HIV

Leadership at all levels needed to defeat AIDS, Annan tells Bangkok forum

11 July 2004
Stressing that the world is “not doing nearly well enough” in the fight against the global AIDS epidemic, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today appealed for stronger leadership at every level – including at the top positions of power – to defeat the scourge.
Kofi Annan

How Asia-Pacific tackles HIV/AIDS will affect region’s future – Annan

11 July 2004
How governments of Asia and the Pacific address the multi-faceted challenge of HIV/AIDS will affect the very future of the region, United Nations Secretary-General told a ministerial meeting today in Bangkok.

Hundreds of thousands sign up for AIDS drugs under new programme, UN says

10 July 2004
The United Nations health agency and HIV/AIDS programme today reported progress in the past six months in creating national frameworks that increase the access of infected people to appropriate drugs.

Asia-Pacific faces AIDS catastrophe unless urgent action is taken now – UN

8 July 2004
Countries of the Asia and Pacific region face a catastrophic increase in HIV/AIDS infections and drastic economic consequences, with 10 million more people infected by 2010, unless steps including massively increased funding and prevention programmes are taken now, according to a new United Nations report released today.

Donations to fight AIDS pandemic rising – UN study

7 July 2004
A day after issuing a report showing that last year's infection rate of HIV/AIDS worldwide was the highest ever, the United Nations today released figures demonstrating a clear trend toward rising financial donations to fight the pandemic.
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UNICEF teams with fashion firm H&M to fight AIDS and help girls’ education

6 July 2004
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the global fashion company H&M today announced a joint partnership to promote HIV/AIDS prevention and help girls to obtain the same basic education as boys, with the firm donating $1.5 million for a three-year UNICEF project in Cambodia as a first step.

UN agency calls for new approaches to fighting AIDS as infection rate increases

6 July 2004
Despite an increase in funding to fight the worldwide spread of HIV/AIDS, last year's infection rate was the highest ever and radical and innovative approaches must be devised to reverse the expansion of the disease while the epidemic is at a crossroads, a new United Nations report says.

Africa's people fight AIDS, Annan says, urging continent's leaders to lead battle

1 July 2004
The people of Africa are actively campaigning against the HIV/AIDS pandemic, United Nations Kofi Annan has said, urging the continent's leaders to lead the battle.