programmes that address HIV and sex work

Particular efforts are needed to ensure the involvement of people who sell sex but who do
not identify as sex workers in the design, research, implementation, monitoring and evaluation
of policies and programmes that address HIV and sex work.65 In nearly all countries
where the HIV epidemic has been reversed grass roots community organizations have been
at the heart of the national response66. Community groups, women’s organizations, governments,
donors and the United Nations share a responsibility to help empower all people
who engage in sex work, regardless of the circumstances in which sex work occurs.
Strategic Partnerships
Partnerships at national, local and community levels should be strengthened to remove the
barriers that sex workers face to service access and enjoyment of their human rights. To
ensure effective programming on HIV and sex work, the UN should promote and support
regional, national, and local partnerships and/or coordinating structures, between judicial,