HIV/AIDS in the Asian and Pacific Region: Integrating Economic and Social Concern, especially HIV/AIDS, in Meeting the Needs of the Region
 

This guide served as background document for the 59th Commission session. The guide does not only provide information on the epidemic but it also analyses the costs of inaction as well as the costs of meeting the challenges posed by HIV/AIDS. It also spells out "next steps" governments in the region could take.

This guide has been developed to emphasise the need of governments to take a holistic approach to the pandemic and suggests specific ways in which different ministries can be involved bearing in mind the specific needs and capabilities of the Asia Pacific region.
 

This guide shares positive ideas to stop the spread of HIV/AIDS. It looks at community action focusing on prevention amongst: Youth, populations on the move, men who have sex with men (MSM), sex workers, injecting drug users (IDUs) and at care and support responses by PLWHA themselves, villages and at religious responses.

Young People – Partners in HIV/AIDS Prevention provides an insight into the interrelated concepts of life skills and peer education. It highlights young people’s vulnerability to HIV/AIDS infection and proposes life skills as an approach to enhancing young people’s competency in responsible decision-making to minimize high-risk behaviour.

Life Skills Training Guide For Young People: HIV/AIDS and Substance Use Prevention is intended to provide insight into the peer-to-peer approach to life skills training in non-formal education settings in the Asian and Pacific Region. It is part of the ESCAP series of life skills training material also available on the website This publication is designed as a tool for strengthening training knowledge and skills of peer educators working with youth on the prevention of HIV/AIDS and substance use.