UNAIDS contribution to the end of poverty and the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals
The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) main focus is to achieve MDG Goal No.6: “to halt and begin to reverse the spread of HIV/AIDS by 2015”. UNAIDS co-sponsors include: UNICEF, UNDP, UNFPA, UNODC, UNHCR, ILO, UNESCO, WHO, WORLD BANK and WFP. UNAIDS is the main advocate for global action on HIV and AIDS. It leads, strengthens and supports an expanded response aimed at preventing transmission of HIV, providing care and support, reducing the vulnerability of individuals and communities to HIV/AIDS, and alleviating the impact of the epidemic.
UNAIDS Nigeria goal, objectives and key results, 2004-2006
The United Nations Theme Group on HIV/AIDS (WHO, UNICEF, UNDP, World Bank, UNIFEM, IOM, UNODC, UNHCR, ILO), working under the leadership of the UN Resident Coordinator, chaired by WHO, with UNICEF as vice chair, and facilitated by the UNAIDS Country Coordinator, constitutes UNAIDS at country level. The UNAIDS Secretariat operates as a catalyst and coordinator of UN actions on AIDS.
The overarching goal of UNAIDS in Nigeria is to support the country to achieve the Millennium Development Goal No. 6 on HIV/AIDS.Specific objectives and key results for 2004-2006 include fostering leadership for an effective response and to track, monitor and evaluate the country response, strengthening partnerships and coordination mechanisms, promoting and strengthening the management of strategic information, mainstreaming HIV/AIDS into development frameworks and mobilizing technical and financial resources.

The “Three Ones”:

• Development of the HIV/AIDS National Strategic Framework for Action, 2005-2009
  
• Support and strengthening to the National Action Committee on AIDS (NACA)
  
• Piloting and roll out of the Nigeria National Response Information Management System (NNRIMS)

Scaling up towards Universal Access
A multi-sectoral national consultation on scaling up towards universal access to HIV prevention, treatment, care and support was held in February 2006 to develop nationally agreed, targeted plans or ‘roadmaps’ for building significantly greater coverage of services by 2010. The national consultation led by
Resource Mobilization
Technical assistance was provided for the development of the Global Fund proposal for Round 5 and 6 and support towards the restructuring of the Country Coordination Mechanism (CCM) in line with the Global Fund guidelines.
Engaging and Strengthening Civil Society and Private Sector
The civil society coordination mechanisms have been strengthened by the reinforcement of the linkages between constituencies through the re-engineering of the civil society HIV/AIDS structure. In addition the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Forum and the Greater Involvement of People living with HIV and AIDS (GIPA) Forum have been established.
UN Workplace Programme
A UN work place programme is in place that provides prevention and Voluntary Confidential Counselling and Testing (VCCT) services under the leadership of the UN Learning Team.

Media contact: UNAIDS Country Coordinator, Tel: 234 (9) 461 85 84, Fax: 234 (9) 461 85 73

E-mail: unaids.nigeria@undp.org

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