Resources on Children and HIV and AIDS
Regional Review: Buddhist Leadership Initiative
Publication date: 2009
Publisher: UNICEF EAPRO
Languages: English
"Regional Review: Buddhist Leadership Initiative" presents the synthesis of the review undertaken in the five countries (Cambodia, China, Lao PDR, Myanmar and Viet Nam) and the impact of the BLI as a regional initiative. The report identifies achievements, and limitations of the BLI as well as lessons learnt. Recommendations for strengthening and expanding the BLI interventions are included.
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HIV Counselling Resource Package
Publication date: 2009
Publisher: UNICEF EAPRO
Languages: English
The HIV Counselling Resource Package is a modular, three-part resource and training package tailored to the sociocultural and epidemic contexts of the Asia Pacific region. This package focuses on meeting the specific needs of women, children and Most-At-Risk Populations (MARPs) in vulnerable marginalized communities. It outlines the key activities and information involved in training HIV counsellors and goes beyond simple pre and post-test counselling.
HIV Counselling Handbook for the Asia-Pacific
HIV Counselling Trainer’s Manual for the Asia-Pacific
Tools for HIV Counselling for the Asia-Pacific
Brochure: HIV Counselling Resource Package for the Asia-Pacific
Pacific PMTCT Training Package - Fiji, Vanuatu, Kiribati and Solomon Islands
Publication date: July 2008
Publisher: UNICEF Pacific
Languages: English
The Fiji, Vanuatu, Kiribati and Solomon Islands Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV (PMTCT) Training Package was developed as a key component in the effort to build capacity to accelerate the scale-up of PMTCT services across these four Pacific Island countries. The overall goal of the Training Package is to promote HIV-free child survival in the Pacific through an integrated, comprehensive approach to HIV and STI prevention and care for women and men at the reproductive stage of their life, and their children. This Training Package consists of the Participant Manual, Trainer Manual and Presentation Booklet.
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Families and Children Affected by HIV/AIDS and Other Vulnerable Children
Publication date: 2006
Publisher: UNICEF PNG
Languages: English
This study conducted in PNG provides an overview of the situation of children and families affected by HIV/AIDS, and of other vulnerable children. Its purpose is to assist the Government, civil society organisations and development partners in the development of policies and programmes for on-going support, and in the monitoring of community-based assistance to families and children affected by HIV/AIDS.
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National Situation Analysis on Children Affected by HIV and AIDS and Other Vulnerable Children in Papua New Guinea
Protection, Care and Support for Children Vulnerable to Violence, Abuse, Exploitation and Neglect in the Context of the HIV Epidemic in Papua New Guinea: 4 Year National Strategy 2008-2011
This 2008-2011 goal of PNG national strategy is to improve the wellbeing of children vulnerable to violence, abuse, exploitation and neglect by increasing their access to essential services in the areas of protection, education and health and by strengthening family, community, civil society and Government, child protection systems.
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Four Year National Strategy - 2008 - 2011 : Protection, Care and Support of Children Vulnerable to Violence, Abuse, Exploitation and Neglect in the context of the HIV epidemic in Papua New Guinea
Other publications
Protection and care for children faced with HIV and AIDS in East Asia and the Pacific: Issues, priorities and responses in the region
The objective of this report is to provide decision makers, programme managers and advocates for children with guidance for framing and analysing available evidence and responses, and in setting priorities for the protection and care for children...
HIV & AIDS: Leaving No Child Behind - A Media Guide
The aim of this media guide, therefore, is to make journalists our partners in spotlighting the special needs of children and young people in Malaysia’s response to HIV and AIDS. Through accurate, responsible and original journalism, the media will help..
Cash Transfers to Improve the Protection and Care of Vulnerable Children and to Empower Families in the Context of the HIV Epidemic in Papua New Guinea
Social cash transfer can support improved nutrition, education and protection for children affected by HIV and AIDS. Theprotection of these and other vulnerable children from violence, abuse and exploitation is a critical issue for Papua NewGuinea.
Background paper: East Asia and Pacific Regional Partnership Forum on Children and HIV&AIDS, 31 March - 2 April 2008, Bangkok, Thailand
The background paper for the Regional Partnership Forum on Children and HIV & AIDSacknowledges the achievements since the East Asia and Pacific Regional Consultation onChildren and HIV & AIDS held in Hanoi, Viet Nam, in March 2006.
Cash Transfers to Improve the Protection and Care of Vulnerable Children and to Empower Families in the Context of the HIV Epidemic in Papua New Guinea
International experience has proven that social cash transfers can be a flexible instrument of social policy, capable of achieving multiple outcomes even while directly addressing a single objective. Generally aimed at preventing destitution...
