HIV

Punitive laws thwart fight against HIV in homosexual men in Asia-Pacific – UN

21 July 2010
The continued criminalization of male-to-male sex in the Asia-Pacific, resulting in harassment and other human rights violations, is hurting the region’s response to HIV, a new United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) report has found.

Huge gulf in HIV services between Western and Eastern Europe – UN health agency

21 July 2010
Spotlighting the gap in access to treatment and prevention services between Western and Eastern Europe, the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) today called for concerted action to address the situation in Europe, home to the fastest growing HIV epidemic in the world.
At the Chelstone Clinic in Lusaka, Zambia, HIV-positive Natasha and her one-year-old son, Fanwick, wait for his HIV test

UN health agency advocates earlier HIV testing and treatment for infants

20 July 2010
The United Nations health agency today said that while access to treatment for children with HIV has reached a new milestone, many more lives could be saved if more infants started receiving medication earlier.

UN honours 25 groups for outstanding community-based response to AIDS

12 July 2010
Community-based groups working for prisoners’ rights in Burkina Faso and treatment services for drug users in Nepal are among the 25 winners announced by the United Nations today for the 2010 Red Ribbon Award for outstanding local leadership and action in responding to AIDS.
UNAIDS Goodwill Ambassador Annie Lennox

Artist, activist and UN ambassador, Annie Lennox gives voice to women with HIV

1 July 2010
As lead singer of the band Eurythmics and a solo artist, Annie Lennox is known around the world for a successful music career that spans over three decades. In her new role as a celebrity advocate for the United Nations, she is giving voice to millions of women and girls suffering with HIV and AIDS, an issue close to the heart of this mother of two daughters.