Michel Sidibé, Executive Director of UNAIDS, in discussion with President Paul Kagame of Rwanda (second from right), and Mr Jean Ping, Chairperson of African Union (to his left), at African Union in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, January 28, 2012. Photo by Jiro Ose

Michel Sidibe, Executive Director of UNAIDS, left, speaks to Mr. Abdoulie Janneh, Executive Secretary of United Nations Economic Commission for Africa(UNECA), during the African Union summit meeting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, January 28, 2012. Photo by Jiro Ose

UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé and NEPAD Chief Executive Officer Dr Ibrahim Mayaki addressing a press conference to release the UNAIDS issues brief “AIDS dependency crisis: sourcing African solutions”.

Michel Sidibé, Executive Director of UNAIDS, attends the first session of African Union at the new conference hall in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, January 29, 2012. Photo by Jiro Ose

Michel Sidibé, Executive Director of UNAIDS, meets Valerie Amos, United Nations Under Secretary-General of Humanitarian Affairs of the United Nations at African Union in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, January 29, 2012. Photo by Jiro Ose

Michel Sidibé, Executive Director of UNAIDS, meets President Bingu Wa Mutharika of Malawi at African Union in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, January 29, 2012. Photo by Jiro Ose

Michel Sidibé, Executive Director of UNAIDS, speaking with William Lacy Swing, left, Director General of the International Organization for Migration at the African Union meeting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, January 29, 2012. Photo by Jiro Ose

Michel Sidibé, Executive Director of UNAIDS, meets Faure Gnassingbé, President of Togo at the African Union meeting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, January 29, 2012. Photo by Jiro Ose

Michel Sidibé, Executive Director of UNAIDS, meets Jean Ping, Chairperson of African Union Commission at the African Union meeting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, January 29, 2012. Photo by Jiro Ose