HIV/AIDS AND SECURITY THE IMPACT ON UNIFORMED SERVICES.

HIV/AIDS AND SECURITY HIV/AIDS AND SECURITY

THE IMPACT ON UNIFORMED THE IMPACT ON UNIFORMED SERVICESSERVICES

International ConcernInternational Concern In 2000 the Security Council adopted resolution In 2000 the Security Council adopted resolution

1308 expressing concern over the potentially 1308 expressing concern over the potentially damaging impact of HIV/AIDS on the health of damaging impact of HIV/AIDS on the health of international and national peacekeeping, military international and national peacekeeping, military and police personnel, for the first time and police personnel, for the first time identifying a health issue as a matter of security.identifying a health issue as a matter of security.

The UN Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS The UN Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS adopted by Member States in the General adopted by Member States in the General Assembly Special Session (June 2001), includes Assembly Special Session (June 2001), includes national uniformed services as a key area to be national uniformed services as a key area to be addressed in the global action against the spread addressed in the global action against the spread of the HIV/AIDS epidemic.of the HIV/AIDS epidemic.

HIV/AIDS THREATENS INTERNATIONAL AND HIV/AIDS THREATENS INTERNATIONAL AND NATIONAL SECURITYNATIONAL SECURITY

High prevalence rates among uniformed High prevalence rates among uniformed services (police, border guards, military and services (police, border guards, military and

peacekeepers) can undermine national peacekeepers) can undermine national security and international peacekeeping security and international peacekeeping

missionsmissions

UNAIDS states that in peacetimes HIV infection UNAIDS states that in peacetimes HIV infection rates among armed forces are generally 2 to5 rates among armed forces are generally 2 to5 five times higher than civilian populations and five times higher than civilian populations and

up to 50 time greater in times of conflictup to 50 time greater in times of conflict

HoweverHowever

Kenyan armed forces stated recently that they Kenyan armed forces stated recently that they were losing at least six to ten soldiers per week were losing at least six to ten soldiers per week

to HIV/AIDSto HIV/AIDS

UNAIDS RESPONSEUNAIDS RESPONSEGlobal Initiative on HIV/AIDS Global Initiative on HIV/AIDS

and Securityand Security

International International SecuritySecurity

National National SecuritySecurity

Humanitarian Humanitarian ResponseResponse

PeacekeepinPeacekeeping operationsg operations

Uniformed ServicesUniformed Services

both civil and military both civil and military focusing on:focusing on:

•Young recruitsYoung recruits

•Future peacekeepersFuture peacekeepers

•Demobilizing personnelDemobilizing personnel

Vulnerable Vulnerable populations populations

in crisis in crisis settingssettings

Humanitarian Humanitarian WorkersWorkers

Uniformed Services Uniformed Services Programming GuideProgramming Guide

This guide is designed to This guide is designed to provide an overview of provide an overview of

HIV/AIDS/STI HIV/AIDS/STI programming options for programming options for

uniformed services uniformed services programme planners. programme planners.

Peer Education Kit for Peer Education Kit for

Uniformed ServicesUniformed Services

Peer education is an Peer education is an effective method for effective method for

reducing risky behaviours reducing risky behaviours and in encouraging and in encouraging uniformed services uniformed services

personnel to become personnel to become advocates in the fight advocates in the fight

against HIV/AIDS. against HIV/AIDS.

HIV/AIDS awareness card…HIV/AIDS awareness card…

The card provides The card provides basic messages on basic messages on

HIV/AIDS, instructions HIV/AIDS, instructions on condom use, a on condom use, a

condom and advice for condom and advice for emergency situations. emergency situations.

UNAIDS/SHR: Activities planned or UNAIDS/SHR: Activities planned or ongoing 2002/2003ongoing 2002/2003

Argentina

Chile

Costa Rica

Guatemala

Honduras

Nicaragua

Uruguay

PEACEKEEPING MISSIONS IN

Sierra Leone

Eritrea/Ethiopia

Congo

East Timor

Angola

Burundi

Central African Republic

Congo

DRC

Eritrea

Kenya

Namibia

Rwanda

Swaziland

Tanzania

Uganda

BelarusBIH

EstoniaKazakhstan

LatviaLithuaniaMoldova

Russia Ukraine

Uzbekistan

Cambodia

India

Indonesia

Laos

Myanmar

Thailand

Vietnam

Philippines

UNAIDS HIV/AIDS

Policy Advisor in

DPKO

UNAIDS Website: Interactive UNAIDS Website: Interactive mapmap

Global view…

Regional view…

The UNAIDS/SHR The UNAIDS/SHR web-site provides web-site provides

periodically updated periodically updated country data on country data on

HIV/AIDS situation HIV/AIDS situation and activities in the and activities in the uniformed servicesuniformed services

PARTNERSHIPSPARTNERSHIPS UN DEPARTMENT OF PEACEKEEPING UN DEPARTMENT OF PEACEKEEPING

OPERATIONS – DPKOOPERATIONS – DPKO

UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT FUND UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT FUND FOR WOMEN- UNIFEMFOR WOMEN- UNIFEM

UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES - UNHCRFOR REFUGEES - UNHCR

NATIONAL INSTITUTIONSNATIONAL INSTITUTIONS