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- 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.
- UNAIDS Programme Coordinating Board meeting to open
- The 27th meeting of UNAIDS Programme Coordinating Board (PCB) will open in Geneva on 6 December 2010.
- Guest Blog: Model General Assembly held at Hulebäck secondary school Sweden highlights HIV epidemic
- On Tuesday 23rd of November, the students of the IT-Media program at Hulebäck secondary school in Mölnlycke, Sweden, performed a model UN General Assembly session disucssing the AIDS epidemic. The whole day was a role play, where students acted as delegates from different United Nations member states. Before the big day we prepared ourselves, learning about the HIV epidemic, our respective adopted countries and international cooperation. As an example, we were visited by a person living with HIV, who spoke about his experience.
- Michael Ballack given prestigious award for his advocacy work on AIDS
- Michael Ballack, the captain of the German national football team and UNAIDS Goodwill Ambassador, has been awarded the famous German prize “sportler mit Herz,” or ”athlete with heart”, for his committed and outstanding work with UNAIDS.
- African HIV prisons network receives prestigious international award
- The African HIV in Prisons Partnership Network has been presented with the prestigious 2010 Healthcare Award by the International Corrections and Prisons Association. Representing a major boost for the network, the award was given during the Association's recent annual conference in Belgium.
- 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.
- Growing concerns over rights and treatment of LGBT people in high-income countries
- UNAIDS speaks with organizations in North America and Europe to better understand patterns of human rights violations and the connections to health.
- 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.
- Expanding HIV services in post-conflict Liberia
- UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé and UNAIDS and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador HRH Princess Mathilde of Belgium, wrapped up a joint three-day mission to Liberia, which as a post-conflict country is working hard to expand its HIV services.
- Germany contribute 4 million euro to the AIDS response
- On the 16 of September 2010, Permanent Representative of Germany to the United Nations in Geneva, H.E Ambassador Reinhard Schweppe and UNAIDS Executive Director Mr Michel Sidibé signed an agreement for Germany to continue supporting the work of UNAIDS. Germany will provide a total of € 4 million over the next two years.
- Vulnerability of indigenous peoples to AIDS insufficiently recognized in international response
- Indigenous peoples need to be identified as a priority group in the HIV response, the Report of the 5th International Policy Dialogue in Canada has clearly indicated. The report also called for a better integration of indigenous peoples into the international response to AIDS.
- 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.
- Linking maternal and child health to AIDS ahead of G8 Summit
- At an event for Canadian Parliamentarians, UNAIDS Deputy Executive Director, Jan Beagle, made the links between the 2010 G8 focus on maternal and child health and previous G8 commitments on AIDS.
- Paris Leading Group gathers to discuss financing development in times of crisis
- The sixth plenary meeting of the Leading Group on Solidarity Levies to Fund Development is taking place in Paris 28-29 May 2009. France, President of the Leading Group since the beginning of 2009, is hosting this year’s plenary with over 200 participants in attendance.
- 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.
- Haiti civil society brief US government on AIDS needs
- Haitian civil society representatives visited Washington, D.C. on 6 April to mobilize political support for reconstructing the AIDS response in Haiti. The civil society delegation, with support from UNAIDS, gave a testimony of their experiences with the earthquake and highlighted the importance of reconstructing the AIDS response with direct involvement of affected communities, especially people living with HIV.
- Ahead of XVIII International AIDS Conference UNAIDS Executive Director visits Vienna
- During an official visit to Vienna, UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé yesterday met with high-ranking government representatives of Austria, including Minister of Health Alois Stöger, Executive City Councillor for Public Health and Social Affairs of Vienna Sonja Wehsely, as well as Her Excellencies Ambassadors Irene Freudenschuss-Reichl, Director General of the Department of Development Cooperation at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Austria and Brigitte Öppinger-Walchshofer, Director General of the Austrian Development Agency.
- 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.
- Religious summit engages religious leaders in the HIV response
- The first-ever Summit of High Level Religious Leaders on the Response to HIV is taking place in The Netherlands from 22 to 23 March. The meeting will explore opportunities for religious leaders to promote universal access to HIV prevention, treatment, care and support in their communities and speak out against stigma and discrimination affecting people living with HIV.
- Disproportionate impact of HIV on men who have sex with men in US underlines need for better outreach
- New data analysis released on 10 March by the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) highlights that HIV and syphilis disproportionately impact gay and bisexual men in the United States (U.S.). The data, presented at CDC's 2010 National STD Prevention Conference, found that the rate of new HIV diagnoses among men who have sex with men (MSM) in the U.S. is more than 44 times that of other men and more than 40 times that of women.