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address the gender dimension of the epidemic, specify the action that will be taken
to address vulnerability and set targets for achievement;
63. By 2003, develop and/or strengthen strategies, policies and programmes which
recognize the importance of the family in reducing vulnerability, inter alia, in
educating and guiding children and take account of cultural, religious and ethical
factors, to reduce the vulnerability of children and young people by ensuring access
of both girls and boys to primary and secondary education, including HIV/AIDS in
curricula for adolescents; ensuring safe and secure environments, especially for
young girls; expanding good-quality, youth-friendly information and sexual health
education and counselling services; strengthening reproductive and sexual health
programmes; and involving families and young people in planning, implementing
and evaluating HIV/AIDS prevention and care programmes, to the extent possible;
64. By 2003, develop and/or strengthen national strategies, policies and
programmes, supported by regional and international initiatives, as appropriate,
through a participatory approach, to promote and protect the health of those
identifiable groups which currently have high or increasing rates of HIV infection or
which public health information indicates are at greatest risk of and most vulnerable
to new infection as indicated by such factors as the local history of the epidemic,
poverty, sexual practices, drug-using behaviour, livelihood, institutional location,
disrupted social structures and population movements, forced or otherwise;
Children orphaned and made vulnerable by HIV/AIDS
Children orphaned and affected by HIV/AIDS need special assistance
65. By 2003, develop and by 2005 implement national policies and strategies to
build and strengthen governmental, family and community capacities to provide a
supportive environment for orphans and girls and boys infected and affected by
HIV/AIDS, including by providing appropriate counselling and psychosocial
support, ensuring their enrolment in school and access to shelter, good nutrition and
health and social services on an equal basis with other children; and protect orphans
and vulnerable children from all forms of abuse, violence, exploitation,
discrimination, trafficking and loss of inheritance;
66. Ensure non-discrimination and full and equal enjoyment of all human rights
through the promotion of an active and visible policy of de-stigmatization of
children orphaned and made vulnerable by HIV/AIDS;
67. Urge the international community, particularly donor countries, civil society,
as well as the private sector, to complement effectively national programmes to
support programmes for children orphaned or made vulnerable by HIV/AIDS in
affected regions and in countries at high risk and to direct special assistance to subSaharan Africa;
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