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• Why UN Cares?
• What is UN Cares?
• How is UN Cares being implemented?

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Why UN Cares?

• Estimated 1.4 prevalence among UN Personnel
  more than 1 at national level is an epidemic.
• Ensure the UN system is walking the talk.
• Investing in prevention and care makes good
  financial sense.

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What is UN Cares?

• The UN system-wide workplace programme on HIV
• For the benefit of UN personnel and their
  families
• The agreed implementation framework for the 1991
  UN Personnel Policy on HIV/AIDS
• Working partner with UN Plus

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Launch Event with Secretary-General
The Secretary-General has stated his commitment
to make the UN a model of how the workplace
should respond to HIV
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UN Cares Background
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What is UN Cares designed to achieve?

• Designed to reduce the impact of HIV on the UN
  workplace. Supports Universal Access to a
  comprehensive range of benefits 10 minimum
  standards
• Improves well-being for all UN Personnel and
  their families more access to prevention and
  treatment
• Efficiency with Delivering as One and
  consolidation of gains

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Implemented through

• Global UN Cares Task Force
• Global Staff
• Regional Staff (2 full-time and 2 part-time)
• Country-level Focal Persons and related teams
• (276 trained from 117 countries in 2007-8)

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Available Resources
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• UN Cares Website www.uncares.org
• UN Cares Service Directory for HIV
• Living in a World with HIV Booklet Video
• Implementers Toolkit - Country level
  implementation toolkit
• Procurement and Distribution of PEP Starter Kits
• HIV e-Course Building Capacity Theme Groups,
  JUNTAs Module, Programme and Project Staffs
  Module, Supervisors Module, HR personnels
  module
• E-Workspace (for implementers)

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UN Cares Website www.uncares.org
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Booklet Living in a World of HIV
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UN Cares Newsletter All Staff