An independent in-depth evaluation of the UNODC Global Programme on HIV/AIDS for the period 2008-2012 has recommended increasing the scope for law enforcement collaboration and expertise in the agency’s HIV response.
Below are some of the report’s recommendations relevant to law enforcement (Read the full report):
- UNODC’s convening role is an essential part of the solution as well as a comparative to problems in the health sector with linkages to other key sector in the country such as law enforcement. UNODC should strengthen this convening role and expand it, including it as part of the packages of services that offers across countries and regions
- The programme should rearrange the way to do business to release its full potential for impact. More specifically the HAS should only engage in direct delivery of services as part of demonstrative pilots. Otherwise, they should rather focus on the provision of advisory services and public policy advice filling the gap between law enforcement and health policies at country and global level. This would include high level advocacy to create an enabling environment for the provision of HIV/AIDS evidence based services to targeted populations.
- Review current staff skills and capacity and produce a gap analysis for future recruitment purposes (such as legal expertise, law enforcement or policy formulation).
The LEAH Network will continue to collaborate with UNODC to help see these recommendations come into fruition. Read about LEAHN and UNODC’s upcoming collaboration at the International AIDS Conference in Melbourne.
Read the full UNODC review here
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