Forthcoming Event

2008 World AIDS Day
In Thailand, UNESCO Bangkok is working with other UN agencies and partners on a number of activities, including the organization of a role-play competition on the theme, ‘100% Safe Sex - Youth: You Can Lead’. The event aims to address young people (aged 15-24) who study in high schools, vocational schools, universities, and Rajabhat and Rajamongkol institutions. The role-plays will be videotaped and made available to schools/vocational schools, universities, government agencies, international organizations and NGOs. Schools and universities will be encouraged to use the role-play tapes during sex and HIV education classes. Young people will also learn about negotiating safe sex.
Related Links: 
WAD: UNESCO's Activities worldwide    
Calendar of Events related to HIV in Asia and the Pacific

Latest Publications

UNESCO' Response to the Report of the Commission on AIDS in Asia: How Should Education Systems React to Refocus Prevention on Adolescents Most at Risk for HIV?

Discussion Paper No. 4 (pdf)
De Lind van Wijngaarden, Jan W and Shaeffer, Sheldon, UNESCO Bangkok, 2008
This publication provides guidance to UNESCO offices and Ministries of Education on the report of the AIDS Commission in Asia and respond to the findings of the most thorough and in-depth analysis of the AIDS Epidemic in Asia ever concluded.


 

HIV Preventive Education Information Kit for School Teachers
The HIV Preventive Education Information Kit for School Teachers is aimed at assisting and guiding school teachers in dealing with challenges related to HIV and AIDS in the school setting.  This includes countering community resistance to HIV and AIDS education, addressing stigma and discrimination and reducing risk behaviours.    
The HIV Preventive Education Information Kit for School Teachers was originally developed in English (pdf) and has been translated into various languages and adapted for the local contexts in Nepal, China, Kazakhstan, and the Philippines.   
Translated and adapted Kits: Cambodia, China, Kazakhstan, Nepal, Philippine, Russia, Lao PDR 
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Building knowledge about HIV and AIDS: an interactive course for educators is a self-access e-learning course primarily designed for people who are involved in educating young people in both formal and informal educational settings. This course aims to build a broad knowledge base on HIV and AIDS. Learners will gain an in-depth understanding of the scientific, social, behavioural and health-related aspects of HIV and AIDS. By the end of the course, learners should fully understand the links between the factors that continue to drive HIV and AIDS and those influencing the experiences of people living with HIV and AIDS.
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Peer and Outreach Education for Improving the Sexual Health of Men Who Have Sex with Men: A Reference Manual for Peer & Outreach Workers (English, Chinese, Lao, Thai)
Author: Jan W de Lind van Wijnggaarden
Publishers: USAID, FHI, PSI Asia, International HIV/AIDS Alliance, UNESCO, Purple Sky Network, 2007
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The Impact of HIV/AIDS on Children and Young People: Reviewing Research Conducted and Distilling Implications for the Education Sector in Asia (English and Vietnamese)

Discussion Paper No. I, Jan Wijngaarden and Shaeffer Sheldon, UNESCO, 2005
This discussion paper presents the impact of the epidemic on children (0-18 years old) by reviewing and synthesizing several research studies that have been conducted over the years in the Asia-Pacific region. [More]

HIV/AIDS in Asia: Human Rights and the Education Sector (English and Vietnamese)
Discussion Paper No. II, UNESCO Bangkok, 2005, ISBN 92-9223-063-8

This paper takes a closer look at the impact of HIV/AIDS on education from a human rights perspective. It offers a conceptual framework to assess the impact of HIV/AIDS on human rights and the education sector, and discusses directions for future response. [More]

The Untapped Potential of School Directors to Strengthen School-based Responses to HIV/AIDS (English and Vietnamese)
Discussion Paper No. III, UNESCO Bangkok, 2005, ISBN 92-9223-064-8
This discussion paper analyses the crucial participation of school directors within the school system to reduce the spread of the disease by promoting and providing health education for the prevention of HIV/AIDS. [More]