1. UNAIDS Action Framework for Men who have sex with men and Transgender People –Early lessons Dr Cheikh Traore Human Rights, Gender and Sexual Diversity HIV/AIDS Practice - UNDP 2 nd Expert meeting on LGBT and HIV

2. Outline Overview: Why was the UNAIDS Framework developed and what is it about? Eearly lessons from TTF 2009, UNDP activities in selected World regions 1.Policy efforts to promote human rights of LGBT people 2.Enhancing the evidence base 3.Promoting Partnerships and Strengthening responses Conclusion: Successes and key challenges

4. UNAIDS Action Framework for Men who have Sex with Men and Transgender People Objective 1: Enhancing and furthering human rights Objective #3: Strengthening and ensuring better responses Objective #2 Strengthening and promoting the evidence base

6. Promoting the human rights of Lesbian, Gay Bisexual and Transgender people Partnerships with human rights movements.  Global  Regional (Support for African LGBT groups & African Commission for Human and People’s Rights)  In country training of law enforcement and judiciary (Ukraine, Guyana and Argentina). Supporting political action Mexico Declaration Emergency response Uganda Efforts to build evidence on public health impact of human rights violations

7. Responses Efforts to generate evidence Evidence on access and vulnerability to HIV/AIDS (and STIs) UNAIDS / WHO strategic information role UNDP new role (TTF) Evidence on effectiveness of programmes UNAIDS Monitoring & Evaluation guidelines for HIV programming with men who have sex with men Evidence on impact of structural factors Support for International HIV Alliance multi-country study on enabling factors that allow HIV programming with MSM. Study on the impact of human rights violations among ‘goor- jigens’/gay men/MSM and the future of HIV prevention in Senegal.

8. Vulnerability among Lesbian, Gay Bisexual and Transgender people What themes?  Access to wider determinants of health (education, work, etc..)  Social capital  Risk behaviour  Health service use

9. Men who have sex with men, transgender people Countries reporting to UN on service coverage Countries reporting on MS 2005 (n=31) 2007 (n=83) Countries reporting on MSM 2005 (n=31) 2007 (n=83)

10. Thematic Trust Fund 2009 Selected countries Argentina Burkina Faso Guyana Lesotho Libya Togo Papua New Guinea – Samoa - Fidji Philippines Ukraine Zimbabwe

11. Scaling up responses Strengthening partnerships and interventions Funding New opportunities with the Global Fund SOGI Strategy UNDP is the PR for more than 60 grants in 26 countries, and plays a major role in supporting Global Fund grants Some opportunities and role for UNDP… Providing advisory support for proposal design, grant implementation and oversight. Providing advisory support for countries to address MSM and trans issues. Brokering / supporting partnerships between the Global Fund, MSM & Trans community organisations and governments.

12. Regional Action Asia-Pacific – APCOM African Men for Sexual health and Rights - AMSHER Caribbean UNDP support for PANCAP / Caribbean Vulnerable Communities – CVC Latin America PAHO and civil society partners Arab States (HARPAS) Regional AIDS Conferences EECAAC – Mosow ICAP - Bali

13. Regional action: ICAP 2009 – Bali

14. Number of newly diagnosed HIV infections among MSM, Hong Kong SAR, Singapore, Taiwan and Japan, 2002 - 2007

16. Key challenges and lessons The key role of leadership. New agenda for UNDP and UNAIDS globally – what role can we play with our respective UNDP country offices? Weakness of social capital and community-led responses – what role can the UN system play ?

17. Thank you ! Merci ! Gracias!