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Faces against HIV stigma and discrimination: 01 October 2008|; HIV has often been associated with behaviours that may be considered socially or morally unacceptable by many people such as sex work, sex outside marriage or with multiple partners, sex between men and injecting drugs. This single fact, fueled by high levels of ignorance, denial, fear and intolerance, has widely stigmatized HIV infection.

The Global Campaign for the Health MDGs: 25 September 2008|; 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.

Millennium Development Goals and AIDS poster exhibition: 23 September 2008|; 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.

UNAIDS recognizes leaders in China’s AIDS response: 17 September 2008|; Progress in scaling up HIV prevention, treatment, care and support is underway in China thanks in part to the growing involvement of China’s leaders in the AIDS response. UNAIDS Executive Director Dr Peter Piot acknowledged the contributions of nine such individuals during his official visit to China this week, 16-19 September, by presenting them with the UNAIDS’ “Award for Outstanding Contributions to the AIDS Response”.

UN Special Envoy for AIDS in Africa Elizabeth Mataka: 15 September 2008|; The United Nations Special Envoys for HIV/AIDS are individuals specially selected by the UN Secretary-General to help advance the AIDS agenda in the regions they cover. In a series of interviews, we explore their motivation and commitment to ensuring that AIDS is kept high as a political priority within their respective regions of responsibility and operation.

Challenges to universal access in low prevalence countries in Asia Pacific: 03 September 2008|; In order to assess challenges for countries with low HIV prevalence in the Asia Pacific region, the second regional consultative meeting on universal access to HIV prevention, treatment, care and support took place in Manila 26-28 August 2008.

Prevention is for life: 25 August 2008|; HIV prevention is about saving lives. UNAIDS cosponsor, the United Nations Population fund (UNFPA), has published an advocacy booklet telling the personal stories of people and communities who are making a difference in many corners of the world.

MTV Staying Alive Foundation grants: 19 August 2008|; The MTV Staying Alive Foundation invites grant applications from youth-led organizations and young people who are working on HIV prevention and AIDS education campaigns within their communities.

HIV prevention in Olympic Villages: 14 August 2008|; As part of a joint HIV prevention campaign which will run throughout the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, free condoms will be made available in Olympic Villages; and athletes will be educated about HIV and encouraged to be ambassadors of the AIDS response.

When red ribbon meets Olympics: 11 August 2008|; A range of initiatives by UNAIDS in China in partnership with the Chinese Government and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in the run-up to the 2008 Games illustrate how sport can break down barriers, fight discrimination and make a difference in the AIDS response.

Red Ribbon Award winners honoured: 07 August 2008|; Representatives of 25 Red Ribbon Award 2008 winning communities were guests of honour at a formal Award Ceremony and Dinner, held last night in Mexico City and attended by government officials and global AIDS leaders. UNAIDS Executive Director Dr Peter Piot addressed the Awards Ceremony at which five organizations were selected by a jury for special recognition in the following categories.

Ballack captains “Goal4Africa” team: 14 July 2008|; Established in 2008, the Goal4Africa Global Foundation raises funds through football to improve education and development in Africa.

UNAIDS committed to support the achievement of MDG3: 27 June 2008|; 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.

Olympics 2008: AIDS awareness training for young volunteers in China: 25 June 2008|; Ahead of this summer’s 2008 Olympic Games, the United Nations in China has teamed up with people living with HIV to train Olympic volunteers on HIV prevention and counter discrimination in collaboration with Beijing Youth League, Red Cross Society of China and Marie Stopes International China.

HSH Princess Stephanie inaugurates new premises of Fight AIDS Monaco: 20 June 2008|; UNAIDS Special Representative Her Serene Highness Princess Stephanie of Monaco has inaugurated the new premises of Fight AIDS Monaco, an organization that provides psychological and material support to people living with HIV and their affected families in Monaco.

Powerful film brings AIDS issues to communities in Democratic Republic of Congo: 16 June 2008|; When we talk about AIDS we often look at the sobering statistics such as the estimated number of 22.5 million people living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa in 2007.

AIDS to feature at the Jackson Hole Film Festival: 06 June 2008|; The 5th annual Jackson Hole Film festival will host the first Global Insight summit in partnership with the United Nations. Deputy Executive Director of UNAIDS Deborah Landey will moderate a panel on children and HIV.

Eurovision stars light candles to dispel discrimination: 26 May 2008|; The opening day of this year’s Eurovision song contest coincided with the 25th International AIDS Candlelight Memorial.

"Stars against AIDS" in Eastern Europe: 19 May 2008|; This is an unprecedented project to tackle stigma and discrimination in the Eastern Europe region. UNAIDS has brought together a group of successful women from Russia and Ukraine to help dispel the taboos and prejudice that often surround AIDS and to reduce discrimination against people living with HIV. Female celebrities from the artistic, media and sports communities have joined their talents and voices to ensure a proactive response to the AIDS epidemic.

Leadership and AIDS: Gregg Gonsalves: 09 May 2008|; Gregg has been working on behalf of people living with HIV since 1990 when he joined ACT UP (AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power) in the United States. In the early nineties, very little was understood about how the virus worked or how the immune system was damaged by it and there were no effective treatments to counter the progress of the disease. Most discussion about AIDS was taking place in the domain of the scientific community.

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