Germany
"UNAIDS estimates that HIV/AIDS prevalence is three to four times higher...
"UNAIDS estimates that HIV/AIDS prevalence is three to four times higher among armed forces and armed groups than among the general population. As we know, women and children are often the main victims of conflict. Rape, which is all too often used as a weapon of war, also adds to the spread of HIV among civilians. HIV adds to the stigma and discrimination these victims of sexual violence oftentimes face."
"In many conflicts, children are recruited and misused as soldiers, sexu...
"In many conflicts, children are recruited and misused as soldiers, sexually exploited and abused. Under these conditions they are especially vulnerable to infection and therefore not only traumatized, but often also stigmatized for life. Germany is convinced that children deserve special protection in armed conflict and, if needed, must be provided with special HIV-related health care. We have set up a number of projects attending to former child soldiers and girls that have been sexually exploited by armed groups, including child mothers, and providing them with HIV counselling and care, for example in Eastern Congo."
"In the post-conflict transitional phase the transmission of HIV constit...
"In the post-conflict transitional phase the transmission of HIV constitutes a particular danger. There is high population mobility after conflict, when displaced persons find refuge in camps, refugees return home and combatants are demobilized. Infected persons pose a high risk of contagion to their extended families and communities."