This report summarizes the latest data on the epidemiology of HIV. The epidemiological estimates in this report reflect continued improvement in national HIV surveillance systems and estimation methodology. This report is divided into separate chapters that summarize epidemiological trends in individual regions.
Visit the UNAIDS website for more information, including regional fact sheets; an…
Source: Eurosurveillance, Volume 14, Issue 47, 26 November 2009
HIV infections remain to be of major public health importance in Europe, with evidence of increasing transmission in several European countries. A total of 25,656 diagnosed cases of HIV infection were reported for 2008 by the countries of the European Union and European Economic Area (EU/EEA); data were not available from Austria,…
Also, if you answer this survey your organisation could win one of four prizes!
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- NGOs, CBOs and networks: your opinion counts! What do you think about key issues, such as current and future funding, collaboration on the ground, availability of technical support, reporting requirements, and the quality and scope of community responses?
- How does your…
December 2009
Calling for the urgent involvement of community sector organizations in the review and reporting process related to the UNGASS Declaration of Commitment. The review and reporting process for the 2010 period is already underway. Countries need to send their progress reports to UNAIDS by March 31, 2010.
It is critical that community groups start their engagement now, if they have not…
This is a Call for Nominations for a new civil society member organization to join the Conference Coordinating Committee (CCC) of the International AIDS Conference (IAC) for the next two conferences (AIDS 2012 – to be held in Washington, DC and AIDS 2014 – location to be determined). The deadline for submission of a nomination is 30 March 2010.
The Conference Coordinating Committee (CCC) is the…
ViiV Healthcare has launched a new Fund focused on community responses to mother-to-child transmission of HIV. The Positive Action for Children Fund, which will be worth £50 million over the next ten years, will announce its first grants in June selected from applications to the first two Requests for Proposals (RFPs).
RFP1 is focused on the integration of HIV and sexual and reproductive health…
AIDS Action Europe is the European partner of the international council of AIDS Service Organizations (ICASO). ICASO is one of the AIDS 2010 international partners and, with its regional secretariats, it is an important stakeholder active in mobilizing and supporting community based organizations around the world. In order to support your activities, we would like to invite you to be part of the…
BORDERNETwork aims to improve prevention, diagnostic and treatment of HIV/AIDS (including co-infections) and STIs through bridging gaps in practice, policies and cross country cooperation and enhancing capacity in interdisciplinary response. Based on multi-sectoral network commitment, BORDERNETwork elaborates on outcomes of the EU project BORDERNET and produces new practice-relevant models…
The German government is opposing the adoption of a new European Union (EU) anti-discrimination directive. This directive should contribute to end exclusion and discrimination that people suffer because of their age, sexual orientation, religion or disability. The adoption of this new anti-discrimination directive requires the agreement of all 27 EU Member States. Germany should cease its…
The Lifeboat Project is a unique web-documentary that focusses on the experiences of families living in Europe as they come to terms with HIV/AIDS.
In 2006, we began to film mothers, fathers and children to hear more about what it is like living with a positive status. Stigma is still a very real problem for all of them. Some of our families have never spoken openly about HIV. Many participants…
The European Man-For-Man Internet Sex Survey (EMIS) will be the biggest survey of gay men and bisexual men in the world! It is happening in 25 languages across 31 European countries this summer. The survey is completely anonymous. The information you provide will help local and national organisations understand our needs.
From 14-16 April the AIDS Action Europe steering committee met in Kiev for its biannual meeting. The steering committee discussed a number of issues, including:
The AIDS Action Europe strategy 2010-2014, including challenges and opportunities; mission and long term goals; and key strategic directions and partnerships.
AIDS Action Europe communications issues, including a presentation of a…
Dear AFEW friends,
Through the Vienna Express, AIDS Foundation East-West (AFEW) is shining the spotlight of the world’s leaders, media and public on the HIV epidemic in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. This region, which has faced such unprecedented social and economic upheavals over the past decades, is now struggling to contend with the fastest growing HIV epidemic in the world. The biggest…
In lead up to XVIII International AIDS Conference, scientists and other leaders call for reform of international drug policy and urge others to sign-on
28 June 2010 [Vienna, Austria] – The International AIDS Society, the International Centre for Science in Drug Policy and the British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS today launched a global drive for signatories to the Vienna Declaration…
"I was honoured to receive an invitation to speak at the March and Rally for Human Rights in Vienna. I hope all of you who will be in Vienna will participate in the March. The conference and the March in particular are a great opportunity to unite everyone involved in the fight against AIDS at a defining moment in the history of the response." --Michel Kazatchkine, Executive Director, Global Fund…
Thirty one countries deport foreigners living with HIV+, and 66 countries are known to have specific entry regulations targeting PLHIV, including 16 countries in the WHO Europe region. During the World Aids Conference in Vienna several events and activities will take place to address this issue. An updated edition of the booklet on entry and residence restrictions, produced by the German AIDS…
QUESTIONNAIRE ABOUT THE SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS OF PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV IN EUROPEAN COUNTRIEShttp://tinyurl.com/37omch7This survey is being conducted by HivEurope and a working group under the HIV/AIDS Civil Society Forum informal advisory body to the European Commission.
