male-to-male sex and HIV across 27 countries

At the regional level across Europe, Asia, the Pacific, and Latin America and the Caribbean, WHO
is and has been active in supporting and analysing epidemiological data and other surveillance on
men who have sex with men and transgender people. An upcoming review of work addressing
male-to-male sex and HIV across 27 countries in central and eastern Europe will shortly be
published by WHO.
In terms of policy development and advocacy across the Middle East and North Africa, in
addition to the broad advocacy work on HIV-related issues undertaken by UNDP, which
addressed male-to-male sex, where it could, WHO has been actively mobilizing resources
generated by the Global Fund. In Europe and Central Asia, the UNAIDS Secretariat has
supported a round-table meeting on men who have sex with men. UNDP has led on a significant
amount of work addressing HIV and human rights in sub-Saharan Africa, which integrated work
relating to men who have sex with men. In addition to a report published by the UNAIDS
Secretariat to support work in the Asia-Pacific region, specifically relating to HIV among men
who have sex with men and transgender people, UNESCO has taken a lead on similar work
across the Mekong subregion, supporting the Asia Pacific Coalition on Male Sexual Health
(which specifically addresses male-to-male sex, transgender people and HIV-related issues). It
has also undertaken consultations and is planning on developing and promoting standards for
addressing HIV-related issues among men who have sex with men and transgender people. The
UNAIDS Secretariat, UNDP and WHO have taken a lead in addressing men who have sex with
men, transgender people and HIV-related issues in Latin America and the Caribbean. The types
and scales of this work have varied between agencies: UNAIDS has been involved in policy
development and advocacy work, including work addressing homophobia; UNDP has undertaken
activities to address human rights and HIV, sometimes specifically addressing same-sex sexuality
and transgender issues; and WHO, in addition to publishing a number of documents that in part
address HIV-related issues among men who have sex with men and transgender people, has been
involved in addressing discrimination against people living with HIV and with regard to sexuality.