January 27, 2011

UNAIDS, IOM Seek to Improve HIV Services for Migrants

An agreement to improve HIV-related assistance to migrants has been signed by the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM), according to a UNAIDS statement. The agreement focuses on improving social protection for migrants affected by HIV, stopping violence against migrant women and girls and eliminating laws, policies, stigma and discrimination related to HIV and migrants that impede HIV/AIDS services.

To read the UNAIDS statement, click here.

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