UNAIDS at a recent three-day conference urged police and law enforcement in Asia and the Pacific region to become more involved in efforts to curb the spread of HIV, VOA News reports. During the conference, which was attended by 15 Asian-Pacific countries, UNAIDS speakers focused on ways to increase cooperative involvement between law enforcement and groups of people living with HIV/AIDS, despite the challenges associated with raising awareness among police forces and communities. According to VOA News, almost five million people are living with HIV in South and Southeast Asia. Janine Monahan, HIV/AIDS human rights project manager with the New Zealand police, said it is essential to break down social barriers associated with the virus. She said, "We are going into an area where the 'public-private divide' is starting to shift. What we are now saying is that it cannot be private anymore, because it is actually going to affect our police forces…