Caregiving in the context of HIV/AIDS

This discussion paper was developed by UNAIDS, UNIFEM and partners at the request of the United Nations Division for the Advancement of Women as a background document for the expert panel meeting on the equal sharing of responsibilities between women and men, including caregiving in the context of HIV and AIDS to be held in Geneva, Switzerland 6 - 9 October 2008. Its purpose is to present key issues for discussion with regard to caregiving in the context of AIDS and the gender dimensions of caregiving, highlighted in paragraph 25 of the Aide Memoire prepared by the UN Division for the Advancement of Women Expert Panel Meeting.