Working Group on Most at Risk Young People

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Working Group on Most at Risk Young People

• Achievements, Challenges
• and Priorities
• IATT HIV and Young People
• 15-17 April 2009

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Achievements

• Formalization of the WG
• TORs agreed
• Members- active participation of WHO, UNFPA,
  UNODC, UNDP, FHI, USAID and UNICEF (Facilitator)
• Workplan with action items/accountabilities
• Harmonization across UN agencies and Expanded
  membership
• Not duplicating efforts
• Outputs to date
• Guidance Brief on most at risk adolescents in
  IATT package
• FHI Analytical Paper on adolescents most at risk
  working-outiline agreed and initial chapter on
  young IDUs circulated for review and comment
• Collaboration with FHI/USAID on June meeting of
  the Interagency youth working group (IYWG)

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Challenges

• Consistent participation of the designated IATT
  working group membership
• Including partners in the areas of harm reduction
  and MSM
• Collaboration with other IATT working groups on
  cross-cutting priorities
• Important links with Strategic Information and
  Advocacy working groups
• Agreement on MARYP aims and cross-cutting
  priorities of the IATT

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Priorities for 2009

• In support of accelerated action at national
  level to achieve global goal/targets for MARYP,
  five deliverables identified
• Analytical review-highlighting in what ways MARA
  are different from most at risk adults
• FHI/USAID leading on development of review paper
• WG member accountabilities agreed, document to be
  completed by 2009. Aiming for joint logos.

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Priorities for 2009

• Annotated compendium poilicy/programme tools and
  guidance to be completed by September
• Concept note and TORs to be circulated by UNICEF
  by April
• Activity completed by end September
• Case Studies (three) one each focusing on sex
  workers, young injceting drug users and young Men
  who have sex with men
• Template and criteria for case study selection
  for review and comment by April UNFPA leading
  for sex work, UNODC/UNICEF for IDU and MSM to be
  confirmed

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Priorities for 2009

• IATT joint mission to a country with a
  concentrated epidemic
• Building on previous work with TSG priority
  countries, UNFPA/UNICEF to explore mission
  possibilities with Asia Pacific Regional UN
  offices. Feedback to WG on country selection and
  next steps by May
• Mission to focus on programme review process and
  country specific technical assistance

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Priorities for 2009

• Building on items 1 through 3 above and MARYP
  brief, advocacy package to be developed. Key
  components to include
• Four-pager
• FAQ
• Power Point Template for a range of audiences
• Youth friendly version