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International Technical Consultation on ‘Positive Prevention’
The Global Network of People living with HIV (GNP+) and UNAIDS convened a technical consultation on April 2009 in Tunisia on the subject of HIV to help develop a common understanding of ‘positive prevention’, as well as guidelines and action plans to inform policies and programmes. The term ‘positive prevention’ itself was discussed during the technical consultation as, even though it is the most commonly used term, other terms are also used by different organizations. -
Value for money in health programming a key theme at African ministerial conference in Tunisia
Addressing 60 Ministers of Finance and Health at a conference in Tunis on July, UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé praised African leaders for their increased engagement and partnership in HIV responses across the region. President Marzouki expressed his strong commitment to strengthening the national HIV response. He said that Tunisia would strive to achieve the vision of “three zeroes”—zero new HIV infections, zero discrimination, zero AIDS-related deaths—. -
UNAIDS Executive Director meets with the new leadership of Tunisia
Meeting on 2-3 July with top officials of Tunisia’s new tripartite coalition government, UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé praised the country’s leadership for its strong commitment to reducing stigma and discrimination—a key barrier to progress in HIV responses across the region. -
Youth organizations form a pact for social transformation in the AIDS response
A meeting, called the Youth and UNAIDS: A pact for social transformation took place in Hammamet, Tunisia from the 20-22 of May. The main outcome of the consultation was a pact outlining five key themes that cut across individual organizational agendas where youth organizations can make tangible impact towards the goals set in the 2011 United Nations General Assembly Political Declaration on HIV and AIDS. -
Tunisia commits to take a leadership role in the response to AIDS in the region
UNAIDS Executive Director Sidibé commended Tunisia for its leadership role in the AIDS response in the Middle East and North Africa region during his meeting with President Marzouki on June in Tunis. President Marzouki placed Tunisia among the pioneer countries to ratify the Arab Convention on HIV Prevention and Protection of the Rights of People Living with HIV—adopted in March 2012 by the Arab Parliament—and promised to push for AIDS to remain on the post-2015 development agenda.
