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- 2011 Political Declaration: Targets and elimination commitments
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- Eliminating new HIV infections among children
- 15 million accessing treatment
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- Eliminating gender inequalities
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- Workshop to include people with disabilities in HIV policy
- Skills-building workshop discusses the importance of integrating the needs of people with disabilities into the AIDS response
- HIV Travel Restrictions: Latest Developments
- Co-hosted by UNAIDS and the Government of the Republic of Korea, the satellite session on HIV Travel Restrictions: Latest Developments aimed to hear new developments in Korea about their own restrictions as well as to take stock of where the global situation of travel restrictions stands some 30 years into the epidemic.
- TB and HIV integration discussed at AIDS 2012
- To give voice to TB and HIV affected communities around the world by sharing their experience and views on the way forward in the fight against the two diseases, a live web casted talk show took place at the Newseum during the International AIDS Conference entitled “Tuberculosis + HIV: Protecting the Vulnerable”.
- The HIV experience and other chronic diseases
- Taking HIV out of isolation, a satellite session at the 19th International AIDS Conference in Washington, DC, examined ways in which service delivery systems have evolved in addressing HIV as a chronic health issue.
- More effective AIDS coordination at country level discussed at AIDS 2012
- To review lessons learned and establish key principles for more effective coordination of the AIDS response, a meeting took place during the International AIDS Conference entitled Fit for purpose: striving for more effective AIDS coordination at country level.
- The importance of remembering: The AIDS Memorial Quilt unveils at AIDS 2012
- As thousands of delegates from around the world gather for the XIX International AIDS Conference in Washington, the NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt, one of the key symbols of the global response past and present, was unveiled across the metropolitan DC area.
- Pre-conference focuses on HIV and human rights concerns of gay and other men who have sex with men and transgender people
- The Global Forum on MSM and HIV (MSMGF) organised a fifth biennial gathering of activists, researchers, global donors and other key stakeholders to focus on HIV and human rights concerns of gay, other men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender people.
- People living with HIV meet for strengthened AIDS response
- People living with HIV from around the globe met in Washington, DC to identify the advocacy and policy positions that will re-define the global advocacy agenda for people living with HIV in response to a changing epidemic.
- Faith community take action on health, dignity and justice in the context of HIV
- What is the added value of faith communities taking action on health, dignity and justice in the context of HIV? This was the fundamental question addressed by participants at the interfaith event held in Washington DC on 20 July 2012. Taking Action for Health, Dignity and Justice explored ways in which faith communities can use both advocacy and on-the-ground responses to address the root causes of vulnerability to HIV and promote a more just, equitable and inclusive societies.
- Young people to put themselves at the heart of AIDS 2012
- Every day 2 400 young people aged 15 to 24 are infected with HIV around the globe, which represents 40% of all new infections among adults. With this age group bearing a significant burden of the epidemic, they must be central to the AIDS response. An event on the eve of AIDS 2012 is bringing together around 200 young people to ensure that youth participation in the major international AIDS gathering of the year is meaningful and effective.
- UNAIDS to launch new report –Together we will end AIDS
- The new 2012 UNAIDS report Together we will end AIDS will be launched ahead of the XIX International AIDS Conference in Washington, DC, which is taking place from 22-27 July.
- 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.
- Global Commission on Law urges countries to make the law work for HIV, not against it
- The Global Commission on HIV and the Law launched its landmark report on 9 July 2012 at UN Headquarters in New York. The new report denounces the detrimental impact that punitive laws have on human rights and the HIV response and makes bold recommendations for addressing them.
- First meeting of the UNAIDS Executive Director with top officials in France’s new government
- 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.
- 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.
- Achieving 2015 Targets through Strategic AIDS Financing
- Coinciding with the 2012 General Assembly AIDS review, the Permanent Missions of Malawi and Luxembourg to the United Nations and UNAIDS organized a panel discussion to further understand the strategic investments needed for the AIDS response. The discussion brought together representatives of member states, UN organizations and civil society.
- 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.
- UNAIDS and Luxembourg foster joint action on AIDS
- The Government of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg has been a long-standing champion of the AIDS response both in its domestic approach to the epidemic and through its support to countries most affected by HIV. It has also been committed to supporting UNAIDS in terms of sustained funding as well as political support.
- UNAIDS joins 20th Anniversary Life Ball in Vienna
- Europe’s biggest AIDS charity event was held on 19 May in the Austrian city of Vienna. Organized by AIDS LIFE, the Life Ball 2012 brought together celebrities and influential leaders in the global AIDS response to celebrate the 20th anniversary of what has become one of the largest AIDS fundraising events worldwide since it was first held in 1993.
- Influential leaders champion the role of the private sector in challenging HIV and global health threats
- Taking stock of the successes, challenges and future of the global AIDS response after three decades was at the core of the Global Business Coalition annual conference on Health (GBCHealth) held from 14-15 May in New York.