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"This virus cannot win."

Statement by Hon Pete Hodgson, New Zealand Minister of Health, to the United Nations UN High-Level Meeting on HIV/AIDS.

http://www.mfat.govt.nz/Media-and-publications/Media/MFAT-speeches/2006/0-2-June-2006.php

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48th Session of the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs

The International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) is the independent and quasi-judicial monitoring body for the implementation of the United Nations international drug control conventions. The WHO and the INCB have been working together to ensure that internationally controlled drugs are available for medical purposes, while preventing the diversion of such drugs into illicit channels.

http://www.incb.org/incb/en/speeches/cnd48.html

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59th World Health Assembly Outcomes Summary

More than 2200 people from 192 Member States, nongovernmental organizations and other observers attended the World Health Organisation's annual assembly which took place from 22-27 May 2006. This document summarises the decisions made and issues discussed there.

http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/releases/2006/wha03/en/

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An ILO code of practice on HIV/AIDS and the world of work

The objective of this code is to provide a set of guidelines to address the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the world of work and within the framework of the promotion of decent work.

http://www.dev-zone.org/downloads/ILO%20Code%20of%20Practice%20on%20HIV%20AIDs%20and%20the%20World%20of%20Work.pdf

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Full coverage of 59th World Health Assembly

The World Health Assembly, the supreme decision-making body for the World Health Organisation met in Geneva from the 22-27 May 2006. Issues discussed included: strengthening pandemic-influenza preparedness and response, including the application of the International Health Regulations 2005; infant and young child nutrition; HIV/AIDS; polio eradication; sickle-cell anaemia; smallpox eradication and the destruction of variola virus stocks; prevention of avoidable blindness; international trade and health; tobacco control; and intellectual property rights.

http://www.who.int/mediacentre/events/2006/wha59/en/index.html

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International Narcotics Control Board 2005 Report

This 126 page report acknowledges that there are no simple solutions in international drug control. In order to create environments less conducive to the production and abuse of drugs, a much broader application of alternative development, which focuses on both rural farmers and socially marginalized city dwellers who need and are entitled to a legitimate livelihood, is necessary.

http://www.incb.org/pdf/e/ar/2005/incb_report_2005_full.pdf

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Pacific Regional HIV/AIDS Project (PRHP)

The aim of PRHP is to help strengthen the capacity of Pacific Island governments, NGOs and communities to develop, implement and evaluate multi-sectoral responses to HIV/AIDS.

http://www.prhp.org.fj/

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Pacific Regional Strategy on HIV/AIDS (2004-2008)

This strategy, developed by the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) in response to the alarming rise of HIV/AIDS cases reported in the Pacific, provides a framework for national and regionally funded activities throughout the Pacific. It has three main purposes: to increase the capacity of the Pacific Island countries and territories to provide an effective and sustainable response to HIV/AIDS; to strengthen coordination, and mobilize resources and expertise; and to assist countries to achieve and report on their national and international targets for HIV/AIDS.

http://www.spc.int/hiv/images/stories/regionalstrategy%20-red.pdf

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SPC HIV/AIDS and STIs Project

The Secretariat of the Pacific Community has identified responding to the epidemic as a major strategic priority for the organisation, and sees itself as being centrally involved in the region's response. This website contains informationon their mission and activities as well as general information on HIV and other STIs in the Pacific region.

http://www.spc.int/hiv/

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UNAIDS' Editors' Notes for authors

UNAIDS' Editors' Notes began as a short and simple aide memoire of preferred terminology for use by staff members. Over time the Notes expanded and the range of users grew. Partners as diverse as UNAIDS' Cosponsors, UN system colleagues, nongovernmental organizations, journalists, students, writers and others asked for guidance and the Notes served them well. Realizing that the Notes have (unexpectedly) become an information resource in wide demand, this latest version has been updated in consultation with UNAIDS' Cosponsors. In-house, the content has been enriched by inputs from colleagues across the Secretariat under the guidance of UNAIDS' Chief Scientific Adviser. As language shapes beliefs and may influence behaviours, considered use of appropriate language has the power to strengthen the response to AIDS. UNAIDS is now pleased to make these Notes freely available to all. (UNAIDS, May 2006)

http://data.unaids.org/pub/InformationNote/2006/EditorsNotes_en.pdf

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World Health Assembly 2006: Implementation by WHO of the recommendations of the Global Task Team on improving AIDS Coordination among Multilateral Ins

