A/HRC/4/110 page 12 United Nations partners with projects at the national and subnational country level, aimed in particular at strengthening human rights protection for individuals and groups vulnerable to infection and to discrimination. 30. In its contribution, the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs referred to its work on programmes relating to HIV and the specific groups of women, children, youth, older persons, families and indigenous peoples. In respect of women, the Department outlined developments in the work of two bodies it services: the Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and the Commission on the Status of Women. The Commission decided at its fiftieth session in 2006 to consider the theme: “The equal sharing of responsibilities between women and men, including caregiving, in the context of HIV/AIDS” at its fifty-third session in 2009. The Division for the Advancement of Women within the Department will be responsible for the preparations for the fifty-third session, which will include the organization of an expert group meeting on the topic in 2008 and the preparation of the report of the expert group meeting to the Commission. 31. The Department also referred to the impact of HIV/AIDS on older persons. The Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing (2002) calls for improvement in the assessment of the impact of HIV/AIDS on the health of older persons, both those infected and also those who act as caregivers for infected family members and/or survivors. The reliance on comparative data for the 15-49 age group has contributed to myths and misconceptions about older people’s sexuality and susceptibility to HIV infection. However, a significant improvement could be noted in this area, as UNAIDS committed itself to disaggregate prevalence data for people over 50. The 2006 Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic provided such data for two countries. 32. HIV/AIDS takes a profound toll on families. The United Nations Programme on the Family, within the Department of Economic and Social Affairs, in accordance with the focus on families, family resilience and family policy of the tenth anniversary of the International Year of the Family (2004), has given particular emphasis to the area of HIV/AIDS and the family. In particular, the Programme organized two regional policy workshops on HIV/AIDS and family well-being for South and South-East Asia (2005) and for Africa (2004). The purpose of the two workshops was to bring together relevant actors to examine the impact of HIV/AIDS on families in the region; to consider how families and communities are coping with the disease; and to contribute to the development of a strategic policy framework to assist Governments to strengthen the capacity of families and family networks to cope. The Department also published a study in 2005 on the impact of HIV/AIDS on families, entitled AIDS and the Family: Policy Options for a Crisis in Family Capital. 33. The Department also reported on the activities of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, which it services. Particular attention is drawn to the priority placed by the Forum on HIV data collection and disaggregation. 34. Information provided by the Secretariat of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) focused on population groups that live on the margins of society and others perceived as high-risk groups (on the basis of behaviour, race,