Report: East Asia and Pacific Regional Partnership Forum on CHILDREN and HIV & AIDS, 31 March - 2 April 2008, Bangkok, Thailand
The report on the Regional Partnership Forum on Children and HIV and AIDS captures thediscussions and deliberations of the 133 delegates representing 17 countries. It affirms thecommitment made at the Hanoi Consultation in March 2006 to minimize...
Report: Interfaith Consultation: Children and HIV & Aids, 15-17 January 2008, Bangkok, Thailand
0n 15-17 January 2008, UNICEF East Asia and Pacific Regional Office convened an Interfaith Consultationon Children and HIV in Bangkok, Thailand. The Consultation was attended by over 80 leaders from FaithBased Organizations (FBOs)...
Background paper: Interfaith Consultation: Children and HIV & Aids, 15-17 January 2008, Bangkok, Thailand
This background paper of the UNICEF East Asia and Pacific Regional Interfaith Consultation: Children &HIV presents regional strategies to strengthen the role of faith-based organizations (FBOs) in respondingto HIV & AIDS.
Children and AIDS: Third Stocktaking Report, 2008
This Stocktaking Report, the third since the Unite for Children,Unite against AIDS initiative was launched in 2005, examinesdata on progress, emerging evidence, and current knowledgeand practice for children as they relate to four programme areas...
Families and children affected by HIV and AIDS and other vulnerable children in Papua New Guinea and other vulnerable children
Families and Children Affected by HIV and AIDS and Other Vulnerable Children in Papua New Guinea and OtherVulnerable Childrenxii identifies sixteen (16) recommendations for action to respond to the needs of Papua New Guinea’smost vulnerable children....
A profile of UNICEF's response in East Asia and the Pacific 2007
This 2007 report is updated from an earlier version released in October 2006. Our aim is to provide thelatest information of collaborative actions between UNICEF and governments, civil society, the UnitedNations system and international partners..
Scaling up HIV testing and counseling in Asia and the Pacific
In response to concerns over low coverage of HIV testing and counselling in the Asia Pacific region, a “JointWHO/UNICEF/UNAIDS technical consultation on scaling up HIV testing and counselling in the Asia Pacific” washeld in Phnom Penh, Cambodia..
Scaling up voluntary counselling and testing services: Lessons learned from Cambodia
The scaling up of VCT access was integral in the success of Cambodia’s national HIV response and subsequent stabilizing of the epidemic. That scaling up was a result of close coordination andcollaboration between the Government and international .....
Caring Dads Pamphlet
“Caring Dads” campaign aimed at inspiring working fathers to care for children and protect their families from HIV. The pamphlet contains the campaign's key messages.
A Buddhist approach to HIV prevention and AIDS care: A training manual for monks, nuns and other Buddhist leaders. 2006
The manual provides a guide for Buddhist monks, nuns and leaders in HIV prevention and care. It details how they work within communities to prevent the spread of HIV, offer care and support and to promote compassion for those living with HIV and AIDS.
Report on the East Asia and Pacific regional consultation on children and HIV/AIDS, Hanoi, Viet Nam. 2006
This first high-level meeting on children and HIV/AIDS in East Asia and the Pacific was to map out and commit to scaled-up, comprehensive national and regional responses to the epidemic, with children and young people as the main focus.
Global campaign on children and AIDS: A profile of UNICEF's response in East Asia and the Pacific. 2006
This report provides an update of actions in the East Asia and the Pacific region related the ‘Four Ps’ of primary prevention, preventing mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT), paediatric AIDS treatment and the protection of children.
Families and children affected by HIV/AIDS and other vulnerable children in Papua New Guinea. 2006
This study provides an overview of the situation of children and families affected by HIV/AIDS, and of other vulnerable children in Papua New Guinea.
Life skills and leadership camps: Towards a model for the support and participation of children affected by HIV/AIDS in Lao PDR. 2006
The book describes the planning, implementation and evaluation of the first two lifeskills and leadership camps for HIV/AIDS affected children in Lao PDR, which were arranged in Champassack and in Vientiane in early 2006.
Situation review on women, children & the HIV epidemic in the Pacific. 2006
Fact sheet on the situation of women, children and the HIV epidemic in the Pacific.
Situation review on adolescents & the HIV epidemic in the Pacific. 2006
Fact sheet on the situaiton of HIV epidemic and AIDS among adolescents in the Pacific.
Pacific: Children and HIV/AIDS – A call to action. 2006
The report provides an assessment of the HIV and AIDS epidemics and its impact on children and young people in the Pacific. Also focuses on prevention, providing treatment, protection and support.
Scaling up the response for children. 2006
Background paper distributed in the East Asia and Pacific regional consultation on children and HIV/AIDS, Hanoi, Viet Nam 22–24 March 2006.
Report on the intercountry technical exchange workshop on school-based counseling programming. 2006
The report provides the fundamental concepts in a school-based counseling programme based on lessons learned through Thai experiences.
