HIV

Number of AIDS orphans to double by 2010, UN reports

10 July 2002
Painting a devastating portrait of the impact of AIDS on families, a new United Nations report released today says that the number of children around the world who will lose one or both parents to the disease will almost double by the end of the decade.

3 million HIV-infected people could get anti-AIDS drugs by 2005 - UN agency

9 July 2002
The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) today launched new guidelines aimed at improving AIDS treatment in poor countries in a bid to benefit millions of people currently unable to access life-saving therapies.

UN Population Fund urges action to protect women, youth from HIV infection

9 July 2002
With women and young people facing heightened risk of HIV infection, much more must be done to enable them to protect themselves against catching the virus which causes AIDS, an official from the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) told the XIV International AIDS Conference in Barcelona today.

Head of UN anti-AIDS agency urges political commitment to fight epidemic

8 July 2002
The head of the United Nations agency spearheading the fight against HIV/AIDS has called on the international community to galvanize political commitment, scale up prevention and treatment and mobilize $10 billion a year to curb the epidemic.

UN food agency calls for attention to nutrition’s role in fighting AIDS

5 July 2002
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today called on the humanitarian community to recognize the importance of good nutrition in combating HIV/AIDS.

AIDS epidemic shows no signs of levelling off, UN report warns

2 July 2002
The number of people suffering from HIV/AIDS is climbing faster than expected in the worst affected countries and spreading rapidly to new groups in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean and Eastern Europe, according to a new United Nations report released today.

Young people lack knowledge about HIV/AIDS, UN survey finds

2 July 2002
Most young people in the world have no idea how HIV/AIDS spreads or how to protect themselves from the disease, although many are becoming sexually active, according to the findings released today by three United Nations agencies.

Spermicide ingredient ineffective in preventing HIV infection, UN health agency reports

28 June 2002
Spermicides containing the popular ingredient nonoxynol-9 do not protect against HIV infection and women using these products frequently may even increase their risk of contracting the virus, according to a report released today by the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO).

China facing HIV/AIDS disaster of 'unimaginable proportion,' UN warns

27 June 2002
Ten million people in China could contract the AIDS virus by the end of the decade, pushing the country towards a potential disaster of "unimaginable proportion," according to new United Nations report released today.

New UN-backed survey provides data for poor countries on more affordable AIDS drugs

26 June 2002
Aiming to help close the AIDS treatment gap in the developing world, a new United Nations-backed report was released today to help poor countries track HIV medicines, testing kits and suppliers.