UNODC is cosponsor of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS - UNAIDS
Human Trafficking
GOAL: to provide potential and actual trafficking victims with comprehensive HIV/AIDS prevention and care.
Generally, governments are unaware of either the extent of human trafficking in their countries, or of the connection between human trafficking and HIV/AIDS. While many national HIV/AIDS plans include policies and programmes addressing sex work, issues such as foreign sex workers, trafficking in persons, coercion into sex work, rape and sexual violence are usually not addressed. More focused action needs to be urgently developed and implemented.
Setting in place large-scale awareness campaigns and advocacy on the nature and extent of trafficking in persons and the related HIV/AIDS risks.
Encouraging countries to provide at-risk groups with information on how to protect themselves from entering a trafficking situation and being infected with HIV (safe mobility packages).
Promoting provision of appropriate, culture and gender-sensitive HIV/AIDS prevention and care services for potential and actual trafficking victims. This includes information and education, voluntary and confidential HIV testing and counseling, promoting safe sexual behaviour (through, e.g., consistent condom use) treating sexually transmitted infections, and providing anti-retroviral treatment and palliative care for persons with HIV/AIDS.
Encouraging civil society organizations to provide health, social and legal assistance services.
Assisting countries to strengthen legislation to counter stigma and discrimination against people living with HIV/AIDS, particularly victims of human trafficking.
Assisting countries in reviewing their repatriation policies with a view to providing victims of human trafficking with the best possible HIV/AIDS prevention and care services.
Encouraging countries to provide repatriated victims of human trafficking with comprehensive HIV/AIDS prevention and care services, and to assist them in reintegration, particularly with a view to avoiding re-victimization.
