Title: Monitoring the Declaration of Commitment on HIV / AIDS: guidelines on construction of core indicators.

POPLINE Document Number: 276670

Corporate Author(s):

Joint United Nations Programme on HIV / AIDS [UNAIDS]
United Nations. General Assembly. Special Session on HIV / AIDS

Source citation:

Geneva, Switzerland, UNAIDS, 2002 Aug. [69] p. (UNAIDS/02.51E)

Abstract:

At the United Nations General Assembly Special Session (UNGASS) on HIV/AIDS, in June 2001, governments from 189 countries committed themselves to a comprehensive programme of international and national action to fight the HIV/AIDS pandemic by adopting the Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS. The Declaration established a number of goals for the achievement of specific quantified and time-bound targets, including reductions in HIV infection among infants and young adults; improvements in HIV/AIDS education, health care and treatment; and improvements in orphan support. The Declaration of Commitment also included a pledge, on the part of the United Nations General Assembly, that it would itself devote at least one full day per annum to reviewing the progress achieved in realizing the goals established. To facilitate this ongoing review process, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and its partners have developed a set of core indicators that permit monitoring of measurable aspects of the various international and national actions, national programme outcomes, and national impact objectives envisaged in the Declaration of Commitment. Information obtained on these indicators will also be incorporated into reports and publications produced for broader dissemination and debate. The purpose of the current guidelines is to provide countries with technical guidance on the detailed specification of the indicators, on the information required and the basis of their construction, and on their interpretation. These guidelines aim to maximize the validity, internal consistency and comparability across countries and over time of the indicator estimates obtained, and to ensure consistency in the types of data and methods of calculation employed. (excerpt)

Keywords:

Global
Manual
Youth
HIV Infections
HIV Prevention
AIDS Prevention
Implementation
Program Evaluation
Funds
Youth Programs
Workplace
Advocacy
Treatment
Knowledge
Impact
Age Factors
Population Characteristics
Demographic Factors
Population
Viral Diseases
Diseases
AIDS
Programs
Organization and Administration
Financial Activities
Economic Factors
Employment
Macroeconomic Factors
Communication