Call for data: HIV/AIDS and the right to health of children deprived of their liberty

The HIV/AIDS section of the UNODC, in collaboration with partners, is preparing a background technical document and a policy brief on HIV/AIDS and the right to health of children deprived of their liberty.

Since the topic has been largely neglected in the past, and there is a lack of data and sources as a result, UNODC is looking for information on:

• Data on childrendeprived of their liberty (population size and
• characteristics, types of offences, HIV situation, risk and high risk
• behaviors, drug use, and HIV infection rates)
• Country reports
• Good practice examples
• Information on the availability of core harm reduction interventions and
• health care
• Information on legal, political and operational challenges

The aim of UNODC is to produce a first draft by November 22, so please send your contributions before 13 November to Fabienne Hariga (fabienne.hariga@unodc.org) or Marlies Dachler (marlies.dachler@unodc.org).

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