The UN Commission for HIV/AIDS and Governance in Africa today launched its 2008 final report, ‘Securing our Future’ which was presented to UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon in Addis Ababa this morning. The report concludes that the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Africa will have serious implications for governance unless “decisive actions deepen the commitment and [...]

A special edition of the African Civil Society Governance and AIDS Initiative Briefing on Policing can be accessed here
This edition includes research commissioned by Justice Africa in Benin and South Africa:
Masuku: South Africa
Gabriel-Nelson: Beningain-brief-october-2007.pdf

The first international expert meeting on HIV/AIDS and the police was convened in den Haag, Netherlands, September 3-4, 2007 by UNAIDS, UNODC and The Netherlands Institute of International Relations ‘Clingendael’
Go to The Netherlands Institute of International Relations
Involving more than forty participants from across the world, including police officers, academics, practitioners, and representatives from UN [...]

HIV/AIDS, DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE IN AFRICA: A RETROSPECT OF RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
GAIN ISSUES BRIEF NO. 10; May 2007
In This Edition
1. Overview
2. AIDS and Power Bookblog
3. South Africa/Mbeki
4. Circumcision
5. Global Health Roundtable
6. AIDS, Security and Conflict Initiative Update
Overview
1) An important new initiative has been established focusing on the well-being of children in nations with high rates of HIV infection. The Joint Learning [...]

The AIDS, Security and Conflict Initiative (ASCI) is a global research initiative convened by the Netherlands Institute of International Relations ‘Clingendael’ and the Social Science Research Council. To learn more about ASCI, please visit our website
The AIDS, Security & Conflict Initiative Research Update is a new resource that contains a variety of recent research [...]