HIV

UN teams with EU to boost reproductive health services for Asian youth

28 March 2003
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the European Union have teamed up to support peer counselling and promote HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention in seven Asian countries.

Medical practices not primary mode of HIV infection in Africa, UN meeting finds

14 March 2003
Contrary to recent suggestions that a majority of HIV infections in sub-Saharan Africa are due to unsafe medical practices, an expert group convened by the United Nations reaffirmed today that unsafe sex remains the primary mode of transmission in the region.

Annan, US official discuss galvanizing more support to fight HIV/AIDS crisis

13 March 2003
With an estimated 43 million people now living with HIV/AIDS worldwide, the United Nations Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, met today with the Chair of the Global Fund Against AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria to discuss a variety of issues on galvanizing support to combat the crisis.

Annan to address G-8 ministers on food security and HIV in Africa

3 March 2003
Secretary-General Kofi Annan is set to address ministers from the Group of 8 most industrialized countries on the link between food security, HIV/AIDS and governance during a meeting Wednesday at United Nations Headquarters in New York.