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January 2012
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A decade of European Support to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
30 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.
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XIX International AIDS Conference
24 January 2012, Washington, D.C.
ILO/AIDS is participating to the conference which will take place in Washington, D.C. on 22-27 July 2012 under the theme "Turning the Tide Together".
December 2011
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International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa (ICASA 2011)
05 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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ILO commemorates World AIDS Day and celebrates the 10th anniversary of its programme on HIV/AIDS
01 December 2011,
ILO officials and representatives of organizations involved in the AIDS response commemorated World AIDS Day and celebrated the 10th anniversary of the ILO Programme on HIV/AIDS and the World of Work (ILO/AIDS) at the ILO in Geneva.
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Zimbabwean sculpture exhibition for World AIDS Day 30th anniversary in ILO Colonnades
01 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.
November 2011
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World AIDS Day 2011
30 November 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".
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From Architect to Street Vendor: Discrimination at work against Persons Living with HIV in the Arab States
30 November 2011,
Most Arab States do not have coherent national policies and laws designed to deal with HIV and AIDS in the workplace. They thus lack the means to prevent discrimination at work against nearly half a million of people living with HIV in the region. ILO Online reports from the capital of Jordan, Amman.
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HIV and AIDS in the Workplace - ILO/UN Global Compact webinar - 28 November 2011
29 November 2011,
How companies can make the difference in prevention and treatment of HIV and AIDS.
September 2011
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Citing ILO Convention No. 111 and Recommendation No. 200, Brazilian Federal Superior Labour Tribunal (TST) affirms the rights of HIV-positive workers in two cases of unfair dismissal
23 September 2011,
In two recent cases, the Brazilian Federal Superiour Labour Tribunal has found in favour of an HIV-positive worker, ruling that the workers had been unfairly dismissed and ordering that they be reinstated and compensated for lost wages and benefits.
August 2011
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10th International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific (ICAAP): "Diverse Voices, United Actions"
26 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”.
June 2011
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ILO Director-General invites staff to join the campaign "Stigma Fuels HIV" to defeat stigma and discrimination in UN workplaces
08 June 2011,
Mr Juan Somavia, Director-General of the ILO, addresses ILO staff on the occasion of the launch of the UN system-wide campaign "Stigma Fuels HIV". The ILO takes a strong stand against HIV-related stigma and discrimination through its Personnel Policy on HIV/AIDS and Recommendation No. 200, its comprehensive labour standard on HIV and AIDS and the world of work. Tackling stigma in the workplace begins with each staff member. Engage in this wide dialogue among UN staff at: www.bestigmafree.org
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2011 High Level Meeting on AIDS
08 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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ILO constituents discussed partnership with Global Fund during ILC side event
07 June 2011,
“We share the same values with ILO… values of equity and human rights”, said Dr Akram Ali Eltom, Director of Partnerships at the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria (GFATM), speaking at a side event to the 100th International Labour Conference (ILC).
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Stamps from around the world commemorate 30 years of the AIDS pandemic
03 June 2011,
On the occasion of the 2011 United Nations General Assembly High- Level Meeting on AIDS, which will take place from 8 to 10 June in New York, the United Nations Postal Administration and 20 national postal services around the world will jointly issue a series of stamps and philatelic products to commemorate 30 years of living with AIDS.
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2500 Young People Newly Infected with HIV Every Day, According to Opportunity in Crisis
01 June 2011,
Joint publication by UNICEF, UNAIDS, UNESCO, UNFPA, ILO, WHO and The World Bank presents data on adolescents and HIV for the first time
May 2011
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ILO launches report on discrimination against people with HIV within healthcare settings in China
17 May 2011,
Beijing, 17 May 2011 - The International Labour Office (ILO) for China and Mongolia has released today a report about discrimination faced by people with HIV when accessing medical services in China.
March 2011
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Faith’s story: living with HIV in rural Tanzania
28 March 2011,
"I learnt that you need money or a business to generate enough income to be able to travel to town for regular check-ups and to collect antiretroviral drugs. We do not have these services at our village dispensary.” These are the words of Faith who is 61 years old and one of the estimated 730,000 women living with HIV in Tanzania...
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European Court of Human Rights holds that refusal of a residence permit to a foreigner on the basis of his HIV-positive status was discriminatory
10 March 2011,
In its decision of 10 March 2011 in Kiyutin v. Russia (Application No. 2700/10), the European Court of Human Rights held unanimously that the refusal of the Russian authorities to grant a residency permit to a national of Uzbekistan on the basis of his HIV-positive status was discriminatory.
February 2011
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Women, Girls and HIV and AIDS: Education, Women's Economic Empowerment and Workplace Violence (ILO/UNAIDS/UNESCO)
28 February 2011,
Today, evidence points indisputably to the important intersection of HIV and gender inequality. In 2010, women and girls accounted for more than half of all people living with HIV (about 52%). They are disproportionately affected by gender-based violence, suffer economic inequalities and shoulder the bulk of the burden of caring for people living with HIV.
January 2011
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ILO thematic update - ILO in UN Cares: HIV and AIDS at UN workplaces
31 January 2011,
As a lead agency for HIV and AIDS workplace policies and programmes and private sector mobilization, the ILO plays a key role in UN Cares programmes as well. In partnership with different UN agencies, UNAIDS and UN Plus / organizations of persons living with HIV, the ILO contributes to UN Cares, not only for its own staff but also for staff in other agencies. Here are a few examples highlighting ILO actions in UN Cares at headquarter and field levels.