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- UNAIDS congratulates Senegal’s President on his election as chair of NEPAD’s Orientation Committee
- The United Nations Joint Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) applauds Senegalese President Macky Sall on his election as chairperson of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development’s (NEPAD) Heads of State and Government Orientation Committee.
- UNAIDS Executive Director applauds Ethiopia on its remarkable progress in the AIDS response
- UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé congratulated the country on the dramatic decline in new HIV infections it has achieved during the past ten years on 17 December, while on an official visit to Ethiopia. Between 2001 and 2011, the rate of new HIV infections in Ethiopia among adults has been reduced by 90%.
- Stopping new HIV infections among children a key priority for new OAFLA chair
- Speaking at the 11th General Assembly of the Organization of African First Ladies Against HIV/AIDS (OAFLA) on 30 January, Madame Penehupifo Pohamba, First Lady of Namibia, identified the prevention of new HIV infections among children as a key objective for her new term as President of OAFLA.
- UN Secretary-General speaks against discrimination based on sexual orientation
- United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stressed the need to anchor Africa’s development to the respect for human rights. “The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is a promise to all people in all places at all times,” said Mr Ban at the 18th annual meeting of the African Union.
- High-Level Taskforce to tackle gender inequality
- A new High-Level Taskforce on Women, Girls, Gender Equality and HIV for Eastern and Southern Africa was launched on 7 December at ICASA. The aim of the Taskforce is engage in high-level political advocacy in support of accelerated country actions and monitoring the implementation of the draft Windhoek Declaration for Women, Girls, Gender Equality and HIV.
- The 2011 Political Declaration on AIDS – Implications for Africa
- Government, United Nations and civil society representatives gathered on the last day of ICASA 2011 to discuss how to deliver on the 2011 United Nations Political Declaration on HIV/AIDS for Africa. The Declaration, unanimously adopted at the UN High Level Meeting on AIDS in June 2011, sets forth bold new targets and calls on member states to redouble efforts to achieve universal access by 2015.
- Community organizations and UN leaders discuss sustainable AIDS funding for Africa
- Under the banner “Getting to zero,” UN leaders and community representatives engaged in a passionate exchange on sustainable funding for the AIDS response in Africa. The discussion was overshadowed by mounting concern over the recent cancellation of the Round 11 by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global Fund).
- Strengthening health systems: delivering on the broader health and development agenda
- “Health and Social Affairs: Making Health Systems Work to Effective HIV Response,” was the title of a ministerial panel held on the third day of the International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa (ICASA). The panel showcased the impact the AIDS response has had additional benefits for the broader health and development.
- First Lady of Ethiopia commits to elimination of new HIV infections among children
- In a meeting at the Presidential Palace in Addis Ababa on 5 December, Mr Sidibé congratulated the First Lady of Ethiopia on her successful stewardship of the Organization of African First Ladies Against HIV/AIDS (OAFLA) and urged her to continue to champion the health and well-being of women and girls across Africa.
- Society for AIDS in Africa unveils its new strategic plan for 2011- 2015
- The Society for AIDS in Africa (SAA) launched its Strategic Plan for 2011 - 2015 at the side-lines of the 16th International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa (ICASA). The SAA presented its strategy, together with the long-term vision of an African continent free of HIV, TB and Malaria.
- UNAIDS regional director for west and central Africa awarded with the Legion d’Honneur
- The UNAIDS regional director for west and central Africa Dr Meskerem Grunitzky-Bekele was awarded with the Legion d’Honneur for lifetime achievement in the AIDS response on 6 December in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
- Civil society and donor organizations talk AIDS financing at ICASA 2011
- On Monday 5 December, discussions in the community dialogue space at the 16th International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa (ICASA) focused on financing the AIDS response. On this theme, UNAIDS and UNDP co-hosted the event ‘Donor dialogue session: Funding the grassroots and sustainable financing of the HIV response in Africa.
- ICASA leaders’ panel: Keeping the promise in the HIV response
- African leaders met on Monday 5 December at a special roundtable session during the 2011 International Conference of AIDS and STIs in Africa (ICASA 2011) to take stock of the efforts and promises made towards the AIDS response, the challenges and the way forward to fulfill these commitments.
- Ethiopia launches national plan to prevent new HIV infections among children
- The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia HIV and AIDS Prevention and Control Office (FHAPCO) in collaboration with partners released today a National Accelerated Plan for Scaling up Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (PMTCT) Services in Ethiopia.
- ICASA 2011 to focus on ownership, commitment and support to the AIDS response in Africa
- The XVI International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa (ICASA 2011) opened on Sunday 4 December in Addis Ababa. Delegates from across the world are convening in Ethiopia to discuss the HIV-related challenges faced by Africa, as well as future strategies for consolidation and development of national AIDS responses.
- UNAIDS Executive Director calls on Ethiopian Government to lead on ownership and shared responsibility
- Ahead of the opening of the 16th International Conference on AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Diseases in Africa (ICASA) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé met with the Ethiopian Prime Minister H.E. Meles Zenawi at his office in the capital.
- Community dialogue space opens at ICASA
- The dialogue space dedicated to community organizations was inaugurated today at the 2011 International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa (ICASA). The area, which is the heart of the Community Village, provides a space for grassroots and community based organizations to present innovative, local responses to the AIDS epidemic.
- Gains in Ethiopia’s national AIDS response highlighted at World AIDS Day event
- Ethiopia’s progress in its national AIDS response has been celebrated at a World AIDS Day commemoration event in Addis Ababa, which was attended by the UNAIDS Deputy Executive Director, Management and External Relations, Ms. Jan Beagle.
- People living with HIV in Ethiopia receive vital nutrition boost
- Men, women and children on HIV treatment in drought-affected Ethiopia will benefit from a US$ 56 million donation from the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) to the World Food Programme (WFP).
- Investment in health is an investment in economic development
- African Ministers of Health and Finance came together in Addis Ababa on 29 March 2011 for a high level panel discussion to explore new ways of investing in health.