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November 2012
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The countdown continues: Getting to Zeros – Zero New HIV infections, Zero discrimination, Zero AIDS related deaths
30 November 2012, Dar es Salam, Tanzania
On 30 November 2012, the Director for the ILO Dar es Salaam Country Office, Mr. Alexio Musindo and staff commemorated the World AIDS Day.
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World AIDS Day: launching the “Getting to Zero at work” campaign
28 November 2012, 13:30 at ILO Headquarters, Geneva, Switzerland
UN Heads of Agencies to launch the “Getting to Zero at work” campaign.
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Official Launching of the Innovation Funds by the Minister of Labour under the Sida Funded Economic Empowerment Program and HIV/AIDS in Zimbabwe
22 November 2012, Zimbabwe
On 22 November, the ILO and SEDCO - the Small Enterprises Development Corporation have signed an agreement on the establishment of the Economic Empowerment Fund, under the patronage of the Minister of Labour and Social Services of Zimbabwe.
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ILO course on HIV and AIDS and the World of Work: a prevention & social protection perspective, 12-23 November 2012
12 - 23 November 2012, Turin, Italy
The ILO Training Centre in Turin is organizing a two-week capacity-building course on HIV/AIDS and the world of work, with a prevention and social protection perspective. The course aims to strengthen the capacity of planners and social actors to develop and implement workplace policies and programmes on HIV and AIDS that build on and benefit from the decent work approach, covering rights, prevention, employment issues, social protection aspects and social dialogue.
July 2012
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XIX International AIDS Conference
21 - 27 July 2012, Washington, D.C.
ILO/AIDS is participating in the conference which will take place in Washington, D.C. on 22-27 July 2012 under the theme "Turning the Tide Together".
May 2012
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Youth Employment Forum discusses HIV and AIDS
23 - 25 May 2012, Geneva, Switzerland
On 23-25 May 2012, the ILO Geneva will host a Global Youth Employment Forum to address the challenges young people face in the labour market. The ILO Programme on HIV/AIDS and the world of work (ILO/AIDS) will organize two market place sessions in the Youth Employment Forum: 1) Youth employment strategies: Listen to 5 million young voices living with HIV, 24 May 2012, 11:35-11:55, circle 5, Espace Gobelins, R2 South, ILO. 2) HIV and AIDS: What do you need to know as a young person? 24 May 2012, 12.05-12.25, circle 5, Espace Gobelins, R2 South, ILO.
April 2012
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Sub-Regional meeting supporting teachers infected and affected by HIV in West and Central Africa
24 - 26 April 2012, Accra, Ghana
The meeting aims at generating ideas to strengthen teachers’ roles in contributing to HIV prevention efforts and ensuring that teachers living with HIV can be supported through effective policies and HIV prevention, treatment and care programmes, protecting them from HIV-related stigma and discrimination. The meeting will address specific challenges faced by teachers living with and affected by HIV and AIDS in West and Central Africa. The meeting will be organized jointly by ILO, UNESCO, the World Bank, UNAIDS, WHO, Ministries of Education, Education International (EI), and Partnership for Child Development (PCD).
March 2012
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HIV in Europe: Working Together for Optimal Testing and Earlier Care
18 - 20 March 2012, Copenhagen, Denmark
On 18 March 2012, the ILO will participate and speak in a satellite meeting, a pre-conference event to the conference “HIV in Europe: Working Together for Optimal Testing and Earlier Care” in Copenhagen, Denmark. ILO/AIDS will speak on "How does Protection of rights at work help enhancing access to HIV services: The ILO Recommendation on HIV and AIDS (No. 200) and experiences in its implementation with a focus on Europe and the private sector” in the satellite meeting being organized on “The role of HIV workplace policies and programmes in addressing 'barriers' to early HIV counselling, testing, treatment and care”, and address participants in the session.
February 2012
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“Sustaining Employers’ Response to HIV/AIDS with less Donor Funding”
24 - 25 February 2012, Arusha, Tanzania
A two-day conference for Employers’ organizations is being organized by the International Organization of Employers on 24-25 February 2012, at Kibo Palace Hotel in Arusha, Tanzania, in collaboration with the Association of Tanzania Employers (ATE), Business Africa and the ILO.
