HIV

Carol Bellamy

UNICEF calls for urgent global action on AIDS orphans

26 November 2002
The global response to the crisis of youngsters orphaned by AIDS is grossly inadequate and without a greater sense of urgency and collective action, millions more will put themselves at enormous risk in their struggle to stay alive, the head of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said today.
Whoopi Goldberg, Louise Fréchette, Kami, & Jan Kavan

AIDS and famine are cruel combination, Deputy Secretary-General says

26 November 2002
As AIDS has killed millions of young men and women in Africa, it is now making it "intolerably difficult" for some countries in the southern part of the continent to resist famine, weakening coping mechanisms that enable populations to fight back, Deputy Secretary-General Louise Fréchette said today as the United Nations marked World AIDS Day, which is officially observed on 1 December.

OPEC funds UN anti-AIDS efforts in Arab region, Central America and Caribbean

18 November 2002
Efforts to combat the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the Arab region, Central America and the Caribbean will be given a boost under a new initiative launched today by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC).
Mr. and Mrs. Annan interviewed by NBC's Matt Lauer

Annan urges greater global efforts to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS

12 November 2002
Citing the enormous number of people around the world infected by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today urged greater global efforts to raise awareness about AIDS.

New UN project to help Arab countries break silence on HIV/AIDS

4 November 2002
With HIV/AIDS infections on the rise in Arab countries, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) today announced plans to work with 17 governments in the region to break the silence surrounding the epidemic.