HIV

Women in Chad

UN photo exhibit to benefit HIV/AIDS programmes in Africa

29 October 2003
A child jumps to kick a ball. Two smiling young women with fake auburn and blonde braids in party dress pose unself-consciously. A well-dressed elderly man leans on the counter in his son's tidy shop. Such images of Africans at work, at play and practising their religions are the subjects in an exhibition that was opened today at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.

Leaders must integrate young people more closely into fight against HIV - Annan

28 October 2003
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has called on national leaders to integrate the group most vulnerable to HIV/AIDS infection - young people - more fully into the worldwide fight against the pandemic.

Annan welcomes pact on lowering AIDS drug prices in developing countries

24 October 2003
United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan today welcomed an agreement between former President Bill Clinton's foundation and four pharmaceutical companies in developing countries to halve the price of anti-retroviral drugs used to treat HIV/AIDS and he said he hoped other drug manufactures would follow suit.

WHO applauds move to slash price of AIDS medicines

23 October 2003
The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) today welcomed a deal to halve the price of some AIDS medicines, but said speedy distribution and effective care are still vital to ensure fairer treatment for patients around the world.

UN-backed meeting examines role of males in preventing spread of HIV/AIDS

23 October 2003
In preparation for a first-time debate next March on the role of men and boys in achieving gender equality, a group of UN-appointed experts have met in Brazil to examine the role of males in preventing the spread of HIV/AIDS and promoting equality in work, according to the United Nations Division for the Advancement of Women (DAW).

UN agencies and partners agree on coordinated response to helping AIDS orphans

21 October 2003
United Nations agencies, donors and non-government organizations (NGOs) have agreed on how they can make a united response to the growing crisis of children left orphaned by AIDS.

WHO hails research showing effectiveness of antiretroviral treatment

17 October 2003
The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) today welcomed a study published in the British medical journal Lancet indicating that active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) could drastically cut back deaths from HIV/AIDS, and said the system should be applied widely in poor countries.
Thoraya Obaid

Vatican position on condom use and HIV scientifically incorrect - UN agency

13 October 2003
A statement by the president of the Vatican's Pontifical Council on the Family that condoms do not protect people from HIV is scientifically incorrect and could contribute to the spread of the virus, the head of the UN population agency said today.

Annan congratulates Bill and Melinda Gates on Africare award

9 October 2003
Microsoft founder Bill Gates and his wife, Melinda, by using their foundation to fight HIV/AIDS, show their understanding that because the pandemic is a unique global crisis it needs global partnerships to defeat it, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan said today.