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More UNAIDS Goodwill Ambassadors Feature Stories
- AIDS 2010 begins in Vienna with call for Treatment 2.0
- The XVIII International AIDS Conference opened on Sunday 18 July in the city of Vienna. With open arms, Austria has welcomed an estimated 20,000 delegates from all over the world who will spend the next week taking part in conference sessions and satellite meetings under the theme “Rights Here, Right Now” selected to emphasize the critical connection between human rights and HIV.
- 'Give AIDS the Red Card' web competition closes
- With the ending of the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, the UNAIDS web contest has come to a close as well. Contestants joined the UNAIDS Goodwill Ambassadors footballers Michael Ballack and Emmanuel Adebayor in the ‘Give AIDS the Red Card’ web competition to learn about HIV and win prizes. The contest engaged hundreds of participants from all corners of the world. Respondents’ thoughtful ideas for a solution to stopping stigma and discrimination were particularly enlightening and promising.
- UNAIDS Web Contest 2010
- Every 4 years, the world turns its eyes to the football World Cup, the biggest sporting tournament on the planet. This year, the World Cup is being held in South Africa with many top teams and stars taking part. As in years past, UNAIDS will be hosting a web-competition, under the slogan “Give AIDS the Red Card” in order to celebrate the games. With the help of UNAIDS Goodwill Ambassadors Michael Ballack and Emmanuel Adebayor, the “Give AIDS the Red Card” campaign leads us in the direction of preventing and ending mother-to-child transmission of HIV by the year 2015.
- Women Deliver conference focuses on MDG 5
- With maternal and reproductive health as a global priority, a three-day conference, Women Deliver 2010, has kicked off in Washington DC under the theme "Invest in women. It pays." The event’s main focus is to highlight that the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) will not be achieved without investing in women and that there is just enough time, if the world commits funding now, to achieve the MDG’s fifth goal of improving maternal health.
- Ahead of World Cup, national team captains appeal: “Give AIDS the red card”
- Captains of South Africa, Nigeria, France, Paraguay, Uruguay, Australia, Cote D'Ivoire, Uruguay, Greece, and Serbia national teams join appeal to prevent mothers from dying and babies from becoming infected with HIV.
- UNAIDS Goodwill Ambassador, Her Serene Highness Princess Stephanie of Monaco visits the frontline of the HIV epidemic in South Africa
- Visiting South Africa for the first time in her role as a UNAIDS Goodwill Ambassador, Her Serene Highness, Princess Stephanie of Monaco met with community organizations and partners at the forefront of South Africa’s response to the HIV epidemic. South Africa has one of the largest HIV epidemics, with an estimated 5.7 million people living with HIV.
- Footballers unite against AIDS
- “On the pitch we compete, but off the pitch we are united against AIDS” assured the two UNAIDS Goodwill Ambassadors and star footballers Michael Ballack and Emmanuel Adebayor as they played to a packed Manchester City Stadium during the week of World AIDS Day.
- UN Secretary-General and leaders join stars in “LIGHT FOR RIGHTS” event on World AIDS Day in New York City
- United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon joined with leaders in the AIDS response and entertainment stars at a dramatic public event commemorating World AIDS Day 2009 on 1 December at New York City’s historic Washington Square Park Memorial Arch.
- Shining light on rights this World AIDS Day in New York
- To focus on the human rights of people living with HIV, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will be joined UNAIDS Goodwill Ambassador Naomi Watts, Kenneth Cole, chairman, board of trustees, amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research, New York City Speaker of the City Council Christine C. Quinn, and 13-year-old AIDS activist Keren Dunaway-Gonzalez in New York City.
- Michel Sidibé awarded Monaco distinction by His Serene Highness Prince Albert II
- UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé was awarded the Order of Saint Charles along with UNESCO Director-General Koïchiro Matsuura in the Principality of Monaco during the country’s National Day. The order rewards merit and service to the state or Prince of Monaco and is one of the country’s most prestigious distinctions.
- Jeux de la Francophonie and UNAIDS: Partnering for young people
- The Jeux de la Francophonie, the Francophone Games, have been opened in Beirut by His Excellency Michel Suleiman, the President of Lebanon. UNAIDS is an official partner to the games where sport and culture combine to foster dialogue and understanding among French speaking nations.
- aids2031 2009 Young Leaders Summit
- Thirty young leaders from around the world came together in Oslo June 23 - 25 for the 2009 aids2031 Young Leaders Summit.
- UNAIDS and Principality of Monaco commit to strengthened cooperation in AIDS response
- Strengthened cooperation between UNAIDS and Monaco was the aim of Michel Sidibé, Executive Director of UNAIDS, on his first official visit to the Principality.
- UNAIDS in Oslo for Nordic Consultations
- 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.
- ICASA 2008: Maternal health and youth focus of visits by UNAIDS Executive Director and UNAIDS Special Representative Princess Mathilde
- While in Senegal attending ICASA 2008, UNAIDS Executive Director Dr Peter Piot and UNAIDS and UNICEF Special Representative HRH Princess Mathilde of Belgium spent 6 December learning firsthand the successes and challenges faced in Dakar in providing HIV prevention and treatment services, in particular for women, children and young people.
- ICASA 2008: Princess Mathilde of Belgium highlights the role of young people in Africa’s AIDS response
- Participants in a series of ICASA sessions on youth leadership and Africa’s AIDS response were in clear and unanimous agreement: young people are vital to preventing new HIV infections and moving towards the goal of an AIDS-free generation. UNAIDS and UNICEF Special Representative HRH Princess Mathilde of Belgium today reconfirmed her commitment to youth and HIV issues.
- Michael Ballack online UNAIDS competition closes
- Today, on 20th anniversary of World AIDS Day, the UNAIDS competition featuring superstar football player and UNAIDS Special Representative Michael Ballack has come to a close.
- UNAIDS Executive Director and Princess of Norway on AIDS advocacy mission in Ukraine
- UNAIDS Executive Director Dr Peter Piot and UNAIDS Special Representative, Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway were in the Ukrainian capital Kiev this week to call for strengthened leadership in the AIDS response in the country which has Europe’s most severe AIDS epidemic.
- Be a winner with Michael Ballack and UNAIDS online competition
- UNAIDS Goodwill Ambassador and international football star Michael Ballack and UNAIDS are proud to team up for an online competition.
- Ballack captains “Goal4Africa” team
- Established in 2008, the Goal4Africa Global Foundation raises funds through football to improve education and development in Africa.