HIV

African football tournament to rally fans for UN fight against poverty, AIDS

22 January 2004
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and its partners have joined forces with organizers of the African Cup of Nations football tournament to use the upcoming games in Tunisia to promote a campaign against poverty and the spread of HIV/AIDS.

Annan meets with his special regional envoys in the war on AIDS

16 January 2004
Seeking to draw up a global balance sheet of the United Nations battle against HIV/AIDS, Secretary-General Kofi Annan today held his first annual consultations with his special envoys dealing with the pandemic on a regional basis as well as with Peter Piot, Executive Director of the joint UN programme on the disease (UNAIDS).
Kofi Annan addresses AIDS forum

Annan urges media leaders to use influence to spread information in fight against AIDS

15 January 2004
Asserting that the public still faces a profound lack of awareness about HIV/AIDS, Secretary-General Kofi Annan today urged media executives from around the world to use their influence to spread information that people need to protect themselves from the deadly disease.
Dr. Peter Piot

Meeting at UN, media executives launch global AIDS awareness campaign

15 January 2004
Leading executives from worldwide media organizations gathered today at United Nations Headquarters in New York to meet with Secretary-General Kofi Annan and launch a global initiative that aims to reach people everywhere - especially youth - with information about how to prevent and treat HIV and to help battle AIDS-related stigma and discrimination.

Leaders of world's top media companies to meet with Annan on battling AIDS

14 January 2004
With 10 people becoming infected with the HIV virus each minute, executives from major news and entertainment organizations from around the world are set to gather Thursday at United Nations Headquarters in New York for a discussion on how media can contribute to the fight against AIDS.

UN Volunteers back World Food Programme projects to feed AIDS patients

12 January 2004
United Nations Volunteers are backing efforts by the World Food Programme (WFP) to provide nutritious food to people suffering from HIV/AIDS - the fourth biggest cause of death globally.