IATT on Education Meeting at the 51st Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women

From 28-02-2007 to 28-02-2007 (USA) 

In its continuing efforts to raising awareness on the importance of girls’ education as part of HIV prevention and influencing government and civil society representation in their negotiations towards agreed conclusions, the UNAIDS IATT on Education is organizing a session on Girls’ Education = Girl Power in the response to HIV and AIDS during the 51st Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW).

The session on girls’ education takes place on Wednesday, 28 February 2007, from 3:00 to 4:30pm at the DHL Auditorium, United Nations, New York.

The session will present compelling new evidence on the link between girls’ education and HIV prevention.

There has been an increasing feminisation of the AIDS epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa, especially among young women, who are two to seven times more likely to be HIV-positive than young men. Education can empower girls, boys, young women and men to fight against the root cause of this feminisation – gender inequality.

The theme for the 51st session of CSW is Elimination of All Forms of Violence Against the Girl Child and takes place between 26 February and 9 March 2007.


Panelists include Rima Salah, Grace Taulo, Pauline Muchina, Jane Kachitenji

Hosted by
The UNAIDS Inter-Agency Task Team on Education (IATT). Led by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), with support from ActionAid International, the Ford Foundation, Irish Aid, UNESCO, UNICEF, the World Bank and the World Food Programme.

Related Documents
Girl Power (ActionAid International) (pdf document)
Review of the Evidence: Girls’ Education and HIV Prevention (UNAIDS IATT on Education)

Useful links
Commission for the Status of Women (CSW)
More information on the 51st Session of CSW (26 February – 9 March 2007)