January 2012
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A decade of European Support to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
31 January 2012, Paris, France
On 31 January 2012, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria celebrates its 10th anniversary in Paris. Mr. J-F Trogrlic, Director, ILO Office for France, is attending the event. Participants include European policy makers, representatives of international organizations, as well as participants from public and private sectors, the research community and non-governmental organizations.
December 2011
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International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa (ICASA 2011)
4 - 8 December 2011, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
The International Labour Organization (ILO) is organizing and participating in a series of events to highlight the importance of reducing stigma and discrimination in the workplace at ICASA, which opens on Sunday 4 December, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, under the theme “Own, Scale-up and Sustain”.
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Zimbabwean sculpture exhibition for World AIDS Day 30th anniversary in ILO Colonnades
1 - 16 December 2011, Geneva, Switzerland
ILO/AIDS has organized an exhibition of Shona Art which is taking place from 1 until 16 December on ILO premises in Geneva.
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World AIDS Day 2011
1 December 2011, Geneva, Switzerland
The theme of World AIDS Day this year is "Getting to Zero" referring to the “Zero New HIV Infections. Zero Discrimination. Zero AIDS Related Deaths” objectives of the UNAIDS strategy for 2011-2015. The ILO has developed six posters to highlight the contribution of the workplace to "Getting to Zero".
November 2011
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2011 Caribbean HIV Conference: "Strengthening Evidence To Achieve Sustainable Action"
18 - 21 November 2011, Nassau, The Bahamas
September 2011
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Dialogue on the contribution of occupational health services to universal access for HIV and TB
11 - 11 September 2011, Istanbul, Turkey
Meeting organized in the context of the XIX World Congress on Safety and Health at Work held in Turkey from 11 to 15 September 2011. Government, employers’ and workers’ organizations, UNAIDS, Organizations of Persons Living with HIV (PLHIV) and the ILO met to share experiences for the occupational health services to best protect their workers.
August 2011
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10th International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific (ICAAP): "Diverse Voices, United Actions"
26 - 30 August 2011, Busan, Republic of Korea
The International Labour Organization (ILO) co-organized a series of events as part of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) at the 10th International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific (ICAAP) under the theme “Diverse Voices, United Action”.
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UN Workplace Project in India: Launch of the campaign “STIGMA FUELS HIV”
1 August 2011, New Delhi, India
On August 1, 2011, the UN agencies in India came together under the flag of UN Cares: ‘HIV and the UN workplace project’, in the UN Conference Hall, New Delhi to launch a year-long anti-stigma campaign - “Stigma Fuels HIV”.
June 2011
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2011 High Level Meeting on AIDS
8 - 10 June 2011, United Nations, New York
From 8-10 June 2011 Member States will gather in New York, USA, for the UN General assembly High Level Meeting on AIDS. The UNAIDS / IOM / UNHCR / ILO Side Event on Migration and HIV will be held on Friday, 10 June 2011, 1:15 - 2:30 pm, NLB Conference Room 1.
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ILC 2011 - Give effect to Recommendation No. 200 and partner with Global Fund
2 - 2 June 2011, Geneva - Palais des Nations
Delegates were invited by the Programme on HIV/AIDS and the World of Work (ILO/AIDS) to this event to know more about the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GFATM), and how to use Global Fund financing mechanisms at country level, to implement workplace HIV and TB policies and programmes, and strengthen public private partnerships in line with ILO Recommendation No. 200, with the participation of Dr Akram Ali Eltom, Director of Partnerships at the Global Fund.
May 2011
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HIV and AIDS course at ILO International Training Centre
16 - 27 May 2011, Turin, Italy
A two-week capacity-building course on HIV/AIDS and the world of work, offered by the ILO Training Centre in Turin (Italy), with a prevention and social protection perspective. The course aims to strengthen the capacity of planners and social actors to develop and implement workplace policies and programmes on HIV and AIDS that build on and benefit from the decent work approach, covering rights, prevention, employment issues, social protection aspects and social dialogue.