CAMBODIA HIV/AIDS Response Ranks First in Region: UNAIDS

Posted by Asia Views | Jul 29, 2024 | 0 |

KhmerTimes-July 29, 2024

Cambodia is ranked first in the Asia-Pacific region for its progress in the fight against HIV/AIDS, according to the joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).

The ranking came following the participation of Senior Minister Ieng Mouly, President of the National AIDS Authority (NAA), and his delegation at the AIDS 2024 Conference in Munich, Germany, where positive progress in the battle against HIV/AIDS was discussed. In a press conference on Saturday, Mouly said that the Conference demonstrated scientific progress, citing news that researchers had found a way to prevent HIV transmission by injecting at-risk persons twice a year with a preventive medication to ensure that they will not contract the disease. Despite development of preventive methods, concerns remain about reducing the number of new infections, which are projected to reach 370,000 worldwide by 2025. He added that funds and resources to reduce HIV/AIDS cases are also limited, which is a challenge for all countries, especially Cambodia, to overcome. Despite the challenge, UNAIDS remains convinced that the goal of ending HIV/AIDS by 2030 can still be achieved if financial aid is not reduced and human rights are fully respected. Cambodia also ranked 11th among 196 countries around the world due to the steps it has taken to tackle the problem and the progress that has been made, according to Mouly at the 54th UNAIDS Programme Coordinating Board (PCB) meeting in Geneva from June 25–27. Read more at: https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501531027/cambodia-hiv-aids-response-ranks-first-in-region-unaids/

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EXTRICATING NDONESIAN CHILDREN FROM ISIS INFLUENCE ABROAD

Indonesia urgently needs to revisit the possibility of repatriating the neediest of its young citizens stranded abroad, whose families had earlier joined ISIS. Most of these children are in camps in northern Syria but there are also small numbers in the Philippines, Afghanistan and Iraq. “Extricating Indonesian Children from ISIS Influence Abroad”, the latest report from the Institute for Policy Analysis of Conflict (IPAC) argues that the government could begin by bringing back small groups of unaccompanied children under ten years of age, who pose minimal security risk and are most vulnerable to deteriorating conditions in the camps.“The problem is that health and security conditions are worsening by the day in the Syrian camps, and the children are growing older,” says Dyah Kartika, IPAC analyst. “They need access to schools, a nurturing environment, and medical attention. If the government waits too long, the children will be further exposed to ISIS ideology.” The new report examines a 2019 list of Indonesians in camps and prisons run by the Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). The Indonesian government has been trying to verify their citizenship, but with pseudonyms, misspellings and bad transliterations, it is a daunting task. At the time the data was collected, between March and June 2019, there were 555 Indonesians in SDF camps and prisons, including 367 children. Among the children, approximately 277 were under the age of ten and 34 were unaccompanied. In June 2021, there are fewer than ten children who are both unaccompanied and under the age of ten that could be prioritized for return. Bringing back children of ISIS families is no easy task. The report analyses the main challenges faced by the Indonesian government. These include definitional issues, bureaucratic competition, the difficulty of verifying nationality, evaluating the toll of exposure to conflict, assessing security risk, and finding relatives or others willing to provide care once the children are returned. In addition, COVID has meant stringent restrictions on travel, placing further obstacles in the way of repatriation. There are several models for rehabilitation of children exposed to violent extremism in Indonesia that could be modified to accommodate the needs of children repatriated from abroad. The report examines these models and argues that the government does not need to have every detail of rehabilitation programs in place before it starts extricating children from ISIS influence. It can start by bringing back the most vulnerable children and then modify programs as needed.

“It’s important that the government see these children as victims” says Dyah. “They deserve a chance to be children again.”

CAMBODIA HIV/AIDS Response Ranks First in Region: UNAIDS

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