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UN Secretary General applauds efforts to address AIDS in Lao PDR
13 May 2009|
The United Nations Secretary-General, Mr Ban Ki-moon, praised the efforts of the UN Country Team and its partners to support prevention, treatment, care and support activities for people living with HIV, and to raise knowledge and understanding of the issue in Lao PDR.
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UNAIDS praises Viet Nam’s efforts to reach universal access
11 May 2009|
UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé praised Viet Nam’s efforts to reach its universal access goals in a meeting with Viet Nam’s Deputy Prime Minister H.E. Mr Truong Vinh Trong in Paris. The meeting took place on 28 April during a study visit to the Netherlands and France.
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UNAIDS in Oslo for Nordic Consultations
08 May 2009|
The Nordic countries are staunch supporters of the global AIDS response and have supported UNAIDS both politically and financially since its inception. This week UNAIDS met with four Nordic countries, Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland to exchange knowledge and outline priorities for the upcoming year.
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UNAIDS reaffirms its partnership with Global Fund as board meeting concludes
07 May 2009|
The 19th Board Meeting of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global Fund) concluded yesterday in Geneva, Switzerland. Opening a technical session on “The Global Fund's role as a strategic and responsible investor in HIV/AIDS” earlier, UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé reaffirmed UNAIDS commitment to its partnership and reiterated his call for a fully funded Global Fund. He called for bolder action in order to address the challenges facing the AIDS response.
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Funding for AIDS drugs in jeopardy as global financial crisis hits health sector
28 April 2009|
A new report from the World Bank reports preliminary findings from a survey in 69 countries conducted by the World Bank, UNAIDS and the World Health Organization showing that respondents in 22 countries in Africa, the Caribbean, Europe and Central Asia, and Asia and Pacific expect the economic crisis to impact HIV treatment programmes over the coming year.
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AIDS responses in action in rural Ethiopia
22 April 2009|
Across Ethiopia, community initiatives and local government are coming together to make a difference in the AIDS response. During his official travel to the country, UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé visited some of the programmes and projects putting into action the goals of universal access to HIV prevention, treatment, care and support services.
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New UNGASS Guidelines for 2010 reporting
31 March 2009|
To assist Member States in preparing and submitting their 2010 Country Progress reports, UNAIDS has released the new UNGASS Guidelines on Construction of Core Indicators for 2010 reporting.
UNAIDS Executive Director meeting with U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations
09 March 2009|
On 2 March 2009 UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé met with Ambassador Susan Rice, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations.
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Broad coalition discuss philanthropy and global public health at UN
24 February 2009|
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has called for “truly powerful global partnership for global health.” He was addressing over 400 executives and philanthropy leaders, representatives of UN Member States and other partners at the opening yesterday of a special event on Philanthropy at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.
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New report calls for $25 billion investment to ensure countries reach 2010 targets
10 February 2009|
A new report released by UNAIDS, <> estimates that an investment of US$ 25 billion will be required for the global AIDS response in 2010 for low- and middle-income countries—US$ 11.3 billion more than is available today.
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Insight into AIDS responses in Middle East and North Africa
04 February 2009|
Across North Africa and the Middle East, UNAIDS estimates that 35,000 people acquired HIV in 2007, bringing to 380,000 the number of people living with HIV. An estimated 25,000 died of AIDS-related illness in the same year. Effectively coordinated HIV prevention, treatment, care and support strategies are vital to the reduction of these figures.
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New tool distills guidance on writing strong Global Fund HIV proposals
02 February 2009|
As applicants prepare their proposals for the next round of HIV funding, Round 9, UNAIDS and WHO have jointly developed an online resource kit to provide guidance in planning and writing strong Global Fund proposals.
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US AIDS relief programme exceeds goals for HIV treatment and care
13 January 2009|
According to the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) 2009 Annual Report, PEPFAR has exceeded its five-year goals for treatment of two million and care of ten million people.
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HIV: Know your epidemic, understand the politics
07 January 2009|
For every two people accessing HIV treatment, another five are newly infected with the virus. Given the gap, there is broad agreement among scientific, government and civil society communities on the need to intensify HIV prevention efforts.
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More prevention focus needed for the Caribbean to sharpen its response to HIV
22 December 2008|
Those at highest risk of being infected by HIV in the Caribbean are not generally included at the heart of HIV prevention strategies. This is one of the conclusions of Keeping Score II, a publication launched by UNAIDS Caribbean Regional Support Team recently in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.
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Public and private sector partnerships in the AIDS response: An opportunity for innovation and leadership
07 December 2008|
Assessing what really works in the AIDS response, and understanding how it works, is all the more pressing in the current context of global financial slowdown said experts at an ICASA session on Friday. The event, “Public private partnerships against HIV: how can we together turn the tide?” was organized by UNAIDS as part of the conference’s Leadership Programme.
ICASA 2008: Long term financing for a sustainable response in Africa
05 December 2008|
The priority of investment in health is crucial for African countries’ successful development stressed Dr Michel Kazatchkine, executive director of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria. Dr Kazatchkine was speaking at the 15th International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa (ICASA) where he highlighted the need for a long-term approach to the reinforcement of health systems in sub-Saharan Africa. Only this will mean a sustainable response to the AIDS epidemic.
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Philanthropies major contributors to AIDS
21 November 2008|
Total AIDS-related philanthropy in 2007 has risen to US $555 million among U.S.-based philanthropies and to EUR114 million (US $168 million) among Europe-based philanthropies, according to new reports from Funders Concerned About AIDS and the European HIV/AIDS Funders Group, released in New York.
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Kenya’s experience informs new resource for increasing coordination on AIDS
21 November 2008|
Joint Annual Programme Reviews mobilize people from across the spectrum of AIDS work to create a clearer picture of a country’s epidemic, which helps improve national planning and spending on AIDS. A new UNAIDS resource aims to assist governments in conducting their national reviews by sharing experiences learned by Kenya and other countries.
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Police in India commit to support community AIDS responses
11 November 2008|
Under a government initiative, police in India are being encouraged to act as facilitators and to offer proactive support to community groups reaching out to people who are at higher risk of HIV and who also may be the most marginalized in society.

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UNAIDS reports more than 7 million people now on HIV treatment across Africa––with nearly 1 million added in the last year—while new HIV infections and deaths from AIDS continue to fall . More

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UNAIDS saddened by death of human rights activist Shivananda Khan. More

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