HIV

UN agency starts HIV prevention training for Ethiopian truck drivers

29 May 2001
In a bid to stop the spread of HIV/AIDS among a high-risk group in Ethiopia, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today began a series of innovative awareness building sessions for truck drivers employed by the agency.

Children in East Asia and Pacific unaware of dangers of HIV, UNICEF warns

14 May 2001
Children and adolescents in East Asia and the Pacific are generally optimistic about the future, but many appear woefully unprepared to deal with the rapidly growing threat of HIV/AIDS in the region, according to the results of a United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) survey released today in New York.