Seeking to prevent the further spread of HIV/AIDS, two United Nations agencies have joined forces to produce a new brochure highlighting the linkage between the virus and issues related to human rights.
The panel laying the groundwork for the new anti-AIDS fund that has been championed by United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has concluded its activities, paving the way for the first meeting of the fund's newly formed Board early next year.
A new $100 million initiative by major foundations will expand the scope of mother and child HIV programmes, the head of the United Nations AIDS agency said today.
Three United Nations agencies have teamed with the Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) in an effort to examine ways to mitigate the disease's affect on food security, rural livelihoods and rural poverty.
