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More feature stories on Latin America
- President focuses on AIDS in Mexico
- As part of a six-day visit to Mexico, the Executive Director of UNAIDS, Dr Peter Piot, met with Mexico’s President, Felipe Calderon Hinojosa, to discuss ways of increasing collaboration to strengthen the response to AIDS in the country.
- HRH and UNAIDS Special Representative, the Crown Princess of Norway at CONCASIDA
- As part of an official visit to Nicaragua to learn more about the impact AIDS is having on women, UNAIDS Special Representative, HRH the Crown Princess of Norway visited a grassroots AIDS organisation working on issues of human rights and the sexual and reproductive rights of women and children.
- Princess of Norway visits grassroots AIDS organization
- As part of an official visit to Nicaragua to learn more about the impact AIDS is having on women, UNAIDS Special Representative, HRH the Crown Princess of Norway made time to pay a special visit to a grassroots AIDS organisation working on human rights and the sexual and reproductive rights of women and children.
- CONCASIDA 2007
- The 5th Central American Congress on HIV (CONCASIDA) is being held in Managua, Nicaragua, from 4-9 November.
- CONCASIDA 2007 in Nicaragua
- The 5th Central American Congress on HIV is being held in Managua, Nicaragua, from 4-9 November. Over 1,500 participants are expected to attend the Congress including representatives from governments, the United Nations, people living with HIV, women’s organizations, religious groups and the private sector.
- Women join forces in Latin America
- Over 100 women leaders from Latin America met in San Pedro Sula, Honduras on 26 October for the third meeting of the Coalition of Latin American First Ladies and Women Leaders.
- Latin America countries discuss AIDS spending
- Understanding the magnitude of spending on AIDS programmes, the sources of such funding, and the activities supported by such expenditures is critically important to policymakers, programme planners, and international donors.
- Brazil shares best AIDS practice with parliamentarians
- International politicians seeking guidance on how to better prevent and treat HIV joined community health workers in Brazil as they made their house calls.
- International Day Against Homophobia
- Homophobia is one of the key drivers behind HIV epidemics and poses a critical challenge to moving forward with an effective AIDS response.
- FORO 2007 closes in Buenos Aires
- The IV Latin American and Caribbean Forum on HIV/AIDS and STD’s came to a close on 20 April 2007 in Buenos Aires.
- FORO 2007 opens in Buenos Aires
- The IV Latin American and Caribbean Forum on HIV/AIDS and STD’s opened in Buenos Aires on 17 April under the theme "Latin America and the Caribbean: United in diversity towards universal access".
- Rock star’s legacy helps children living with HIV
- Cazuza, one of Brazil's best-known solo artists, died in 1990 of an AIDS-related illness in Rio de Janeiro at the age of 32.
- AIDS: getting the message
- The Pan American Health Organization has produced a DVD anthology of nearly 200 television spots about HIV that have been shown around the Americas region over the last ten years. The disc set “VIHdeo America” was compiled to share information and experiences and help encourage new approaches to AIDS communications and messaging.
- Amazonians unite to fight stigma in Brazil
- Stigma and discrimination against people living with HIV is commonplace in the Amazon region of Brazil. In an effort to change attitudes and increase awareness about AIDS, people living with HIV in the heart of the Amazonian territory have come together to try to encourage people to learn about the epidemic and break down AIDS-related stigma.
- Fighting stigma against sexual minorities in Latin America
- Stigma, discrimination and sexual violence is a reality for many sexual minorities around the world. Marcela shares her experience as a transsexual living with HIV in Latin America.
- Brazilian designer: condoms, basic as jeans, necessary as love
- Adriana Bertini, a Brazilian artist living in São Paulo, uses expired or defective condoms as raw material to make pieces of art. Her creations include ornate evening dresses, vivid bikinis, elegant shawls, flowery carnival costumes, and other plastic arts.
- UNAIDS and partners reach out to young military recruits in Brazil
- Packed with 750 young navy cadets, the Rio de Janeiro’s Naval School hosted representatives from the Brazilian Ministries of Defense and Health, UNAIDS and UNFPA to launch the STD, HIV and AIDS Prevention Programme in the Armed Forces and Military Academies.
- Towards universal access: meeting the challenge in Latin America
- Lowering the prices of AIDS medicines and other essential commodities, securing additional donor support, increasing international awareness of the epidemic in the region, and reducing homophobia and gender discrimination were among the priority actions identified at the Latin America regional consultation on scaling up towards universal access.
- Latin America and the Caribbean AIDS conference ends in El Salvador
- The III Latin America and the Caribbean Forum on HIV/AIDS/STDs and the IV Central American Congress on STD/HIV/AIDS took place in November with a gathering of Presidents and other leaders from the Central America region. Dr Piot represented UNAIDS at the Presidential Summit and addressed the conference closing plenary.