Experience of HIV and AIDS and UNICEF care and support interventions in Lao PDR: A qualitative study. 2005
The study analyzes the lives of people living with HIV/AIDS in Lao PDR to better understand the factors that caused their infection and the changes in their lives since the test. Their needs and aspirations are summarized and discussed.
East Asia: Children and HIV/AIDS – A call to action. 2005
East Asia has a narrow window of opportunity to halt the spread of HIV. Given the region's enormous popuplations and despite low national HIV prevalence, large numbers of men, women and children are living with or affected by HIV or AIDS.
Report of the UN Asia-Pacific regional taskforce on prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV. 2005
The report of the Fifth Regional Taskforce Meeting provides up-to-date information from country level and the latest technical and scientfic data on preventing of mother-to-child transmission of HIV. Also includes all presentations from the meeting.
Situation review on women, children and HIV/AIDS in East Asia and the Pacific. 2005
Fact sheet on the situation of women, children and HIV and AIDS in East Asia and the Pacific.
Situation review on adolescents and HIV/AIDS in East Asia and the Pacific. 2005
Fact sheet on adolescents and HIV and AIDS in East Asia and the Pacific.
Situation review on using data to guide HIV/AIDS prevention and care in East Asia and the Pacific. 2005
Fact sheet on using data to guide HIV prevention and care in East Asia and the Pacific.
Report of the paediatric HIV consultation. 2004
The report highlights lessons learned on the care, support and treatment for children infected with HIV. Also provides a summary of the main issues and suggested improvements as presented and discussed during the consultation.
The framework: For the protection, care and support of orphans and vulnerable children living in a world with HIV and AIDS. 2004
The framework is based on lessons learned from global and regional experiences. It considers families, communities and children as the foundation for effective response. It concludes by defining key actions that must be taken urgently.
Report on the regional forum on lifeskills-based education for behaviour development and change. 2004
This regional forum initiated by UNICEF allowed countries to exchange "good practice" experiences in the development of lifeskills-based education through schools.
What parliamentarians can do about HIV/AIDS: Action for children and young people. 2004
Provides facts and information on HIV and AIDS for parliamentarians. A strong commitment to act from leaders can reduce the HIV and AIDS epidemics around the world.
What religious leaders can do about HIV/AIDS: Action for children and young people. 2004
A resource that religious leaders can use to explore ways of responding to HIV and AIDS, including basic facts about the diseases and how to prevent them. Also suggests ways that leaders can generate action against HIV and AIDS within their communities.
Summary document of young people's participation at the 14th international conference on the reduction of drug related harm, Chiang Mai, Thailand, April 2003
Report on consultations with young people related to drug use. Recommendations for developing effective policies and programmes as well as appendices on the country consultations and conference sessions are also included.
Talking to our teens about HIV/AIDS [CD-ROM]. 2005
A compilation of information booklets and prevention activities to aid parents in talking about HIV and AIDS and related issues with young family members.
Children and HIV/AIDS: A compilation of publications produced by or supported by UNICEF [CD-ROM]. 2005
Contains key publications related to HIV and AIDS that have been produced or supported by UNICEF, including global policies and guidelines, study reports, country assessment reports, tools and training materials.
With hope and help: The positive face of HIV/AIDS along the Mekong [CD-ROM]. 2003
HIV positive people from the Mekong region give powerful testimonies to the reality of the HIV/AIDS risk. "With hope and help" documents their experiences and coping strategies, their hopes and fears.
With hope and help Cambodia: The positive face of HIV and AIDS in Cambodia [CD-ROM]. 2003
Stories of HIV positive people from Cambodia. This CD documents their experiences and coping strategies, their hopes and fears.
With hope and help China: The positive face of HIV and AIDS in China [CD-ROM]. 2003
Stories of HIV positive people from China. This CD documents their experiences and coping strategies, their hopes and fears.
With hope and help Indonesia: The positive face of HIV and AIDS in Indonesia [CD-ROM]. 2003
Stories of HIV positive people from Indonesia. This CD documents their experiences and coping strategies, their hopes and fears.
With hope and help Laos: The positive face of HIV and AIDS in Laos [CD-ROM]. 2003
Stories of HIV positive people from Laos. This CD documents their experiences and coping strategies, their hopes and fears.
With hope and help Thailand: The positive face of HIV and AIDS in Thailand [CD-ROM]. 2003
Stories of HIV positive people from Thailand. This CD documents their experiences and coping strategies, their hopes and fears.
With hope and help Viet Nam: The positive face of HIV and AIDS in Viet Nam [CD-ROM]. 2003
Stories of HIV positive people from Viet Nam. This CD documents their experiences and coping strategies, their hopes and fears.
CD-ROMs are available upon request.
