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- UN Secretary General urges continued commitment to aid towards “new cooperation partnership”
- Some 3500 delegates, including heads of state, ministers, civil society, the private sector and leaders of international organizations have come together for the Fourth High-Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness in Busan, Korea, from 29 November to 1 December to review the impact of development aid and chart a bold course for how the future of development cooperation will support the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals.
- Korean football icon appointed UNAIDS Goodwill Ambassador
- Iconic Korean football star, Myung-Bo Hong, was appointed as a UNAIDS International Goodwill Ambassador during a press conference held at Yonsei University in Seoul. In this capacity, Myung-Bo Hong will raise awareness on HIV prevention among young people and help break down the barriers of stigma and discrimination surrounding HIV, particularly within the Republic of Korea and across Asia.
- Pop band JYJ and UNAIDS make social media campaign "Love Always" a #1 hit
- Newly appointed UNAIDS Regional Goodwill Ambassadors, Koean pop group JYJ joined UNAIDS to launch a new social media campaign, that has taken the Twitter world by storm.
- ICAAP 2011 closes in Busan
- The 10th International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific at Busan ends after five days of symposia, skills-building workshops and satellite meetings.
- UNAIDS Executive Director meets the Republic of Korea’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- In an official meeting on 29 August with the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade in the Republic of Korea, H.E. KIM Sung-Hwan, UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé commended the Korean Government for its emerging global and regional role in the AIDS response.
- Stigma and discrimination against people living with HIV remains widespread in Asia and the Pacific, report shows
- People living with HIV in the Asia-Pacific region often experience high levels of discrimination within in a variety of environments, according to The People Living with HIV Stigma Index: Asia Pacific Regional Analysis launched on the fourth day of the 10th International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific, held in Busan, Republic of Korea.
- Accelerating treatment 2.0 in Asia and the Pacific
- While the number of people living with HIV receiving antiretroviral therapy in Asia and Pacific almost tripled from 280 000 in 2006 to 739 000 in 2009, coverage remains low and only one in three people living with HIV had access to treatment in the region that year. UNAIDS and WHO convened partners to explore the Treatment 2.0 approach during the 10th International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific.
- ‘Thinking politically’: strategies for effective responses to HIV in Asia and the Pacific
- Activists, academics and HIV programme implementers met in Busan, South Korea at the 10th International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific (ICAAP 10) to explore and debate the political complexities of HIV responses. The event, entitled ‘Political Sciences and the Politics of HIV in Asia and the Pacific,’ shed light on the often highly political nature of responses to the epidemic.
- Secret lives, other voices: study explores sexuality, gender identity and HIV transmission risk in Fiji
- At ICAAP 10 the new study, Secret lives, other voices, was launched. It explores sexuality, gender identity and HIV transmission risk in Fiji, and represents the first research of its kind to be conducted since 1998 among men who have sex with men and transgender people in the country.
- President of Fiji committed to the AIDS response
- In a meeting with the President of Fiji on 27 August, UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé commended the Fijian leader and his Government for recent amendments to the country’s 2011 HIV/AIDS Decree. Officially endorsed on 25 August, the amendments remove HIV-related travel restrictions and ensure greater protection for the rights of people living with HIV.
- HIV travel restrictions – a primary obstacle to universal access for migrants
- There are still about 50 countries, territories and areas around the world that impose some form of restriction on the entry, stay and residence of people living with HIV. Such restrictions remain a key form of discrimination, affecting the rights and freedom of movement of many migrants living with HIV and would-be migrants.
- Community representatives air regional concerns in the AIDS response
- A wide range of representatives from key affected communities in the AIDS response joined UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé on 27 August for an interactive dialogue to share their concerns and reflections. The hour-long session, organized on the second day of the 10th International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific (ICAAP), was held in memory of Dr Robert Carr, a well known AIDS activist and human rights defender who passed away in May 2011.
- NewGen Asia: Helping young leaders find their voice
- Across the Asia and Pacific region a significant number of all new HIV infections are among young key populations including sex workers, men who have sex with men, transgender people and young people who inject drugs. An initiative called NewGen Asia aims to develop the capacity of young people from key populations to lead the AIDS response.
- Eliminating new paediatric HIV infections and congenital syphilis in Asia-Pacific
- One of the key goals of the global AIDS response is the elimination of new HIV infections among children by 2015 and keeping their mothers alive. In Asia and the Pacific, both Thailand and Cambodia are on track to reach this goal. However, overall, coverage of prevention of mother-to-child transmission is well below global averages, with very wide variations across the region.
- Asian pop band “JYJ” appointed as UNAIDS Regional Goodwill Ambassador
- “JYJ,” a three-member Korean pop (K-pop) band from the Republic of Korea, have been named UNAIDS Regional Goodwill Ambassadors for Asia and the Pacific. Formed in 2010, JYJ has a large following among young people in the Republic of Korea, across Asia and beyond.
- Tenth Congress on AIDS in Asia-Pacific opens under theme ‘Different Voices, United Action’
- The 10th International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific in Busan, the Republic of Korea, brings together more than 4000 delegates to discuss what is needed to get HIV infections down to zero in the Asia-Pacific region.
- Asia-Pacific AIDS champions call for the realization of the 2011 Political Declaration on HIV/AIDS ahead of ICAAP 10
- An AIDS champions meeting, held just before the opening ceremony of the 10th International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific (ICAAP10), brought together some of the most vocal leaders and activists across Asia and the Pacific to call on states, donor organizations and partners to implement the 2011 Political Declaration on HIV/AIDS: Intensifying our efforts to Eliminate HIV/AIDS, adopted by all UN Members States at a High Level Meeting on AIDS in June.
- Asia-Pacific gears up for 10th International Congress on AIDS
- Several thousand participants from more than 55 countries are expected to gather in Busan, Republic of Korea from 26 to 30 August 2011 for the 10th International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific (ICAAP10).