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- UN Secretary-General urges countries to follow the United States and lift travel restrictions for people living with HIV
- Geneva/New York, 31 October 2009 — UNAIDS welcomes President Obama’s announcement of the final rule removing entry restrictions based on HIV status from US policy. The removal of HIV-related travel restrictions in the US overturns a policy that had been in place since 1987. Such restrictions, strongly opposed by UNAIDS, are discriminatory and do not protect public health.
- European development community discuss global health challenges
- The European Development Days opened yesterday in Stockholm by Her Royal Highness Crown Princess of Sweden Victoria, the President of the EU Commission José Manuel Barroso and the Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt. Executive Director of UNAIDS, Mr Michel Sidibé participated a session on global health challenges co-hosted by UNAIDS, The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria, the GAVI Alliance, the Stop AIDS Alliance, and AIDS Accountability International.
- Scientists come together for the AIDS Vaccine Conference 2009
- The yearly AIDS Vaccine Conference opened in Paris today. High on the agenda are discussions on the progress made in vaccine development and implications of trail results for the future.
- Partnering with faith based organizations for virtual elimination of mother to child transmission of HIV
- Executive Director of UNAIDS, Michel Sidibé took part in a meeting in Rome with members of Religious Orders, heads of Catholic-run AIDS projects, professors of Theology, medical doctors, as well as representatives for the pharmaceutical industry to discuss the prevention and early treatment of HIV and TB in young children.
- Bruni-Sarkozy endorses UNAIDS call to virtually eliminate mother-to-child HIV transmission by 2015
- Carla Bruni-Sarkozy echoed UNAIDS call to virtually eliminate mother-to-child HIV transmission by 2015 while addressing the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and leaders at a side event to the opening of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
- Metro TeenAIDS – keeping young people on the agenda in Washington DC
- UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé met yesterday with Metro TeenAIDS (MTA), a community health organization in Washington, DC dedicated to supporting young people to overcome the impact of AIDS. Metro TeenAIDS is the leading youth organization in the Washington DC-metro area focusing all its efforts on the prevention, education, treatment and the unique needs of young people around HIV.
- UNAIDS Forum on HIV, Human Rights and Men Who Have Sex with Men
- As part of his official visit to Washington, D.C., UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé participated in the Forum on HIV, Human Rights and Men Who Have Sex with Men on 16 September 2009. The event was organized by UNAIDS in collaboration with the HIV Policy Working Group on Men Who Have Sex with Men and Other Sexual Minorities, and in cooperation with the Honorable Howard Berman (D-CA) and the Honorable Barbara Lee (D-CA).
- Michel Sidibé presents UNAIDS’ vision in Washington, D.C.
- The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Global Health Policy Center invited the UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé to share his vision for the future direction of UNAIDS, including prospects for accelerated global action in support of universal access to HIV services.
- 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.
- Dialogue on Universal Access Report 2009 released
- When the Executive Director of UNAIDS took office he called for a renewed commitment to universal access. From January to May 2009, a transition team led by Norwegian AIDS Ambassador Sigrun Mogedal engaged in a process of consultations and dialogue with key partners and stakeholders in the HIV response to obtain insight on where UNAIDS should focus its efforts in helping countries achieve universal access to HIV prevention, treatment, care and support.
- vih.org: Information, debate and exchange in response to AIDS
- For information and tools on the AIDS response in French as well as community fora, web users will find much of interest on VIH.org.
- aids2031 2009 Young Leaders Summit
- Thirty young leaders from around the world came together in Oslo June 23 - 25 for the 2009 aids2031 Young Leaders Summit.
- Coalition of global business gathers to turn knowledge into action on AIDS
- More than 250 people from business and NGO sectors, government and multilateral bodies are gathering in Washington, D.C. for the annual conference of the Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria. The Coalition, know as GBC, has convened the two-day event to help ensure that private sector initiatives on these three diseases remains high on the corporate agenda.
- 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.
- UNAIDS and Principality of Monaco commit to strengthened cooperation in AIDS response
- Strengthened cooperation between UNAIDS and Monaco was the aim of Michel Sidibé, Executive Director of UNAIDS, on his first official visit to the Principality.
- Remembering Rodger
- This week, I got the unexpected news that my friend, the legendary AIDS activist Rodger McFarlane had taken his own life. I was in shock and deeply saddened.
- Finland increases its contribution to UNAIDS
- As a sign of its long-term commitment to the AIDS response and partnership, the Government of Finland has committed to increase its contribution to UNAIDS by 25% in 2009. The news of this increase in contribution was personally delivered to UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé by the Ambassador of Finland Mr Hannu Himanen in a meeting held in Geneva.
- UNAIDS praises Viet Nam’s efforts to reach universal access
- UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé praised Viet Nam’s efforts to reach its universal access goals in a meeting with Viet Nam’s Deputy Prime Minister H.E. Mr Truong Vinh Trong in Paris. The meeting took place on 28 April during a study visit to the Netherlands and France.
- ‘Health Research in the Americas V’ focuses on HIV prevention
- The Miller School of Medicine of the University of Miami and the Fogarty International Training Programme on AIDS and TB organized in collaboration with UNAIDS the ‘Health Research in the Americas V’ Conference on 7 and 8 May 2009, in Miami, Florida.
- UNAIDS in Oslo for Nordic Consultations
- The Nordic countries are staunch supporters of the global AIDS response and have supported UNAIDS both politically and financially since its inception. This week UNAIDS met with four Nordic countries, Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland to exchange knowledge and outline priorities for the upcoming year.