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- 2011 Political Declaration: Targets and elimination commitments
- Reducing sexual transmission
- Preventing HIV among drug users
- Eliminating new HIV infections among children
- 15 million accessing treatment
- Avoiding TB deaths
- Closing the resource gap
- Eliminating gender inequalities
- Eliminating stigma and discrimination
- Eliminating travel restrictions
- Strengthening HIV integration
- 2011 Political Declaration: Targets and elimination commitments
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- UNAIDS welcomes UK’s strong commitment to development aid
- The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) welcomes the announcement made by the Rt Hon George Osborne, MP, Chancellor of the Exchequer, that the United Kingdom will meet its target of spending 0.7% of gross national income on international development this year.
- UNAIDS publication highly commended by British Medical Association
- The British Medical Association (BMA) highly commended the UNAIDS publication AIDS at 30: Nations at the crossroads (AIDS at 30) at their annual Book Awards ceremony held in London on 13 September 2012. AIDS at 30 had been selected among more than 800 books and other documents and was competing in the public health category.
- Summit on Family Planning stresses on linkages with HIV services
- Putting the spotlight back on family planning, the UK Government along with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation organised a summit in London to support the right of women and girls to decide, freely and for themselves, whether, when and how many children they have.
- New report explores implications of tests to estimate timing of HIV infection for criminal prosecutions
- The UK charity National AIDS Trust (NAT) launched a report on 4 August 2011 that explores the validity and meaning of Recent Infection Testing Algorithm HIV tests, or RITA tests, within the context of criminal prosecutions of HIV transmission.
- Churches called to task on preventing and reducing the impact of sexual violence
- The findings from recent research on the role of the church in responding to sexual violence have been presented at an event in London, hosted by the Archbishop of Canterbury. The report, Silent No More, commissioned by the Christian relief and development agency Tearfund, is a self-critical look at the way in which churches have responded to sexual violence in three African countries that have been or are still facing conflict.
- Efficiency, results, and value for money top of discussions during visit of UK Secretary of State for International Development to UNAIDS
- Secretary of State for International Development Andrew Mitchell met with UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé at UNAIDS headquarters on 26 January.
- UNAIDS congratulates Annie Lennox on receiving the Order of the British Empire
- Annie Lennox, international singer and UNAIDS Goodwill Ambassador, has been awarded the Order of the British Empire (OBE), an honour conferred by Queen Elizabeth II. The announcement was made on 31 December as part of the 2011 New Year Honours list.
- Celebrated artist and activist Annie Lennox appointed as International UNAIDS Goodwill Ambassador
- Geneva, 2 June 2010 – The world renowned Scottish singer songwriter and women’s activist Annie Lennox has been named as International Goodwill Ambassador for the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). With an award winning career spanning several decades, Ms. Lennox is one of the world’s most outstanding musical voices. Now, she renews her commitment to speak out for women and girls affected by the HIV epidemic.
- International conference on harm reduction in Liverpool
- Harm Reduction 2010, the 21st International conference organized by the International Harm Reduction Association is taking place in Liverpool, England from 25 – 29 April 2010. Under the theme ‘Harm Reduction: The Next Generation’, the conference has attracted around 1400 delegates from around 80 countries to share knowledge, network and promote evidence-based best practices in the field of reducing harms from drugs and alcohol.
- Country driven goals towards universal access need to remain a priority
- AIDS is not over in any part of the world and country driven goals towards universal access need to remain a priority. This was a recurrent message told by more than 40 champions and leaders of the AIDS response who gathered for a meeting at the House of Lords organised by United Kingdom’s Department for International Development (DFID).
- Footballers unite against AIDS
- “On the pitch we compete, but off the pitch we are united against AIDS” assured the two UNAIDS Goodwill Ambassadors and star footballers Michael Ballack and Emmanuel Adebayor as they played to a packed Manchester City Stadium during the week of World AIDS Day.
- What does living with HIV mean to me?
- There are an estimated 33.4 million people around the world living with HIV. As we gather around the globe this World AIDS Day to collectively commemorate, celebrate and speak out, it is important to not lose sight of the individuals behind the numbers and to remember the very real impact HIV has on people’s lives. This is Raffaele’s story.
- United Kingdom rollout The People Living with HIV Stigma Index
- An index that documents the stigma experienced by people living with HIV in the country has been launched at the Houses of Parliament, London, United Kingdom.
- UNAIDS to receive additional funding from UK
- UNAIDS and its cosponsor UNFPA have been ranked as best performers in a recent assessment of four UN agencies, including UNDP and WHO, conducted by UK’s Department for International Development (DFID). As a result, both organizations will receive full additional funding to further support projects on the ground.
- Cricket stars launch global AIDS campaign
- Leading cricketing stars are launching THINK WISE, a new global AIDS awareness campaign designed to provide young people with information about how to protect themselves from HIV. The players will champion the campaign during the International Cricket Council (ICC) World Twenty20 2009, which begins in London on Friday 5 June. This leg of the campaign will aim to improve education and awareness about HIV and eliminate the stigma associated with the disease.
- Focus on new HIV prevention technologies
- HIV prevention was the focus of a meeting organized by the UK Department for International Development on 4 November in London. Politicians, scientists, international organizations and civil society gathered to evaluate current HIV prevention strategies and assess the steps forward. UNAIDS Deputy Executive Director Michel Sidibe also took part in the meeting.
- UNAIDS Executive Director delivers lecture on AIDS response
- As part of the London School of Economics and Political Science’s (LSE) speakers series on AIDS (LSEAIDS), UNAIDS Executive Director Dr Peter Piot delivered a public lecture titled “The future of AIDS: Exceptionalism Revisited” on May 15.
- Invest in Women – It Pays
- At the Women Deliver conference in London (18 – 20 Oct 2007), UNAIDS Executive Director called for renewed political support and increased funding to make sure that women’s health become a national priority across the world. He stressed that “healthy mothers and children are key to slowing down the AIDS epidemic”
- International Health Partnership launch
- Leaders from donor countries, funding organizations, developing nations, and international agencies are coming together in London today (Wednesday 5 September) to launch a new international partnership aimed at improving healthcare systems in the developing world.
- Scouts get the HIV message
- As part of the international scout jamboree held in Britain over the summer, UNAIDS ran workshops on HIV prevention, personal responsibility in HIV transmission and respect for the human rights of positive people.