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ICASA 2008: Africa AIDS conference to look at progress made and challenges ahead
03 December 2008|
Sustaining the progress that has been made in preventing new HIV infections and getting more people on antiretroviral treatment are priorities for African countries if they are to get ahead of the AIDS epidemic in the coming years – this is the overarching theme to be discussed at the 15th International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa (ICASA) taking place in Dakar, Senegal from 3 to 7 December 2008.
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ICASA 2008: Collaborative TB and HIV activities essential
03 December 2008|
TB is among the leading causes of death in people living with HIV and accounts for an estimated 13% of AIDS deaths worldwide. HIV and TB are so closely connected that they are often referred to as co-epidemics or dual epidemics. Each worsens the impact of the other, yet despite evidence of positive impact of joint interventions, TB and HIV programmes have largely been implemented independently.
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The AIDS response: Relationship to development in Africa
22 September 2008|
As high-level participants and international experts gather to discuss Africa’s development needs and challenges at UN headquarters in New York, we take a look at how HIV and the AIDS response is impacting development on the continent.
UN Special Envoy for AIDS in Africa Elizabeth Mataka
15 September 2008|
The United Nations Special Envoys for HIV/AIDS are individuals specially selected by the UN Secretary-General to help advance the AIDS agenda in the regions they cover. In a series of interviews, we explore their motivation and commitment to ensuring that AIDS is kept high as a political priority within their respective regions of responsibility and operation.
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UNAIDS Executive Director meets Ghanaian AIDS groups
03 September 2008|
In Ghana attending the Accra High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness, UNAIDS Executive Director Dr Peter Piot also visited the headquarters of the Network of African People Living with HIV (NAP+) where he met civil society groups active in responding to the country’s AIDS epidemic.
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Assessing aid effectiveness at Accra forum
29 August 2008|
The Third High-Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness takes place this week in Ghana. To mark this event, we begin a new web series “Making the money work”. In coming months we will explore different aspects of aid effectiveness; how financial aid to countries can be made more effective, accountable and results-oriented.
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Strengthening the AIDS response in Portuguese speaking countries
28 July 2008|
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.
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Powerful film brings AIDS issues to communities in Democratic Republic of Congo
16 June 2008|
When we talk about AIDS we often look at the sobering statistics such as the estimated number of 22.5 million people living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa in 2007.
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Securing our future: Final report from Commission on HIV/AIDS and Governance in Africa
09 June 2008|
The Commission on HIV/AIDS and Governance in Africa (CHGA) will present its final report "Securing our future" to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on 9 June 2008 at UN Headquarters.
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Tokyo Conference on Africa to spotlight AIDS
28 May 2008|
Leaders from Africa, Asia, Europe and other parts of the world are in Yokohama for the 4th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD). The theme of this year’s meeting is “Towards a vibrant Africa” and will focus on mobilizing knowledge and resources to overcome the obstacles facing Africa as it moves its economy and social development agenda forward.
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World Bank lays out new AIDS strategy for 2007-2011
14 May 2008|
In a new report launched 14 May 2008, the World Bank reaffirms its commitment to a long-term engagement to the AIDS response in Africa.
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Human rights and gender in HIV-related legal frameworks
28 April 2008|
In adopting the Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS in 2001 at the UN General Assembly Special Session on HIV/AIDS, Governments have fully recognized the importance of protecting human rights and gender equality through appropriate legal frameworks in national responses to HIV.
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UNFPA: Bringing HIV services directly to communities in Côte d'Ivoire
21 April 2008|
“I’m here because I have four children,” explains a 48-year-old sex worker, who asked that her name not be used. Today she is being tested for HIV at a mobile health clinic, run by the volunteers of the Association for the Promotion of Mother, Child and Family Health (APROSAM) which is supported by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).
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African Ministers reaffirm commitment to Millennium Development Goals
04 April 2008|
African Ministers of Finance and Development Planning concluded their 3-day meeting with a statement reaffirming their commitment to achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in Africa by 2015.
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African First Ladies meet on AIDS
04 February 2008|
The Organisation of African First Ladies against HIV and AIDS (OAFLA), held their 5th Extra Ordinary General Assembly in Addis Ababa from 1-2 February.
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Faith leaders join in Nigeria on AIDS
04 September 2007|
Over 150 leaders from all denominations of Christian and Islamic faith communities came together in Abuja, Nigeria to take stock of faith-based organizations’ achievements and good practices within the AIDS response in the country and to examine challenges faced for the future.
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African First Ladies determined to speed up AIDS response
04 July 2007|
Representatives from more than 20 countries gathered in Accra, Ghana on the occasion of the 5th General Assembly of the Organization of African First Ladies Against AIDS (OAFLA) held on the margins of the 9th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union.
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AIDS responses in post-conflict Sierra Leone
12 June 2007|
In 2005, HIV prevalence in Sierra Leone was at 1.6%, but in the post-conflict reconstruction of Sierra Leone, the response to the AIDS epidemic came far down the list of priorities. In a bid to strengthen the response to AIDS in the country UNAIDS established an office in Freetown in January of 2005 which helped pave the way for HIV to be mainstreamed into development instruments and forums such as the Poverty Reduction Strategy, the United Nations Development Assistance Framework, the Development Partners’ Committee and Donors’ Consultative Group meetings.
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Drive for AIDS funding in Côte d’Ivoire
09 May 2007|
The President of Côte d’Ivoire, His Excellency Laurent Gbagbo, is leading the drive to mobilize resources for the implementation of the county’s national AIDS plan.
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The UN: Delivering as One
30 April 2007|
UNAIDS’ Deputy Executive Director Deborah Landey was in Brazzaville recently to participate in a meeting on ‘Africa’s agenda in a reforming UN system’.

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