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Justice Edwin Cameron adds a new dimension to China - Africa relations
31 October 2008|
The South African Supreme Court Judge Edwin Cameron visited China from 27th to 31st October at the invitation of China’s Ministry of Health and UNAIDS. Through his visit, he set out to support the response to AIDS in China with a special focus on legal issues, discrimination and rights of people living with HIV.
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Sidibe highlights the role of civil society in countries’ AIDS responses
16 October 2008|
UNAIDS Deputy Executive Director Michel Sidibe addressed the vital role of civil society at “Rendez-vous de la coopération québécoise et canadienne dans la Francophonie” hosted by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA). The event takes place ahead of the XIIe Sommet de la Francophonie in Quebec City.
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Business coalitions from Latin America and the Caribbean gather in Brazil
13 October 2008|
Business Coalitions on AIDS have emerged as an effective platform for the private sector response to the epidemic. UNAIDS and the Brazilian Business Council on HIV-AIDS Prevention recently convened a workshop of business coalitions and initiatives from Latin America and the Caribbean to recognize the role that the private sector play in the response to HIV and exchange experiences, challenges and opportunities.
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UN Secretary-General convenes pharmaceutical companies in New York
10 October 2008|
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.
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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.
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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”.
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Fashion designer joins hands with HIV positive women in Cambodia
10 September 2008|
Internationally-renowned fashion designer Bibi Russell, along with UNDP and the Modern Dress Sewing Factory (MDSF) in Cambodia, has launched an international designer label “Bibi for WE”.
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UNAIDS Executive Director meets Ghanaian AIDS groups
03 September 2008|
In Ghana attending the Accra High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness, UNAIDS Executive Director Dr Peter Piot also visited the headquarters of the Network of African People Living with HIV (NAP+) where he met civil society groups active in responding to the country’s AIDS epidemic.
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People Living with HIV Stigma Index
26 August 2008|
HIV-related stigma and accompanying discrimination are widely recognized as significant barriers to HIV prevention, treatment and care services reaching those who need them. To address this, a tool has been developed for measuring the magnitude of stigma experienced by people living with HIV.
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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.
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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.
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Official opening of the Global Village at AIDS 2008
05 August 2008|
At the very heart of the XVII International AIDS Conference is the Global Village, an area of over 8,000 square metres open to everyone attending AIDS 2008, including community organizations from around the world, local and national groups and the general public.
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Bishop washes feet of HIV-positive women as faith community reach out to people living with HIV
03 August 2008|
Engaging in an act of “humility and repentance,” a world church leader began his presentation to an international ecumenical AIDS conference by washing the feet of two women living with HIV.
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Positive Leadership Summit 2008
31 July 2008|
Ahead of the Positive Leadership Summit which will begin in Mexico City on 31 July, unaids.org asked Kate Thomson, UNAIDS Chief of Civil Society Partnerships to reflect on the changing leadership role of the global positive community and today’s outstanding issues.
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The Life Initiative – Hotels addressing AIDS
23 July 2008|
The upcoming International AIDS conference will bring many thousands of delegates and journalists to Mexico from 3-8 August 2008. UNAIDS is involving the Mexican hotel industry in a HIV prevention campaign which will run through out the international conference to raise awareness of HIV prevention and non-discrimination of people living with HIV.
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International labour standard would strengthen the HIV response in the workplace
21 July 2008|
To expand and strengthen the role of the workplace in the global response to HIV, the International Labour Organization (ILO), which is a cosponsor of UNAIDS, has recently launched a process to adopt a new international labour standard that sets out basic principles and rights at work.
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The UN Secretary General visits Red Ribbon Centre Beijing
09 July 2008|
The UN Secretary General visited Ditan hospital and Red Ribbon centre in Beijing to discuss discrimination issues and HIV treatment with people living with HIV and hospital staff.
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Hindu faith leaders commit to AIDS response
18 June 2008|
In a historic initiative by Hindu religious groups, over 70 prominent faith leaders from across India came together to commit to incorporating HIV information into their religious education and training of future faith leaders as well as including AIDS in their discourses, rituals and festival celebrations.
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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.
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Civil society interactive hearing
11 June 2008|
Representatives of civil society organizations addressed Member States and observers on Tuesday 10th June in an interactive hearing at the High-level Meeting on AIDS entitled Action for Universal Access 2010: Myths and Realities.

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