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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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28 August 2015 | Source: IASC, Global Protection cluster

IASC Guidelines for Integrating Gender-Based Violence Interventions in Humanitarian Action

This handbook is a quick-reference tool that provides practical, field-level guidance to establish and maintain a gender-based violence (GBV) sub-cluster in a humanitarian emergency. It aims to assist humanitarian actors and communities affected by armed conflict, natural disasters and other humanitarian emergencies to coordinate, implement, monitor and evaluate essential action for the prevention and mitigation of GBV) across all sectors of humanitarian action. It considers HIV as a cross-cutting issue.

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01 September 2014 | Source: UNHCR and 14 agencies

Guidelines for the Delivery of Antiretroviral Therapy to Migrants and Crisis-Affected Persons in Sub-Saharan Africa

This guidance is an update of the 2007 Clinical Guidelines for antiretroviral therapy management for displaced populations for Southern Africa. It provides clinical guidance to healthcare practitioners on ART provision to migrants and crisis-affected individuals. It offers guidance to ART program managers on addressing patient mobility and prioritization during crises and guidance to policymakers and civil society advocates to facilitate the development of high-quality HIV care for migrants and crisis-affected individuals.

01 January 2013 | Source: Inter-Agency Task Team on HIV in emergencies

Assessment of HIV in Internally Displaced Situations

Standardized guidance to conduct inter-agency assessments on HIV-related needs of IDPs. Fosters agreement on common objectives for HIV intervention programmes as well as operational synergy. It is appropriate to use this tool with IDP (and host) populations affected by conflict or by natural disasters. The guidance includes tools for carrying out HIV related needs assessments in displaced situations. The primary intended users of this rapid HIV situation assessment tool are programme planners and implementers, primarily at central and sub-national levels.Governments, UN agencies and NGOs are all likely users of this tool.

01 January 2010 | Source: Inter Agency Standing Committee

Guidelines for Addressing HIV in Humanitarian Settings

Guidance and principles regarding the prevention, treatment, care, and support of HIV/AIDS-affected populations within emergencies and crises. Includes three main components: ▪ Preparedness ▪ Minimum initial response: Basic HIV interventions applicable during the early stages of any emergency. ▪ Expanded response: Additional core HIV interventions tailored to local contexts during later stages of the crisis