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- UNAIDS Washington commemorates 20th Anniversary of World AIDS Day
- In commemoration of this year’s World AIDS Day the UNAIDS Office Washington is holding a week-long World AIDS Day visit by three women living with HIV from India, Swaziland and the US.
- “Art for AIDS” receives Keith Haring sculptures
- Ahead of World AIDS Day 2008, two sculptures by Keith Haring have come to UNAIDS to join the “Art for AIDS” collection. His iconic and poignant work has been instrumental in raising awareness around AIDS issues worldwide.
- UNAIDS and KfW Entwicklungsbank renew cooperation agreement
- Four years after signing the first cooperation agreement to support the AIDS response in Central America and the Caribbean, UNAIDS and KfW Entwicklungsbank (KfW) have entered into a new agreement to expand the reach of its cooperation to include parts of Africa.
- 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.
- Sidibe highlights the role of civil society in countries’ AIDS responses
- UNAIDS Deputy Executive Director Michel Sidibe addressed the vital role of civil society at “Rendez-vous de la coopération québécoise et canadienne dans la Francophonie” hosted by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA). The event takes place ahead of the XIIe Sommet de la Francophonie in Quebec City.
- World Lung Health experts discuss TB and HIV
- Tuberculosis (TB) is the leading cause of illness and death among people living with HIV in many parts of the world, yet TB is mostly curable and preventable. In spite of the two diseases being so inextricably linked, for many years, efforts to tackle HIV and TB were largely separate. To enhance collaboration, the forthcoming Union World Conference on Lung Health will hold a series of symposia on TB and HIV.
- 4th Global Partners Forum on Children Affected by HIV and AIDS
- In order to review progress, set global priorities, and make commitments for children affected by HIV, 200 delegates from 42 countries including leaders in government, civil society and UN agencies met in Dublin, Ireland on the 6th and 7th October 2008 for the 4th Global Partners Forum on Children affected by HIV and AIDS.
- Belgium renews support to UNAIDS
- UNAIDS Executive Director Dr Peter Piot and the Belgian Development Cooperation Minister Charles Michel met in Brussels on 9 September to announce Belgium’s new four year funding agreement to UNAIDS.
- Bishop washes feet of HIV-positive women as faith community reach out to people living with HIV
- Engaging in an act of “humility and repentance,” a world church leader began his presentation to an international ecumenical AIDS conference by washing the feet of two women living with HIV.
- Historic signing at White House brings leaders together
- On 30 July 2008, US President George W. Bush signed the Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde United States Global Leadership against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008. This legislation replaces and extends the existing act by five years and also expands it three-fold to US$ 48 billion.
- Strengthening the AIDS response in Portuguese speaking countries
- In order to highlight the issue of HIV during the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries (CPLP) Heads of State’s Summit and to foster a new generation of leaders committed to the AIDS response, UNAIDS in partnership with the CPLP and National Portuguese Television (RTP) are holding a televised town hall on AIDS.
- Senate vote renews US government’s global AIDS programme PEPFAR
- The US Senate has voted on legislation authorizing US$ 48 billion for AIDS, TB and malaria over the next five years. The legislation will replace and expand three-fold the current $15 billion act passed by Congress in 2003 which expires at the end of September.
- Ballack captains “Goal4Africa” team
- Established in 2008, the Goal4Africa Global Foundation raises funds through football to improve education and development in Africa.
- UNAIDS committed to support the achievement of MDG3
- UNAIDS Executive Director Dr Peter Piot received one of the MDG3 Torches on Thursday 26 June in Geneva as part of a campaign organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark intended to ensure commitment from participants to the third Millennium Development Goal (MDG3): Promote gender equality and empower women.
- HSH Princess Stephanie inaugurates new premises of Fight AIDS Monaco
- UNAIDS Special Representative Her Serene Highness Princess Stephanie of Monaco has inaugurated the new premises of Fight AIDS Monaco, an organization that provides psychological and material support to people living with HIV and their affected families in Monaco.
- AIDS to feature at the Jackson Hole Film Festival
- The 5th annual Jackson Hole Film festival will host the first Global Insight summit in partnership with the United Nations. Deputy Executive Director of UNAIDS Deborah Landey will moderate a panel on children and HIV.
- 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.
- Overview of this year’s Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI)
- The annual Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) began in 1994 as a small meeting of scientists studying HIV and clinicians treating people with HIV. It is now one of the most important annual HIV gatherings and provides a forum for basic scientists, clinical investigators, and global health researchers to present, discuss, and critique their investigations into the epidemiology and biology of human retroviruses and the diseases they produce.
- Top scientists discuss global health challenges in Boston
- The 2008 Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science has opened in Boston, USA. The five-day conference which runs from 14-18 February will bring together science and technology professionals from 56 countries to discuss the latest scientific breakthroughs and challenges.
- HIV positive leaders meet in Monaco
- UNAIDS Special Representative Her Serene Highness Princess Stephanie of Monaco has convened a meeting of HIV positive leaders in her home town of Monaco.