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On the front line: Report outlines progress made and the obstacles encountered in implementing Security Council Resolution 1308
19 May 2011|
UNAIDS and the United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) have published a new report outlining the progress made and the obstacles encountered in implementing Security Council Resolution 1308.
Move it! AIDS campaign launched to rally support for the High Level Meeting on AIDS in June
16 May 2011|
HIV activists, bike enthusiasts, and community members gathered in front of the United Nations in Geneva, to launch the television and social media campaign Move it! on 13 May 2011.
International Advisory Group calls for global solidarity to achieve universal access to HIV prevention, treatment, care and support
16 May 2011|
The International Advisory Group on universal access met in Johannesburg, South Africa on 26-28 April 2011 to crystallize key findings informed by the outcomes of recent country and regional consultations on universal access.
Young people convene in Mali to revolutionize the AIDS response
15 April 2011|
A youth summit convened under the patronage of the President of the Republic of Mali, Amadou Toumani Touré, and co-hosted by UNAIDS provides a forum for young leaders to commit themselves in innovative ways to mobilize young people for the AIDS response.
Guinea’s President and First Lady to attend the 2011 High Level Meeting on AIDS
15 April 2011|
President Alpha Condé and the First Lady, Ms Djene Kaba Condé, will participate in this year’s UN General Assembly High Level Meeting on AIDS. The announcement came during a two-day official visit by UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé to the West African nation of Guinea Conakry.
UNAIDS Reference Group on HIV and Human Rights encourages UN Member States to focus on human rights ahead of High Level Meeting on AIDS
12 April 2011|
The UNAIDS Reference Group on HIV and Human Rights has issued a statement encouraging UN Member States to reaffirm the focus on human rights that has driven 30 years of progress in the global HIV response.
Asia-Pacific region committed to achieving universal access to HIV prevention, treatment, care and support
08 April 2011|
Nearly 30 countries from Asia and the Pacific have unanimously committed to driving forward the region’s efforts to reach universal access to HIV services by 2015.
Challenges, achievements and aspirations to be shared as civil society gears up for General Assembly High Level Meeting on AIDS
08 April 2011|
The United Nations General Assembly hall will host a new format of interactive dialogue between civil society organizations and United Nations member states on how better to respond to HIV on 8 April 2011.
Joint mission highlights successes and challenges in Tanzania’s AIDS response
05 April 2011|
In a joint mission to the United Republic of Tanzania, UN Deputy Secretary-General Dr Asha-Rose Migiro and UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé met with high-level government officials.
Human rights and “zero discrimination” critical for future of the AIDS response in the Caribbean
01 April 2011|
Representatives from government, civil society, people living with HIV, UN agencies and development partners from across the Caribbean met in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, to review progress towards universal access to HIV prevention, treatment, care and support services.
UN Secretary-General outlines new recommendations to reach 2015 goals for AIDS response
31 March 2011|
Thirty years into the AIDS epidemic, investments in the AIDS response are yielding results, according to a new report released today by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. Titled Uniting for universal access: towards zero new HIV infections, zero discrimination and zero AIDS-related deaths, the report highlights that the global rate of new HIV infections is declining, treatment access is expanding and the world has made significant strides in reducing HIV transmission from mother to child.
Investment in HIV prevention among key populations and scale up of HIV treatment coverage key to universal access in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
29 March 2011|
Insufficient investment in programmes to prevent HIV infection among key populations at higher risk is hampering efforts to achieve universal access to HIV prevention, treatment, care and support in Eastern Europe and Central Asia.
Commission on Narcotic Drugs adopts resolution on scaled up HIV prevention among people who use drugs
28 March 2011|
The fifty-fourth session of the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) has adopted a resolution on Achieving zero new infections of HIV amongst injecting and other drug users.
President Kagame fully engaged in UN General Assembly High Level Meeting on AIDS
24 March 2011|
In partnership with UNAIDS, the President of Rwanda, Paul Kagame will lead a Heads of State event on HIV and broader development issues at the United Nations General Assembly High Level meeting on AIDS in June.
Addressing stigma and discrimination and homophobia key to achieving universal access in Latin America
15 March 2011|
The Secretary of Health of Mexico, Dr José A. Córdova, called on countries in Latin America to continue efforts to counter stigma, discrimination and homophobia in the region.
National ownership of the AIDS response essential for universal access in West and Central Africa
07 March 2011|
Stakeholders in the AIDS response across West and Central Africa met in Dakar, Senegal from 3–4 March 2011 to review progress made towards achieving universal access to HIV prevention, treatment, care and support.
Young people to call for strengthened HIV prevention at the regional universal access consultation in Latin America
28 February 2011|
From Brazil to Mexico young people in Latin America are busily coordinating their inputs to communicate a unified message in the upcoming regional universal access consultation to be held 1-2 March 2011 in Mexico.
President of 65th session of the General Assembly meets with High Level Meeting on AIDS co-facilitators, UNAIDS leadership and civil society
25 February 2011|
The President of the 65th session of the United Nations General Assembly Mr Joseph Deiss convened the first formal meeting on the preparations for the 2011 High Level Meeting on AIDS with UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé and the event co-facilitators.
Thirty years into the AIDS epidemic, leaders will gather in June for 2011 UN General Assembly High Level Meeting on AIDS
04 February 2011|
Thirty years into the AIDS epidemic, and 10 years since the landmark UN General Assembly Special Session on HIV/AIDS, the world will come together to review progress and chart the future course of the global AIDS response at the 2011 UN General Assembly High Level Meeting on AIDS from 8 –10 June 2011 in New York.

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