HIV

Pacific police and UN anti-AIDS programme join forces to tackle spread of HIV

13 September 2005
With Pacific Island nations increasing their provision of personnel for United Nations peacekeeping operations, the UN anti-AIDS programme today joined forces with police chiefs from 21 Pacific island nations across Polynesia, Micronesia and Melanesia to provide AIDS training to their forces.
Stephen Lewis, Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS

UN envoy criticizes lack of attention to discovering an anti-HIV vaccine

7 September 2005
The United Nations Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa has called on research scientists to become advocates for a vaccine against HIV, even though "the science is supernaturally complex and difficult, the exploratory investments are huge, the monetary risks are great and, undoubtedly the biggest obstacle to urgency of all, the market lies overwhelmingly in the poorest countries of the world."
Annan opens meeting in London

Donors pledge nearly $4 billion to Annan-initiated fund to fight AIDS, TB and malaria

6 September 2005
The United Nations-backed Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria today received pledges of nearly $4 billion for 2006 and 2007, and another conference will be held next June in the hope of reaching the $7 billion target for the two-year period.

Secretary-General to chair AIDS conference in London on Monday – UN

2 September 2005
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan will chair a conference in London next week aimed at funding the global fight against AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria through until the end of next year.