This document is a report of the African Leadership Consultation, which took place in Johannesburg, September 2002.

On 2nd June 1999, a one day seminar, "Silent Emergency: HIV/AIDS in Conflicts and Disasters", was held in London. It aimed to: - Outline the combined impact of emergency situations and HIV/AIDS.

This paper aims to take a closer look at the impact of the epidemic on children (0-18 years old), which is growing, by reviewing and synthesizing several research studies that have been conducted over the years in the Asia-Pacific region.

The publication presents a collection of articles presented at the Dialogue on Reproductive Health, Gender and Human Rights organized at the World Bank on December 8th 1999.

A report of one-day National Consultation on HIV/AIDS and the Media focuses on the perceptions of the media practitioners, experts, advocacy groups and those living with HIV, with regard to the epidemic, and the challenges they faced while dealing with the issue.

The report provides understanding of socio-cultural research (SRC) for programming purposes in the area of population and reproductive health. The first part of the report introduces the concept of SCR and the rationale for its use in population and RH programmes.

On October 23, 2001, more than 100 people gathered at Peace Corps headquarters in Washington, D.C., for the third in a series of Town Hall Meetings to address the needs of orphans and vulnerable children in developing countries.

This paper provides an overview of some of the most pressing concerns countries within ECOWAS and their partners will face over the next five to ten years as the rate of adult HIV/AIDS infection climbs to critical levels.

From 3 to 5 December 2001, some 55 participants gathered at the meeting facilities of ICRAF (the International Center for Research in Agroforestry) in Nairobi, Kenya, for a workshop to discuss the extent and impacts of the HIV/AIDS crisis in East Africa, with special reference to universities, re