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Cricket stars raise awareness about HIV in South Africa: 26 October 2009|; Famous Sri Lankan cricketers Kumar Sangakkara, Angelo Mathews, Chamara Kapugedera and Lasith Malinga recently visited young people living with HIV at the WITSECHO Adolescent Sprint Holiday Programme near Johannesburg, South Africa.

Nigeria launches postal service campaign for HIV awareness: 21 October 2009|; To mark World Post Day on 9 October, Nigeria held a national launch of a global awareness campaign in collaboration with the Universal Postal Union, UNAIDS, the ILO and UNI Global.

Telecom: Tools connecting the world and communicating about HIV: 05 October 2009|; The global telecommunications sector is gathering in Geneva this week for Telecom WORLD 2009. Delegates will explore areas of societal change including the digital divide, climate change, and disaster relief. The extended reach of mobile technologies also presents a great opportunity to scale up the AIDS response across the world.

Jeux de la Francophonie and UNAIDS: Partnering for young people: 28 September 2009|; 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.

United for UNICEF: Manchester United visit highlights HIV and rights of vulnerable children: 27 August 2009|; Manchester United stars Ryan Giggs, Patrice Evra and Federico Macheda took time out of the club's pre-season tour of Asia in mid-July to highlight the facts about HIV, help challenge the prejudice and stigma faced by marginalized children; and advocate for their rights.

Injecting drug users take central role in anti-stigma film: 10 August 2009|; The lives of injecting drug users and the HIV-related stigma and discrimination they face was one focus of the IX International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific as the film Suee (Needle) was launched by Response Beyond Borders, the Asian consortium on drug use HIV, AIDS and poverty.

AIDS Ambassadors gather in Indonesia: 09 August 2009|; Ahead of the official opening ceremony of the 9th International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific (ICAAP), a high-level meeting of AIDS Ambassadors took place in Bali. The gathering was co-hosted by the First Lady and National AIDS Ambassador of Indonesia, Mrs Ani Bambang Yudhoyono, and AIDS Ambassador of Australia, Mr Murray Proctor.

Young researcher from Kenya recognized at 5th IAS Conference: 21 July 2009|; This year’s recipient is Dr Linnet N. Masese, Kenya, for her abstract, A prospective cohort study of the effect of antiretroviral therapy on sexual risk behaviour in a high-risk cohort of Kenyan women. It was selected by a review committee from eligible abstracts submitted to and accepted for presentation at IAS 2009.

International post office network to share HIV prevention messages: 07 July 2009|; Thanks to a collaboration between the Universal Postal Union and UNAIDS, Post Offices around the world are participating in an awareness campaign on preventing HIV. Also onboard are the International Labour Organization and UNI Global Union.

aids2031 2009 Young Leaders Summit: 26 June 2009|; Thirty young leaders from around the world came together in Oslo June 23 - 25 for the 2009 aids2031 Young Leaders Summit.

Economic crisis challenges UN health Goals: 16 June 2009|; 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.

Cartoons to help stop tuberculosis: 12 June 2009|; International football icon and Stop TB Ambassador Luis Figo is the main character of an educational comic book that provides key information on tuberculosis (TB) to children and young adults. An animated version of the Luis Figo and the World Tuberculosis Cup will be launched in Geneva on 13 June 2009 during a charity match organized by the Luis Figo Foundation.

Cricket stars launch global AIDS campaign: 04 June 2009|; Leading cricketing stars are launching THINK WISE, a new global AIDS awareness campaign designed to provide young people with information about how to protect themselves from HIV. The players will champion the campaign during the International Cricket Council (ICC) World Twenty20 2009, which begins in London on Friday 5 June. This leg of the campaign will aim to improve education and awareness about HIV and eliminate the stigma associated with the disease.

Peer educators raising HIV awareness through sport in Trinidad and Tobago: 03 June 2009|; A UNICEF-supported programme called 'Kicking AIDS Out' (KAO) has recently been initiated in Speyside, northern Tobago, by the Trinidad and Tobago Alliance for Sport and Physical Education. The new programme uses sports and games to teach young people and adolescents about HIV.

UNAIDS and Principality of Monaco commit to strengthened cooperation in AIDS response: 29 May 2009|; Strengthened cooperation between UNAIDS and Monaco was the aim of Michel Sidibé, Executive Director of UNAIDS, on his first official visit to the Principality.

Anti-homophobia campaign to end discrimination in Latin America: 16 May 2009|; May 17 marks the International Day Against Homophobia which is an initiative to end discrimination and demand respect for the rights of homosexuals, transsexuals and lesbians.

‘Health Research in the Americas V’ focuses on HIV prevention: 11 May 2009|; The Miller School of Medicine of the University of Miami and the Fogarty International Training Programme on AIDS and TB organized in collaboration with UNAIDS the ‘Health Research in the Americas V’ Conference on 7 and 8 May 2009, in Miami, Florida.

UNAIDS in Oslo for Nordic Consultations: 08 May 2009|; 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.

'Never abandon, never give up’: ILO film helps China’s migrant workers challenge AIDS stigma: 30 April 2009|; Zhang Xiao Hu is one of China’s estimated 200 million migrant workers. He is also one of the stars of ‘Never abandon, never give up’, a short Charlie Chaplin-style film aimed at reducing HIV stigma and promoting condom use among the country’s migrant workers. Beginning on 4 May, the International Labour Organization (ILO) and Mega-info Media, the company which runs China’s national railway station television network, will begin screening the film in 500 stations in 450 cities across the country. Over a three month period, 40 million people will have an opportunity to see the film.

World AIDS Campaign: An opportunity to spark changes in society: 24 April 2009|; AIDS presents a political opportunity to spark changes in society and talk about issues like human rights, homophobia and sex education according to UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé.

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