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When art and politics intersect: 22 April 2013|; If artist Keith Haring were still alive he might have joined the anti-homophobia demonstrations taking place in Paris during the opening weekend of a new retrospective of his art.

First meeting of the UNAIDS Executive Director with top officials in France’s new government: 09 July 2012|; Meeting for the first time with high-level authorities in President Francois Hollande’s new government, UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé said that he looked forward to a continued and fruitful partnership between UNAIDS and France. He congratulated French leaders—past and present—for the country’s longstanding commitment to the global HIV response and its support to key areas such as access to treatment, human rights and addressing social inequalities.

Leaders from West and Central Africa examine ways to eliminate new HIV infections among children: 30 November 2011|; Leaders from West and Central Africa met in Paris from 16 – 17 November to discuss strategies to accelerate progress in the elimination of new HIV infections among children.

UNESCO Youth Forum: Young people driving the HIV prevention revolution: 21 October 2011|; How can the world’s youth maximize their potential as dynamic agents of social, political and economic change to improve their lives, health and societies? The 7th UNESCO Youth Forum, held in Paris from 17 - 20 October, brought together nearly 250 youth delegates from 193 Member States and hundreds of civil society observers to try to find answers to this key question.

G8 Summit: Mrs Carla Bruni-Sarkozy hosts spouse event on the protection of mothers and children against HIV: 27 May 2011|; Mrs Carla Bruni-Sarkozy brought together the spouses of Heads of State and Government attending the G8-Africa Summit in Deauville to a working lunch dedicated to the protection of mothers and children against HIV.

Paris Leading Group gathers to discuss financing development in times of crisis: 28 May 2010|; The sixth plenary meeting of the Leading Group on Solidarity Levies to Fund Development is taking place in Paris 28-29 May 2009. France, President of the Leading Group since the beginning of 2009, is hosting this year’s plenary with over 200 participants in attendance.

Scientists come together for the AIDS Vaccine Conference 2009: 19 October 2009|; The yearly AIDS Vaccine Conference opened in Paris today. High on the agenda are discussions on the progress made in vaccine development and implications of trail results for the future.

vih.org: Information, debate and exchange in response to AIDS: 29 June 2009|; For information and tools on the AIDS response in French as well as community fora, web users will find much of interest on VIH.org.

World Lung Health experts discuss TB and HIV: 15 October 2008|; Tuberculosis (TB) is the leading cause of illness and death among people living with HIV in many parts of the world, yet TB is mostly curable and preventable. In spite of the two diseases being so inextricably linked, for many years, efforts to tackle HIV and TB were largely separate. To enhance collaboration, the forthcoming Union World Conference on Lung Health will hold a series of symposia on TB and HIV.

Innovative AIDS funding takes off: 28 February 2006|; For several years now, the international community has been looking for new tools to ensure sustained financing for development and the fight against poverty. A recent international conference on “Solidarity and Globalization: innovative financing for development and against pandemics”, held in Paris, brought together more than one hundred countries from the around the world as well as,18 international organizations and 60 NGOs to discuss the implementation of innovative financing for developmen

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