UNAIDS Asia-Pacific 
BANGKOK, 15 April 2023—UNAIDS applauds today’s decision by Cook Islands lawmakers to remove laws prohibiting consensual sexual acts between men from the Crimes Act. By decriminalising sex between same-sex partners, the Pacific nation joins a global movement toward affirming the human rights to non-discrimination and privacy.
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BANGKOK, April 7, 2023—Country teams and community networks tackling rising HIV infections in four Asia Pacific countries are discussing innovative strategies and solutions to explore how they can accelerate progress and achieve sustainable results. The Indo Pacific HIV Prevention Program aims to lower new infections and address inequalities that are slowing progress toward ending AIDS in Cambodia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and the Philippines. On April 6 and 7, UNAIDS is supporting the teams to improve project implementation by leveraging lessons learned and strategising to address challenges in the final year of the three-year initiative.
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PHNOM PENH, April 5, 2023—Today the National AIDS Authority, Ministry of Health National Center For HIV/AIDS, Dermatology and STDs (NCHADS), and UNAIDS Multi-country Office for Cambodia, Lao PDR and Malaysia jointly disseminated Cambodia’s latest HIV estimates. The 2023 HIV estimates point to Cambodia’s continued commendable treatment services and results. However, targeted efforts and investments are required to reduce new infections among men, eliminate mother-to-child transmission and reach children living with HIV with services.
BANGKOK, April 4, 2023—Countries in the Asia Pacific region are receiving support to better respond to their AIDS epidemics, particularly the high HIV rates among key populations such as men who have sex with men, people who use drugs, sex workers and transgender women. UNAIDS is hosting 13 country teams in Bangkok from April 3 to 5 to facilitate the development of strong and strategic 2023 – 2025 funding requests to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global Fund). The three-day, hybrid workshop will support countries to understand changes to the seventh cycle of applications. Teams will also benefit from technical support to prioritise the interventions and investments that will have the most impact on their HIV responses.
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Zara Fauziah is a transgender woman from Indonesia. She learned she was living with HIV in 2017, but for four years coped with her diagnosis alone. The hospital where she could receive treatment wasn’t welcoming.
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Ratrish Saha is a transgender woman from Kolkata, India. Even with seven years’ work experience, she was anxious about applying for a new job last year.
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Ahead of the 2023 Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development next week, here’s a quick snapshot of who we are, the issues we’re working to address and our priorities to end AIDS as a public health threat in Asia and the Pacific by 2030 as part of the Sustainable Development Goal agenda.
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Nirmala Singh (not her real name) found out she was HIV positive after being tested during pregnancy. It was a surprise diagnosis, but she immediately knew how she had been infected. Before getting married she was raped. Nurses informed Nirmala’s husband of her positive result without her consent. She was kicked out the home.
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