ContentContent1. Why UN Cares?

2. What is UN Cares?

3. How is UN Cares being implemented?

Why UN Cares?Why UN Cares?

• Estimated 1.4% prevalence among UNEstimated 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 g p g

financial sense.

What is UN Cares?What is UN Cares?

1. The UN system-wide workplace programme on HIV

2. For the benefit of UN personnel and their families

3 Th d i l t ti f k f3. The agreed implementation framework for the 1991 UN Personnel Policy on HIV/AIDS

4 W ki t ith UN Pl4. Working partner with UN Plus

Launch Event with Secretary-GeneralLaunch Event with Secretary General

The Secretary-GeneralThe Secretary-General

has stated his

icommitment:

“to make the UN a model

of how

the workplace shouldthe workplace should

respond to HIV”

UN Cares BackgroundUN Cares Background

1991 UN HIV/AIDS Personnel Policy adopted by Chief y yExecutives of all UN organizations

Mid-90s to mid-

Individual organizations develop and implement own programmes to ensure policy implementationto mid

2000sown programmes to ensure policy implementation

2003 UN Learning Strategy on HIV/AIDS work begins2005 Discussions begin on “UN Cares” concept and UN

Plus established2007 Formal approval by senior management2007 Formal approval by senior management2008 Focus on communication and capacity-building

2009 Focus on furthering implementation and on working g p gthrough partners

What is UN Cares designed to achieve?What is UN Cares designed to achieve?

• Designed to reduce the impact of HIV on the UN g pworkplace. Supports “Universal Access” to a comprehensive range of benefits: 10 minimum standardssta da ds

• Improves well-being for all UN Personnel and their families: more access to prevention and treatmentfamilies: more access to prevention and treatment

• Efficiency with “Delivering as One” and consolidation of gains

Implemented throughImplemented through…

• Global UN Cares Task ForceGlobal UN Cares Task Force

• Global StaffGlobal Staff

• Regional Staff (2 full time and 2 part time)• Regional Staff (2 full-time and 2 part-time)

• Country level Focal Persons and related• Country-level Focal Persons and related teams(276 trained from 117 countries in 2007 8)(276 trained from 117 countries in 2007-8)

Available Resources

UN C W b it• 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 Staff’s Module, Supervisors Module, HR personnel’s module

• E-Workspace (for implementers)

UN Cares Website – www.uncares.orgUN Cares Website www.uncares.org

Booklet – Living in a World of HIVBooklet Living in a World of HIV

UN Cares Newsletter –All St ffAll Staff