The aim of this questionnaire is to gain knowledge about sexual and reproductive rights of people who live with HIV…
In recent months there has been an increasing momentum across the world to end entry and residency restrictions for people living with HIV. The United States and China have been two of the countries which have acted recently to repeal their restrictions. In so doing they have demonstrated their commitment to end discrimination and to support a genuinely evidencebased and effective response to the…
On 20 May 2010, the Global Fund has launched its Round 10 Call for Proposals. The deadline for submissions is 20 August 2010. This Round is of vital importance to civil society as it includes many aspects of relevance for affected communities and non-governmental organisations. It is crucial that civil society organizations thoroughly read through the Round 10 documentation and actively use it…
This announcement serves to remind you of the approaching deadline for applications to host a satellite at the XVIII International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2010) - to be held in Vienna, Austria, 18-23 July 2010.
Interested organizations are encouraged to apply by 24h00 (CET) on 31 March 2010, when online applications will close.
Satellite meetings will take place in the conference centre but are…
You may now register for the July 17th MSM Pre-Conference to be held before the 2010 International AIDS Conference (IAC) in Vienna, Austria!
Visit www.msmgf.org/beheard to:
Register for the MSM Pre-Conference in English, French, German, Russian or Spanish
Learn more about the MSM Pre-Conference and other activities planned by the MSMGF during the 2010 IAC
Find and connect with other…
AIDS Advocacy Alert
March 2010
Act now! Be heard!
Now Open. Call for nominations of civil society speakers for Informal Interactive Hearings of the United Nations General Assembly to provide input to the MDG Summit
Deadline for nominations of speakers is April 16
FIVE things you can do right now
Share this AIDS Advocacy Alert as widely as possible
Get together to nominate someone as a…
AFEW was chosen as AIDS Action Europe’s host organisation to manage a major new project aimed at strengthening the advocacy and resource mobilisation skills of non-governmental organisations in Eastern Europe & Central Asia (EECA).
AFEW, in close cooperation with AIDS Action Europe (AAE), will launch a three-year project ‘ROST - Responding to HIV through Organisational Support and Technical…
In a period when questions are being raised about the effect of development aid, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is cutting back in an area where demonstrable results have been achieved: the fight against AIDS. Eleven cooperating AIDS organizations will get no money from the ministry to continue their work. This decision was announced yesterday. It means that in the next five years, the…
Join the International AIDS Society’s Universal Access Now e-advocacy campaign now!
Please help keep universal access at the top of the global agenda by using the simple letter-writing tool below to contact the word leaders who can help make universal access a reality.
You can send your personal demand for Universal Access to HIV Prevention, Care and Treatment to any or all of the leaders of G20…
This is a Call for Nominations for a new civil society member organization to join the Conference Coordinating Committee (CCC) of the International AIDS Conference (IAC) for the next two conferences (AIDS 2012 – to be held in Washington, DC and AIDS 2014 – location to be determined). The deadline for submission of a nomination is 30 April 2010.
A small working group among colleagues from IAS, DAH, GNP+, and EATG (along with UNAIDS colleagues) has formed to maintain emphasis and action on removing HIV-specific entry and residence restrictions worldwide.
The “Global Database of HIV-specific Travel and Residence Restrictions” can be accessed through a new URL – www.hivrestrictions.org as well as through www.hivtravel.org.
Visitors/users of…
Internationally acclaimed singer songwriter and long-time AIDS activist Annie Lennox will headline an historic rally in downtown Vienna on 20 July 2010. The march and rally will feature a memorable live musical performance by Lennox and provide an opportunity for people to demonstrate their commitment to protecting human rights and stopping the spread of HIV.
Read all about the March and Rally…
AIDS Action Europe – in partnership with WHO Europe and BZgA German Health Promotion Centre – coordinates a working group on Quality Assurance (QA) and Improvement in HIV Prevention.
In the fight against HIV and AIDS prevention continues to play a crucial role. To reinforce the effectiveness of HIV prevention within the European Region, cross-national exchange of know-how and experience in the…
Less than 2 months from now the International AIDS Conference will take place in Vienna. AIDS Action Europe will be present at the conference through different activities and we would like to invite you – as a member of our network - to participate. You can be involved in different ways:
Win the AAE Vienna Good Practice Award!
Our clearinghouse – the central database on HIV and AIDS for Europe…
