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- The 31st meeting of the UNAIDS Programme Coordinating Board opens
- The 31st UNAIDS Programme Coordinating Board (PCB) meeting is taking place in Geneva from 11-13 December.
- The International Labour Organization launches “Getting to Zero at Work” campaign
- The International Labour Organization (ILO), together with UNAIDS and the World Health Organization, launched on 27 November the “Getting to Zero at Work” campaign to promote the rights of people living with HIV in the workplace. The initiative recognizes the vital role that the world of work plays in the response to AIDS.
- United Nations Deputy Secretary-General visits UNAIDS
- UNAIDS welcomed the visit from the United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, Jan Eliasson to its headquarters in Geneva on 25 October.
- President of the International AIDS Society speaks on the strategic importance of the upcoming International AIDS Conference
- Professor Elly Katabira, President of the International AIDS Society (IAS), visited UNAIDS on June 15 to speak on the strategic importance of the upcoming International AIDS Conference for the global AIDS response. The XIX International AIDS Conference will take place in Washington DC from July 22-27.
- UNAIDS Programme Coordinating Board meeting opens
- UNAIDS governing body, the Programme Coordinating Board (PCB) is holding its 30th Board meeting from 5-7 June in Geneva.
- Improving women and children’s health a priority in Davos
- Under the theme The Great Transformation: Shaping New Models, the World Economic Forum brings together a unique multi-stakeholder audience of global decision-makers, thought leaders and representatives of the world's biggest companies to shape the future of the world economy.
- Treatment 2.0: Translating concept into practice to overcome the HIV epidemic
- How to translate the concept of Treatment 2.0 into practice was the topic of discussion at a seminar organized by UNAIDS’ Evidence, Strategy and Results (ESR) Department.
- UNAIDS convenes consultation on sport for global advocacy
- Sport has a special ability to unify and galvanize people all over the world and therefore is a powerful vehicle for advocacy at the global down to the community level. In light of the potential of sports for AIDS advocacy, UNAIDS organized a consultation with representatives of several sports organizations and other experts from 24-26 October in Geneva to examine current initiatives and ideas for future activities.
- UNAIDS and the Global Fund join forces to strengthen response to HIV in Francophone countries
- UNAIDS and the Global Fund Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria and partners have joined together at the XIII Francophone summit in Montreux, Switzerland to explore ways of strengthening the response to HIV in francophone countries.
- Dr Julio Montaner, President of the International AIDS Society, visits UNAIDS
- Dr Julio Montaner, the President of the International AIDS Society (IAS), visited the UNAIDS Secretariat in Geneva on 24 March. At the headquarters he met with UNAIDS staff and discussed various topics including the concept of ‘treatment as prevention’’ which has come from his long standing work in Vancouver, Canada.
- International Labour Organization marks World AIDS Day
- About one hundred officials gathered today to form a human red ribbon to commemorate and celebrate World AIDS Day at the International Labour Organization (ILO) headquarters in Geneva on 1 December.
- Business Coalitions: a joint response to AIDS
- “UNAIDS has supported the development of a number of national business coalitions on HIV in regions heavily impacted by the epidemic,” said Peter Piot, Executive Director, UNAIDS. “Business Coalitions help to ensure that the response is coordinated and that knowledge and expertise is shared across the board, they are a valued and respected partner in the AIDS response.”
- Business and the AIDS response
- UNAIDS works closely with the private sector and recognises the significant contribution the business community makes to the global response to the AIDS epidemic. This week, world business leaders will come together at the World Economic Forum in Davos to discuss global priorities for 2008––including the business community’s contribution to the AIDS response.
- Global Staff Meeting 2007 in Geneva
- The agenda of the meeting included among others, skills building workshops, group discussions, panelists' reflections, conferences as well as feedback and evaluation of all the activities.
- World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2007
- Some 2,400 people from 90 countries are attending the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland. The meeting, taking place from 24-28 January, has attracted global leaders from government, business, religious, media and civil society sectors. The overarching theme this year is “Shaping the Global Agenda, The Shifting Power Equation,” focusing in particular on political and socio-economic issues.
- Inauguration of the new UNAIDS/WHO building
- The United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan urged the international community to continue to “fight to bring the global AIDS epidemic under control” as he visited UNAIDS in Geneva for the inauguration of the new UNAIDS/WHO building.
- Secretary General visits UNAIDS, Geneva
- The United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan urged the international community to continue to “fight to bring the global AIDS epidemic under control” as he visited UNAIDS in Geneva for the inauguration of the new UNAIDS/WHO building.
- Church strengthens role in AIDS response
- The Central Committee of the World Council of Churches released a strong statement on AIDS when they met earlier this month in Geneva to decide on programme plans and a renewed organizational structure