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- Preventing HIV among drug users
- Eliminating new HIV infections among children
- 15 million accessing treatment
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- Eliminating gender inequalities
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- Eliminating travel restrictions
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- 2011 Political Declaration: Targets and elimination commitments
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- Monitoring progress towards global HIV targets
- In a supplement of the Journal of AIDS’ December issue published yesterday, UNAIDS explores some of the current challenges to monitoring the progress towards global HIV targets. It explores thematic, technical analysis of data and key findings derived from the United Nations General Assembly Special Session on HIV/AIDS (UNGASS) reporting system.
- UNAIDS and Economic Commission for Africa discuss innovative financing for health in Africa
- The Executive Director of UNAIDS Michel Sidibé met with the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Mr Abdoulei Janneh earlier today in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
- European development community discuss global health challenges
- The European Development Days opened yesterday in Stockholm by Her Royal Highness Crown Princess of Sweden Victoria, the President of the EU Commission José Manuel Barroso and the Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt. Executive Director of UNAIDS, Mr Michel Sidibé participated a session on global health challenges co-hosted by UNAIDS, The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria, the GAVI Alliance, the Stop AIDS Alliance, and AIDS Accountability International.
- Made in Africa
- Recently published op-ed by UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé -- There are 22 million people living with HIV in Africa. For every two people who start on antiretroviral treatment, five are newly infected with HIV. This means the number of people in need of treatment will always increase.
- Economic crisis challenges UN health Goals
- The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the Foreign Minister of Norway Jonas Gahr Støre launched the 2009 report of the Global Campaign of the Health MDGs, Leading by Example - Protecting the most vulnerable during the economic crisis. The launch coincided with the High-Level Forum on Advancing Global Health in the Face of Crisis which was held on 15 June at United Nations Headquarters, New York.
- Innovative financing for development the goal of new I-8 Group
- As global economic slowdown threatens to negatively affect those already most vulnerable to poverty, the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) around the world will require a change of scale in the implementation of innovative financing mechanisms for development.
- UN Secretary-General convenes pharmaceutical companies in New York
- On 09 October 2008, the United Nations Secretary-General together with senior officials from the United Nations system met with seventeen of the world’s research-based and generic pharmaceutical and diagnostic companies to review progress on strengthening efforts to expand access to HIV services in low- and middle-income countries.
- The Global Campaign for the Health MDGs
- To mark the first year of the Global Campaign for the Health Millennium Development Goals, a progress report was released on 25 September. It provides an update of major activities during the last year, and highlights concrete actions that are required to accelerate the necessary progress if we are to reach the health related MDGs by 2015.
- Achieving the MDGs: Why the AIDS response counts
- In 2000, leaders embraced a series of Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) that resolved to make the world safer, healthier, and more equitable. To assess gaps and progress to date, a High-level Event on the MDG takes place 25 September. MDG 6 specifically addresses the AIDS epidemic; however an effective HIV response will also support achievement of other MDG and conversely success in other Goals will support the AIDS response.
- Millennium Development Goals and AIDS poster exhibition
- Marking the High-level Event on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) which takes place on 25 September, a poster exhibition on “Millennium Development Goals and AIDS” is running from 22 to 26 September in the Basement Colonnade of the United Nations in New York.
- The AIDS response: Relationship to development in Africa
- As high-level participants and international experts gather to discuss Africa’s development needs and challenges at UN headquarters in New York, we take a look at how HIV and the AIDS response is impacting development on the continent.
- Gaps remain in delivering on global commitments
- A new report by the United Nations Millennium Development Goals Gap Task Force identifies gaps in delivering on the global commitments in the areas of aid, trade, debt relief, access to new technologies and access to affordable treatment for HIV, malaria and tuberculosis.
- UNAIDS committed to support the achievement of MDG3
- UNAIDS Executive Director Dr Peter Piot received one of the MDG3 Torches on Thursday 26 June in Geneva as part of a campaign organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark intended to ensure commitment from participants to the third Millennium Development Goal (MDG3): Promote gender equality and empower women.
- Tokyo Conference on Africa to spotlight AIDS
- Leaders from Africa, Asia, Europe and other parts of the world are in Yokohama for the 4th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD). The theme of this year’s meeting is “Towards a vibrant Africa” and will focus on mobilizing knowledge and resources to overcome the obstacles facing Africa as it moves its economy and social development agenda forward.
- African Ministers reaffirm commitment to Millennium Development Goals
- African Ministers of Finance and Development Planning concluded their 3-day meeting with a statement reaffirming their commitment to achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in Africa by 2015.
- African Ministers meet to discuss 21st century challenges
- The first session of the Joint Annual Meetings of the African Union Conference of Ministers of Economy and Finance and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa Conference of Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development is underway in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
- AIDS, poverty and human development
- HIV strategies work best when there is a clear understanding of the relationship between AIDS, poverty and human development.
- UNAIDS staff ‘stand up and speak out’ on International Poverty Day
- UNAIDS staff ‘stand up and speak out’ on International Poverty Day
- Stand up and speak out
- UNAIDS Secretariat staff in Geneva joined the STAND UP and SPEAK OUT events taking place across the globe, calling for leaders to take action against poverty and inequality and to achieve and exceed the Millennium Development Goals.
- Gender equality key to development, says UNICEF report
- Gender inequality and the low status of women in society are two of the principal drivers of HIV. ‘The State of the World’s Children 2007’ report published today by UNICEF underlines that empowering women is pivotal to the health and development of families, communities and nations.