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This website is intended to serve as a repository of relevant resources on HIV in humanitarian settings for actors working at country, regional and global levels. While we will try to make as many tools, guidance, advocacy materials and other resources available, it should be noted that the website does not aim to provide an exhaustive list of all existing resources.

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01 January 2019 | Source: Women's Refugee Commission, IAWG

Minimum Initial Service Package MISP For Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) in Crisis Situations: a Distance Learning Module

This is a self-instructional learning module based on the 2018 Inter-Agency Field Manual on Reproductive Health in Humanitarian Settings, “Chapter 3: Minimum Initial Service Package.”

01 January 2019 | Source: UNHCR and WFP

HIV in Humanitarian Contexts: Information Note 2019

Information note on HIV in humanitarian contexts and recommendations for action.

01 January 2018 | Source: Sphere standards

The Sphere Handbook

Set of guidelines and standards for humanitarian response in disaster and conflict situations. It includes general guidelines that mainstream considerations related to HIV and specific vulnerable populations, ensuring that all affected individuals receive equitable and appropriate assistance. SPHERE provides minimum standards for health, nutrition, food security, WASH and shelter. HIV is addressed as a vulnerability.

01 January 2018 | Source: WHO, UNICEF & ENN

HIV and Infant Feeding in Emergencies: Operational Guidance

This operational guidance, developed by WHO, UNICEF and ENN, outlines the duration of breastfeeding and support from health services to improve infant feeding practices among mothers living with HIV. It is intended to be used to complement emergency and sectoral guidelines on health, nutrition and HIV, including specifically infant feeding, prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV and paediatric antiretroviral treatment.

01 January 2018 | Source:

The Inter-Agency Field Manual on Reproductive Health in Humanitarian Settings (IAFM)

The Inter-Agency Field Manual on Reproductive Health in Humanitarian Settings (IAFM) is the result of a collaborative and consultative process engaging hundreds of representatives from United Nations agencies and non-governmental organizations that make up the Inter-Agency Working Group on Reproductive Health in Crises (IAWG). Based on guidelines issued by normative bodies, particularly those of the World Health Organization, the 2018 IAFM incorporates specific evidence from, or examples about, the application and adaptation of global SRH or human rights standards in humanitarian settings. The 2018 IAFM reflects the wide application of the manual’s principles and technical content beyond refugee situations, extending its use into diverse crises, including conflict zones and natural disasters. The IAFM continues to be the authoritative source for SRH in crises; the Sphere Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Disaster Response incorporates the Minimum Initial Service Package for SRH – Chapter 3 in the 2018 IAFM – as a minimum standard of care in humanitarian response. The Manual is available in English, Arabic, French, Spanish and Russian