HIV

Long-term planning needed for fight against AIDS epidemic – UNAIDS

26 July 2005
Real success in the global response to the AIDS epidemic can only be achieved if a long-term perspective is fully integrated into planning and action, the head of the United Nations AIDS programme said at a conference taking place in Rio de Janeiro this week.

UN’s HIV/AIDS Africa envoy questions G8 Summit results, calls for advocacy

25 July 2005
The United Nations Envoy on HIV/AIDS in Africa has questioned the results of the recent G8 Summit when it came to addressing the AIDS pandemic and he has called for the creation of an international women’s agency.

UNICEF praises China's AIDS policies, urges more be done for affected children

20 July 2005
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) today praised China for developing policies for combating HIV/AIDS but urged that even more be done to protect and care for the children affected by the epidemic.
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UN makes progress on AIDS education for thousands of peacekeeping personnel

18 July 2005
With nearly 80,000 personnel serving in United Nations peacekeeping missions, UN agencies have made strides in educating mission personnel about preventing HIV infection, but troop contributing countries must do their part, senior UN officials said today.

AIDS pandemic threatens development in poorest countries, UN says

13 July 2005
As the HIV/AIDS pandemic reverses a rise in life expectancy in the world’s poorest countries and reduces the capacity of their people to improve their circumstances, their debt burden must be reduced and their leaders must show the way to organize communities to fight the disease, senior United Nations officials say.

UNAIDS Governing Board approves new policies to intensify HIV prevention

1 July 2005
The Governing Board of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) today approved more intensive policies to prevent the spread of HIV and said they could avert at least 29 million new infections by 2010.