Links to International Organizations

The International links section lists organizations working on HIV/AIDS internationally.

Australian Federation of AIDS Organizations – Australia
http://www.afao.org.au/index.asp
This site is home to the umbrella NGO in Australia coordinating the nation’s response to HIV/AIDS at the community level. The website contains basic information about HIV/AIDS, as well as advocacy guidance, current issues in policy, and treatment information. It also contains links to highly-regarded international HIV websites.

International AIDS Society – International
http://www.ias.se
This organization coordinates annual global conferences on HIV/AIDS. The site features world AIDS news, reports and summaries on key policy and scientific topics, and track summaries and abstracts from conference presentations. The site also highlights some of IAS’s advocacy, education, and partnership activities.

International AIDS Trust (IAT)– UK
http://www.aidstrust.org
IAT was established to create strategic opportunities for galvanizing leadership, mobilizing resources, and promoting effective interventions in the global battle against AIDS. IAT sponsors public education, program, policy, and networking to facilitate partnerships in the HIV/AIDS community. The site features overviews of IAT projects, press releases, and news.

XVI International Conference on AIDS – International
http://www.aids2002.com
This is the official website of the 2002 Conference on HIV/AIDS in Barcelona, Spain. The site provides full-text of reports, abstracts of posters, photos, and news.

International Partnership Against AIDS in Africa (IPAA)– International
http://www.unaids.org/africapartnership/index.html
The International Partnership contains weekly bulletins on the activities of African countries, together with the seven UNAIDS cosponsors and the WHO secretariat, bilateral development agencies, NGOs, and the private sector. The site also features a newsletter and details about upcoming conferences and workshops.

Kenya National AIDS/STD Control Programme – Kenya
http://www.arcc.or.ke/nascop/nascopm.htm
This governmental site links to information on AIDS in Kenya, other related papers and the NASCOP organization. The AIDS in Kenya section has category links to full-text information on epidemiology and various impacts of HIV.

UNAIDS – International
http://www.unaids.org
This joint program undertaken by a number of UN organizations to combat the spread of HIV worldwide is a rich source of international information on HIV. This site contains resources for journalists, an excellent and diverse collection of UNAIDS publications (with ordering info), country-specific, region-specific, and global factsheets and reports about the HIV/AIDS epidemic, and current policy news.

CDC – International
http://www.cdc.gov/
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is a US federal agency for protecting the health and safety of people by providing credible information to enhance health decisions, and promoting health through strong partnerships. The site contains information on health topics, publications, software & products, data & statistics, training, news and link to other sites.

UNDP HIV and Development Programme – International
http://www.undp.org/hiv
The UNDP approach is, by definition, a multi-sectoral approach promoting decentralized responses and community-level action. This site features publications on HIV/AIDS and development (including excellent economic impact analysis, national human development reports on HIV/AIDS, and links to other UNDP practice areas, some of which also address HIV/AIDS.

UNESCO HIV/AIDS Page – International
http://www.unesco.org/
UNESCO addresses the complex consequences HIV/AIDS has on education, culture, and human rights. Its strategy encompasses advocacy, culturally appropriate messages, behavior change, care and support, and impact analysis. The site features publications, best practices, multimedia resources, and news about HIV/AIDS.

UNICEF HIV/AIDS Page – International
http://www.unicef.org/aids
UNICEF’s HIV/AIDS Page outlines UNICEF’s priority areas in combating AIDS, primarily focused on prevention among youth, prevention of mother-to-child transmission, and orphan and vulnerable children care and support. The site also features an excellent publications link, events and conferences, feature stories, and photo essays about people affected by HIV/AIDS.

UNIFEM Gender and HIV/AIDS Portal – International
http://www.genderandaids.org
UNIFEM's portal, launched in February 2003, is the first website to be devoted to issues of gender inequality and HIV/AIDS, especially in regard to human rights. The site features relevant links (organized by category), a growing collection of resources (with especially helpful gender tools), news and events, and an opportunity to join the well-known gender-AIDS listserv.

USAID HIV/AIDS Page – USA
http://www.usaid.gov/pop_health/aids/index.html
USAID’s HIV/AIDS page provides links to all its Global Health Programs, as well as technical areas, publications, news, and resources of interest to people working on HIV/AIDS programs around the world. The site also features a very good newsletter.

World Health Organization HIV/AIDS Page – International
http://www.who.int/health-topics/hiv.htm
This site serves as an information portal to all WHO activities in HIV/AIDS. The site offers a range of factsheets on HIV, TB, and Malaria, women and HIV (including pregnancy), and HIV and human rights. The site also offers links to the WHO Initiative on HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections (HSI), the UNAIDS/WHO Working Group on Global HIV/AIDS and STI Surveillance, and Surveillance and Response resources.

World Bank HIV/AIDS Activities – International
http://www1.worldbank.org/hiv_aids
Dedicated to considering HIV/AIDS as a global development problem, not just a health problem, the World Bank has assembled this website, which includes news and events, projects around the globe addressing HIV/AIDS, publications, regional activities, tools and guidelines, and links about HIV/AIDS.

The Global Fund
http://www.theglobalfund.org/en/
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria was created to dramatically increase resources to fight three of the world's most devastating diseases, and to direct those resources to areas of greatest need. The Global Fund's purpose is to attract, manage and disburse resources to fight AIDS, TB and malaria.