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UNAIDS Board members learn about Kenya’s AIDS response
28 November 2011|
A delegation of the UNAIDS Programme Coordinating Board (PCB) has just concluded a field visit to Kenya. The delegation learned first hand about the government’s strong commitment to a multi-sectoral and integrated AIDS response, including working with civil society organizations in planning and delivering HIV services.
UNAIDS releases global guidelines to monitor progress on the implementation of the 2011 Political Declaration on HIV/AIDS
18 November 2011|
In order to help countries produce standardized reports to effectively measure the state of the epidemic, UNAIDS has released the new guidelines on Global AIDS Response Progress Reporting 2012.
Political commitment towards the elimination of new HIV infections among children in Burundi
09 November 2011|
Burundi is a small densely populated country located in sub-Saharan Africa with an HIV prevalence of 2.97% among the general population. It is also one of 22 countries worldwide that has contributed to the development of and signed up to implement the Global Plan towards the elimination of new HIV infections among children by 2015 and keeping their mothers alive.
UNAIDS welcomes continued leadership and commitment of the United States to the AIDS response
08 November 2011|
The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) commends the United States Government on its continued leadership in the AIDS response following the call by the US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton for global solidarity to “change the course of the epidemic and usher in an AIDS-free generation”.
Kenya's Prime Minister commits to the goal of eliminating new HIV infections in children by 2015
02 November 2011|
In a meeting with Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga on 2 November, UNAIDS Executive Director commended the Government of Kenya on progress in the country’s HIV response, including the significant scale-up in treatment access and expansion of services to prevent new HIV infections among children.
Luxembourg stands firm in its commitment to HIV
14 October 2011|
UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé commended the country’s contribution to the AIDS response and its support to UNAIDS at a meeting with the Minister for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Affairs, Marie-Josée Jacobs in Luxembourg.
UNAIDS Executive Director official visit to South Africa
28 September 2011|
UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé started a seven-day visit to South Africa on 27 September which will focus on the country’s efforts to ending new HIV infections amongst children by 2015, HIV integration services and bridging the science and implementation divide.
Integrating human rights, gender equality and HIV prevention in national HIV responses
27 September 2011|
UNAIDS brought together nearly 60 participants from 12 countries across Eastern and Southern Africa to a 3-day training workshop on expanding human rights, gender and HIV prevention programmes in national responses to HIV.
Horn of Africa in crisis: famine, displacement and HIV
20 September 2011|
The ongoing drought and famine in the Horn of Africa has put the lives of millions of people in Somalia, Kenya, Djibouti and Ethiopia at serious risk. An estimated 13 million people in the region are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance, including food and medical care.
Progress in Mozambique's HIV response, but more focus needed on HIV prevention
05 September 2011|
In a meeting with Armando Emilio Guebuza, President of Mozambique, UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé commended the Government of Mozambique on progress in the national response to HIV, which has resulted in a reduction in new HIV infections and expanded access to antiretroviral treatment.
UNAIDS Executive Director commends the Government of Mozambique for its action on the 2011 Political Declaration on AIDS
01 September 2011|
UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé met with Mozambique’s Prime Minister, H.E. Aires Aly Bonifácio as part of his four-day official visit to the country.
‘Thinking politically’: strategies for effective responses to HIV in Asia and the Pacific
28 August 2011|
Activists, academics and HIV programme implementers met in Busan, South Korea at the 10th International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific (ICAAP 10) to explore and debate the political complexities of HIV responses. The event, entitled ‘Political Sciences and the Politics of HIV in Asia and the Pacific,’ shed light on the often highly political nature of responses to the epidemic.
New UNAIDS report shows HIV epidemic at critical juncture in Asia-Pacific region
26 August 2011|
The AIDS epidemic in Asia and the Pacific is at a crossroads, according to a new report from the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). While the region has seen impressive gains—including a 20% drop in new HIV infections since 2001 and a three-fold increase in access to antiretroviral therapy since 2006—progress is threatened by an inadequate focus on key populations at higher risk of HIV infection and insufficient funding from both domestic and international sources.
World Humanitarian Day: celebrating people helping people
19 August 2011|
Every day humanitarian aid workers help millions of people around the world. World Humanitarian Day, marked on August 19, is an opportunity to celebrate people helping people.
Country ownership and capacity development central in moving forward the response to AIDS
29 July 2011|
Following the High Level Meeting on AIDS where world leaders agreed on bold targets, UNAIDS convened a workshop in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania to strengthen investments in capacity development of six sub-Saharan African countries.
China commits to UNAIDS vision of zero new HIV infections, zero discrimination and zero AIDS-related deaths
11 July 2011|
Vice Premier of China stresses the importance of “Three Zeros” vision in China’s national AIDS strategy and underlines importance of community participation in responding to HIV.
UNAIDS Executive Director commends the Government of China for its leadership in the HIV response
08 July 2011|
In an official meeting today in Beijing with Dr Chen Zhu, China’s Minister of Health, UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé praised China’s commitment and leadership in the national response to HIV.
Bipartisan Indian political leadership pledges to sustain India’s successful AIDS response
04 July 2011|
Backed by strong bipartisan political support and a vibrant civil society movement, India’s AIDS response has transformed in the last ten years. New HIV infections in the country have fallen by more than 50% in the last decade. Yet the HIV prevention and treatment gap in India remains high.
Myanmar’s national plan for AIDS confirms commitment to reach universal access by 2015
01 July 2011|
Myanmar’s AIDS response received a boost with the launch of the new National Strategic Plan for AIDS, which reconfirmed the country’s commitment to reach universal access to HIV services by 2015.
Russian Federation leadership in regional efforts to achieve MDG 6 is key: UNAIDS Executive Director
01 July 2011|
In a one-day visit to Moscow on 29 June, UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé praised the commitment and leadership of the Russian Federation in national and regional efforts to achieve Millennium Development Goal (MDG) 6—a global target that calls for halting and beginning to reverse the spread of HIV and other diseases by the year 2015.

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