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More Office of Global Outreach and Parliamentary Relations Feature Stories
- ‘Love and Relationships’: Film festival in Cambodia addresses HIV prevention
- Last month audiences in selected Cambodian provinces had the chance to see the Khmer film Palace of Dreams as part of the ‘Love and Relationships’ film festival sponsored by UNESCO in cooperation with the French Cultural Centre (CCF). This drama, produced in 2008 by BBC World Service Trust, aims at reducing the risk of HIV infection transmission among young people.
- Greater action needed to protect women’s inheritance and property rights in the face of HIV
- If more women are to avoid HIV infection, laws on inheritance and property rights should be revisited, revised or better enforced. This was one of the key messages emerging from a high-profile side-event on women’s inheritance, land and housing rights in the context of HIV, which took place yesterday, 12 March, during the 53rd session of the Commission on the Status of Women held at UN Headquarters in New York.
- Sir George Alleyne: UN Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS
- 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.
- Spotlight: men who have sex with men and HIV
- Film offers invaluable insights into the lives of different cultures, groups, and people. It is a medium that has a long history in addressing controversial topics and issues. For men who have sex with men, cinema has been a powerful platform to highlight the challenges they face in society.
- UNAIDS and TEDDY Award partner to raise awareness on HIV for 23rd edition
- UNAIDS Executive Director Mr Michel Sidibé addressed the audience of the 23rd edition of the TEDDY Award in Berlin on 13 February with a strong message: universal access to HIV prevention, treatment, care and support must be accessible to all people who are in need—including men who have sex with men and other populations most-at-risk of HIV infection.
- “Champions for an HIV-free generation” visit Mozambique
- The “Champions for an HIV-free Generation” - an organization of African leaders including former African presidents and other influential personalities – visited Mozambique as part of their mandate to mobilize leadership in Africa and to promote effective policies and action on HIV prevention.
- Talking about OneLove in Southern Africa
- OneLove is a regional campaign running in Southern Africa that aims to get people talking about the trend of having more than one sexual partner at a time. The overall goal is change this behaviour which is a factor in the transmission of HIV in the region.
- Love in a Time of HIV
- “It is possible to love someone with HIV. It is not different from loving anybody else,” says Christina Rodriguez in one of the five episodes of a new documentary series exploring how young people living with HIV are navigating the transition to adulthood and their sexual and reproductive lives.
- 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.
- World AIDS Day 2008
- 2008 marks the 20th anniversary of World AIDS Day. Every year, on the first of December the world comes together to commemorate those who have died and to bring attention to the global AIDS epidemic. This year’s theme is "Leadership."
- 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.
- “Art for AIDS” receives Keith Haring sculptures
- Ahead of World AIDS Day 2008, two sculptures by Keith Haring have come to UNAIDS to join the “Art for AIDS” collection. His iconic and poignant work has been instrumental in raising awareness around AIDS issues worldwide.
- New guidelines for media reporting on HIV in India
- Journalists have a responsibility to report on AIDS issues with accuracy and sensitivity to avoid stigmatizing people living with HIV and to clarify misunderstandings about the disease. To assist the media the Press Council of India released updated guidelines on 16 November, India’s National Press Day, at a function presided over by President of India Pratibha Patil.
- ICC and UNAIDS celebrate partnership and look to future
- The President of the International Cricket Council (ICC), David Morgan, visited the UNAIDS Secretariat in Geneva earlier today where he was welcomed by UNAIDS Deputy Executive Director Michel Sidibé.
- Get ready for World AIDS Day 2008
- 1 December 2008 marks the 20th anniversary of World AIDS Day. As in previous years, the World AIDS Campaign has produced a wide variety of campaign materials to be used by individuals and organizations that want to campaign on World AIDS Day and host commemorative events.
- UN Secretary General’s Special Envoy Dr Nafis Sadik urges a broader approach to AIDS in China
- While in Beijing to give a keynote on HIV and Gender at the High-Level Forum on Poverty Reduction and Development, UN Secretary General’s Special Envoy Dr Nafis Sadik also gave a public lecture under the theme of “know your epidemic,” urging a broader approach to AIDS in China.
- 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.
- You don’t have to be in power to be a leader
- “Portraits of Commitment” is a thought-provoking book of photographic portraits celebrating outstanding individuals recognized for their leadership working to inform the people of South Asia about HIV.