Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)

UNAIDS, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, is an innovative joint venture of the United Nations family, bringing together the efforts and resources of ten UN system organizations in the AIDS response to help the world prevent new HIV infections, care for people living with HIV, and mitigate the impact of the epidemic. The UNAIDS Secretariat works on the ground in more than 80 countries worldwide. Coherent action on AIDS by the UN system is coordinated in countries through the UN theme groups, and the joint programmes on AIDS. Cosponsors include UNHCR, UNICEF, WFP, UNDP, UNFPA, UNODC, ILO, UNESCO, WHO and the World Bank. UNAIDS helps mount and support an expanded response to AIDS - one that engages the efforts of many sectors and partners from government and civil society.

UNAIDS Programme in Nigeria

UNAIDS in Nigeria continues to provide the necessary support for scaling up towards Universal access to prevention, treatment, care and support. This is achieved through a UN Joint Program of support for a coordinated multisectoral response in programme design, strategic planning, leadership, advocacy, monitoring and evaluation, resource mobilization and dissemination of strategic information towards an expanded HIV and AIDS response. UNAIDS partners with the Government, Bilateral agencies, Civil society, Private sector, PLHIV and other stakeholders towards an expanded and strengthened response to the HIV and AIDS.

UNAIDS provides leadership to the UN Cares programme- A workplace based programme on HIV and AIDS awareness and services for the UN staff and their families.

Leadership and Advocacy

UNAIDS provides advocates for high level involvement, participation and commitment towards a strengthened HIV and AIDS response. This is by engaging leaders in all tiers of government, civil society, and all sectors towards HIV and AIDS response. Amongst the most important entities are the Ministers of all too important sectoral ministries, State Executive Governors, the First ladies the UN supported States, sensitization of members of the House of Assembly, and sustained advocacy to leaders in the private sector and other stakeholder groups.

Technical Assistance on Strategic Planning, Coordination, Monitoring and Evaluation of the HIV and AIDS responses through UN Joint Programming

UNAIDS provides the required and necessary Technical assistance for Strategic planning and coordination of HIV and AIDS activities across all sectors through Joint Programming. This is the strategic approach of bringing together all UN agencies to deliver as "one UN" on HIV/AIDS response, as enshrined in the guidance and directives of the UN SG on reform. Such support is provided at the Federal National and State levels. UNAIDS further more provides capacity for monitoring and evaluation of the epidemic, management, dissemination and utilization in programming of strategic information. UNAIDS equally provides support to coordination within the different platforms- Government, Civil Society, other development partners and most at risk populations and marginalized groups.

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