This documents contains the recommendations of the Global Task Team on improving the institutional architecture of the global response to HIV/AIDS, and outlines how WHO has responded to these recommendations.

http://www.who.int/gb/ebwha/pdf_files/WHA59/A59_8-en.pdf

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World Health Assembly 2006: Nutrition and HIV/AIDS

This four page document describes activities undertaken at national, regional and global levels relating to nutrition and HIV/AIDS, highlighting efforts made since meetings in Durban on HIV/AIDS in May 2004. (WHO, 4 May 2006)

http://www.who.int/gb/ebwha/pdf_files/WHA59/A59_7-en.pdf

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World Health Assembly 2006: Resolution - Political Declaration on HIV/AIDS

This Resolution adopted by the General Assembly outlines how states will address the AIDS pandemic.

http://data.unaids.org/pub/Report/2006/20060615_HLM_PoliticalDeclaration_ARES60262_en.pdf

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World Health Assembly 2006: Resolution - Public health, innovation, essential health research and intellectual property rights: towards a global strat

This document makes recommendations to member states and to the Director-General on ensuring that progress in science and medicine translates into safe and affordable health products to respond to all patients' needs, especially those living in poverty.

http://www.who.int/gb/ebwha/pdf_files/WHA59/A59_R24-en.pdf

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World Health Assembly 2006: Resolution on International Trade and Health

This document makes recommendations to member states and to the Director-General on how to ensure that health policies take advantage of the potential opportunities of trade for healthcare, and to ensure that the potential challenges that trade and trade agreements may have for health be addressed.

http://www.who.int/gb/ebwha/pdf_files/WHA59/A59_R26-en.pdf

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World Health Assembly 2006: Resolution on the Draft Global Strategy on the Prevention and Control of Sexually Transmitted Infections

This document makes recommendations to member states and to the Director-General on including prevention and control of sexually transmitted infections as an integral part of HIV prevention, and of sexual and reproductive health programmes and of efforts to achieve the Millennium Development Goals.

http://www.who.int/gb/ebwha/pdf_files/WHA59/A59_R19-en.pdf

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World Health Assembly 2006: Resolution on the Implementation by WHO of the recommendations of the Global Task Team on improving AIDS Coordination amon

This resolution endorces the recommendations of the Global Task Team, urges member states to identify barriers and strengthen institutional capacity, including human resurces, in order to accelerate implementation of the "Three Ones" principle according to country realities, and makes requests of the Director-General regarding support for this.

http://www.who.int/gb/ebwha/pdf_files/WHA59/A59_R12-en.pdf

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World Health Assembly 2006: Resolution on the Report on Nutrition and HIV/AIDS

This document makes recommendations to member states and to the Director-General on integrating nutrition into HIV/AIDS programming, and incorporating HIV/AIDS issues into nutrition polices.

http://www.who.int/gb/ebwha/pdf_files/WHA59/A59_R11-en.pdf

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World Health Assembly 2006: Submission of the Report on Intellectual Property Rights, Innovation and Public Health

This document outlines the discussion surrounding the submission of the report of the Commission on Intellectual Property Rights, Innovation and Public Health, including the issues members felt had not been dealt with adequately in the report, the Committee's reponses to these, and the unedited Draft Resolution that the World Health Assembly was invited to consider.

http://www.who.int/gb/ebwha/pdf_files/WHA59/A59_16Add1-en.pdf

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World Health Assembly: International Trade and Health

The expansion of international trade and the growing importance of multi- and bilateral trade agreements present a wide range of opportunities and challenges for public health. This one page document outlines the proceedings of the Executive Board's 116th session.

http://www.who.int/gb/ebwha/pdf_files/WHA59/A59_15-en.pdf

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