest independent movement for children. The scope of activities encompasses development assistance and advocacy for children's rights.
Save the Children (UK)
Save the Children is the leading UK charity working to create a better world for children. We work in 70 countries helping children in the world's most impoverished communities.
Save the Children (UK) support practical projects which involve children and their families in improving their day-to-day lives.
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
One of the Red Cross's main areas of programming is health and care in the community. UNICEF supports a range of community-based Lifeskills programs implemented by the Vietnam Red Cross Society. The Thai Red Cross AIDS Research Centre developed the Friends Tell Friends workplace peer education curriculum, and is a key UNICEF partner both within and outside Thailand in training and other areas related to skills-based HIV/AIDS prevention.
Population Services International (PSI)
PSI is a nonprofit group based in Washington, DC and was the first organization in the world to make significant use of social marketing in the fight against HIV/AIDS. PSI programs encourage healthful behaviour and increase the availability of affordable health products and services. UNICEF partners PSI in condom social marketing.
Family Health International
Family Health International (FHI) seeks to improve reproductive and family health around the world through biomedical and social science research, innovative health service delivery interventions, training and information programs.
FHI's efforts in the area of HIV/AIDS range from clinical trials of promising HIV/AIDS prevention methods to managing and supporting prevention and care programs worldwide.
The Population Council
The Population Council is an international, nonprofit institution that conducts research in three areas: biomedical, social science, and public health. Population Council's mission is to improve well-being and reproductive health and to help achieve a humane, equitable, and sustainable balance between people and resources. Particularly in Myanmar, UNICEF and the Population Council cooperate on operational and behavioural studies relating to reproductive health.
Medecins Sans Frontieres/Doctors Without Borders
MSF is an independent humanitarian medical aid agency committed to two objectives: providing medical aid wherever it is needed, regardless of race, religion, politics or sex and raising awareness of the plight of the people it helps. The website contains news stories and updates, including on HIV/AIDS, as well as a hyperlink to the website of its Campaign for Access to Essential Medicines.
Bilateral Programs
AusAid
AusAID, the Australian Agency for International Development, is responsible for the management of the official Australian Government overseas aid program. AusAID's program is pursuing innovative responses in partnership with several countries in the region. AusAID provides funds for the UNICEF Regional Small Grant Facility on HIV/AIDS.
Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)
CIDA supports sustainable development activities in order to reduce poverty and to contribute to a more secure, equitable and prosperous world. The CIDA webpages on HIV/AIDS contain CIDA's AIDS action plan, information on CIDA-supported projects, on women and AIDS, on children and AIDS, on the impact of HIV/AIDS on development, as well as other resources.
The US Agency for International Development (USAID)
USAID is an independent federal government agency that receives overall foreign policy guidance from the Secretary of State. The agency works in six principal areas crucial to achieving sustainable development – economic growth and agricultural development; population, health and nutrition; environment; democracy and governance; education and training, and; humanitarian assistance. USAID's website brings together several USAID reports on children and HIV/AIDS.
Other Partners
The Sangha Metta Project
Since 1998, the Thailand-based Sangha Metta Project has been supporting and inspiring religious responses to the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Southeast Asia. Sangha Metta focusses on low-cost, community-based activities, capitalizing on the prominent social and spiritual role of Buddhist temples and their resident monks and nuns in Southeast Asia. As a major partner in the UNICEF-supported Regional Buddhist Leadership Initiative, Sangha Metta provides training to monks and nuns as well as a range of other technical and material support. For more information on Sangha Metta and its role in building the religious response to HIV/AIDS in the region, see the Regional Buddhist Leadership Initiative page.
