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LGBTI-Relevant Normative Policy Guidance and Resources (as at April 2018)

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  1. Consolidated guidelines on HIV prevention, diagnosis, treatment and care for key populations. WHO, 2016 revision.
  2. UNAIDS’ online key populations atlas.
  3. Joint UN Statement on ending discrimination in health care settings, WHO, 2017.

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex people

  1. Joint UN Statement on ending violence and discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people (2015 - ILO, OHCHR, UNAIDS Secretariat, UNDP, UNESCO, UNFPA, UNHCR, UNICEF, UNODC, UN Women, WFP and WHO).
  2. Reports of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on discrimination and violence against individuals based on their sexual orientation and gender identity.
  3. UN Independent Expert on sexual orientation and gender identity – statements and reports
  4. Born free and equal: Sexual orientation and gender identity in international human rights law. OHCHR, 2012. (Update forthcoming 2018)
  5. Living free and equal: What states are doing to tackle violence and discrimination against LGBTI people. OHCHR, 2016. (Translations French+Spanish forthcoming 2018).
  6. The Yogyakarta Principles, 2007, and updated Principles and State obligations:
    1. https://yogyakartaprinciples.org/http://www.yogyakartaprinciples.org/principles-en/
    2. http://yogyakartaprinciples.org/principles-en/yp10/
  7. The role of the United Nations in combatting discrimination and violence against LGBTI people: a programmatic summary. OHCHR, 2017 (updated every year).
  8. UN Free & Equal public information campaign promoting equal rights and fair treatment of LGBTI people. OHCHR.
  9. Standards of Conduct for Business on Tackling Discrimination against LGBTI people. OHCHR, 2017.

Gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men

Transgender People

  1. Implementing comprehensive HIV/STI programmes with transgender people: practical guidance for collaborative interventions, 2016.
  2. Policy brief: Transgender people and HIV. WHO, 2015.
  3. UNAIDS Guidance note: Services for transgender people. UNAIDS, 2014.
  4. UNAIDS Guidance note: Services for transgender people. UNAIDS, 2014.
  5. JIAS Series: HIV epidemics among transgender populations: the importance of a trans-inclusive response. JIAS (Vol 9, 2), 2016.
  6. Technical brief: HIV and young transgender people. WHO, 2014.
  7. Worldwide burden of HIV in transgender women: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Baral, S. et al. Lancet Infectious Diseases, 2013.

Additional Resources

  1. UNAIDS Terminology Guidelines. UNAIDS, 2015.
  2. Consolidated guidelines on the use of antiretroviral drugs for treating and preventing HIV infection: recommendations for a public health approach (2nd edition). WHO, 2016.
  3. Consolidated guidelines on HIV testing services. WHO, 2015.
  4. Guidelines on HIV self-testing and partner notification: supplement to consolidated guidelines on HIV testing services, WHO, 2016
  5. Supplement to the consolidated guidelines on HIV testing services: Self-testing and partner notification. WHO, 2016
  6. Guideline on when to start antiretroviral therapy and on pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV. WHO, 2015
  7. The Gap Report. UNAIDS, 2014. (see Chapter 12: Populations:01 People living with HIV (p120)03 Prisoners (p146)05 People who inject drugs (p170)06 Sex workers (p186)07 Gay men and other men who have sex with men (p200)08 Transgender people (p214)
  8. The Prevention Gap Report. UNAIDS, 2016.
  9. Ending AIDS Progress towards the 90–90–90 targets , UNAIDS, 2017.
  10. The Cities Report. UNAIDS, 2014.
  11. Cities ending the AIDS epidemic. UNAIDS, 2016.
  12. The 2016 Political declaration on HIV and AIDS: On the fast-track to accelerate the fight against HIV and to end the AIDS epidemic by 2030. UN General Assembly, 2016.
  13. UNAIDS Strategy 2016-2021.
  14. International technical guidance on sexuality education: an evidence-informed approach. UNESCO, 2018.

HIV and Human Rights

  1. Universal declaration of human rights. UN General Assembly, 1948.
  2. International guidelines on HIV/AIDS and human rights: 2006 consolidated version. OHCHR, UNAIDS, 2006.
  3. Preventing and responding to HIV related human rights crises: guidance for UN agencies and programmes. UNDP, 2014.
  4. Sexual health, human rights and the law. WHO, 2015.
  5. HIV and the law: risk, rights and health. The Global Commission on HIV and the Law, 2012.
  6. UNAIDS Guidance note: Reduction of HIV-related stigma and discrimination. UNAIDS, 2014
  7. UNAIDS Guidance note: Human rights and the Law. UNAIDS, 2014.
  8. UNAIDS Guidance note: Key programmes to reduce stigma and discrimination and increase access to justice in national HIV responses. UNAIDS, 2012.

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