Report of the Expert Group Meeting on the HIV/AIDS Pandemic and its Gender Implications

Publish Year
2000
Publisher
UN Division for the Advancement of Women, World Health Organization (WHO), and the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)
Description
The expert group meeting in 2000 reviewed the topics of HIV/AIDS, gender, human rights and human security and their inter-linkages. The meeting discussed the basic rights to be addressed in this context and adopted a number or recommendations for immediate action and specific recommendations addressing particular actors and areas of concern. This document is a summary of key issues involved in promoting human security and human rights in the context of HIV/AIDS and gender. Specific recommendations that detail immediate and long-term actions are included.