country context
Women’s Call to Action Toward Cairo+20 >>
From 28 February to 6 March, the Commission on the Status of Women will discuss the economic empowerment of rural women. Registration for interventions remains open until 17 February. >>
The report argues that gender equality is a core development objective in its own right. >>
From 28 February to 6 March, the Commission on the Status of Women will discuss the economic empowerment of rural women. Registration for interventions remains open until 17 February. >>
The report argues that gender equality is a core development objective in its own right. >>
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Previous Foruns
I UNGASS Forum - May 2007
II UNGASS Forum – January 2008
III UNGASS Forum – June 2009
IV UNGASS Forum – March 2010
Gestos’ partner in the project
Uganda Network on Law, Ethics and HIV/AIDS (UGANET)
Established in 1995, the Uganda Network on Law, Ethics and HIV/AIDS (UGANET), is a non-governmental organization that brings together organizations and individuals with a keen interest in advocating for the development and strengthening of an appropriate policy, legal human rights and ethical response to HIV/AIDS in Uganda. UGANET was formed after the recognition that the national response to HIV/AIDS in Uganda had failed to recognize the importance of protecting human rights in preventing the spread of the HIV virus and interventions for the care, treatment and support of persons living with and those affected by HIV/AIDS. www.uganet.org
Epidemic profile in the country (2008)*
Number of people living with HIV: 940 000 [870 000 - 1 000 000]
Adults aged 15 to 49 prevalence rate: 5.4% [5% - 6.1%]
Adults aged 15 and up living with HIV: 810 000 [740 000 - 910 000]
Women aged 15 and up living with HIV: 480 000 [440 000 - 540 000]
Children aged 0 to 14 living with HIV: 130 000 [120 000 - 150 000]
Deaths due to AIDS: 77 000 [68 000 - 89 000]
Orphans due to AIDS aged 0 to 17: 1 200 000 [1 100 000 - 1 400 000]
*Source: UNAIDS
I UNGASS Forum - May 2007
II UNGASS Forum – January 2008
III UNGASS Forum – June 2009
IV UNGASS Forum – March 2010
Gestos’ partner in the project
Uganda Network on Law, Ethics and HIV/AIDS (UGANET)
Established in 1995, the Uganda Network on Law, Ethics and HIV/AIDS (UGANET), is a non-governmental organization that brings together organizations and individuals with a keen interest in advocating for the development and strengthening of an appropriate policy, legal human rights and ethical response to HIV/AIDS in Uganda. UGANET was formed after the recognition that the national response to HIV/AIDS in Uganda had failed to recognize the importance of protecting human rights in preventing the spread of the HIV virus and interventions for the care, treatment and support of persons living with and those affected by HIV/AIDS. www.uganet.org
Epidemic profile in the country (2008)*
Number of people living with HIV: 940 000 [870 000 - 1 000 000]
Adults aged 15 to 49 prevalence rate: 5.4% [5% - 6.1%]
Adults aged 15 and up living with HIV: 810 000 [740 000 - 910 000]
Women aged 15 and up living with HIV: 480 000 [440 000 - 540 000]
Children aged 0 to 14 living with HIV: 130 000 [120 000 - 150 000]
Deaths due to AIDS: 77 000 [68 000 - 89 000]
Orphans due to AIDS aged 0 to 17: 1 200 000 [1 100 000 - 1 400 000]
*Source: UNAIDS
