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Distinguished participants at the 'National Student and Youth Parliament Special Session on HIV/AIDS' (left to right): Amrita Dhawan, Prime Minister-elect by the Youth Parliament on HIV/AIDS; Anbumani Ramdoss, Minister of Health & Family Welfare; Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh; Bhairon Singh Shekhawat, Vice-President of India and Chairman, Rajya Sabha; Oscar Fernandes, Minister for Statistics and Programme Implementation and Convener - Parliamentary Forum of HIV/AIDS; UNAIDS Executive Director Dr Peter Piot; Dr P. Lakshmi, Minister of State for Health & Family Welfare; and Kirit Somaiya, BJP Leader and Core Member - Parliamentary Forum on HIV/AIDS.

(Left to right) Anbumani Ramdoss, Minister of Health & Family Welfare; Indian Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh; Bhairon Singh Shekhawat, Vice-President and Chairman; Oscar Fernandes, Minister for Statistics and Programme Implementation and Convener - Parliamentary Forum of HIV/AIDS; and UNAIDS Executive Director Dr Peter Piot; on the panel at the 'National Student and Youth Parliament Special Session on HIV/AIDS', held in New Dehli 6-7 November.

Anbumani Ramdoss, Minister of Health & Family Welfare; Amrita Dhawan, Prime Minister-elect by the Youth Parliament on HIV/AIDS; Dr. P. Lakshmi - Minister of State for Health & Family Welfare; UNAIDS Executive Director Dr Peter Piot; and Bhairon Singh Shekhawat, Vice-President of India and Chairman, Rajya Sabha; look on as Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh lights inaugural lamp at the opening of the 'National Student and Youth Parliament Special Session on HIV/AIDS'.

Student addresses the opening of a two-day 'National Student and Youth Parliament Special Session on HIV/AIDS', held in New Dehli 6-7 November. The event brought together 3000 students and youth leaders from 500 districts across the country to deliberate and present to the Government their recommendations on the draft law on HIV/AIDS.

Young delegates attend the 'National Student and Youth Parliament Special Session on HIV/AIDS', held in New Dehli 6-7 November.

UNAIDS Executive Director Dr Peter Piot waves to young people gathered at the 'National Student and Youth Parliament Special Session on HIV/AIDS', with UN Special Session on HIV/AIDS Declaration of Commitment in hand.

Meeting the press at the 'National Student and Youth Parliament Special Session on HIV/AIDS' (from left to right), Dr SY Quraishi, Project Director, NACO; UNAIDS Executive Director Dr Peter Piot; Oscar Fernandes, Minister for Statistics and Programme Implementation and Convener - Parliamentary Forum of HIV/AIDS; Kirit Somaiya, BJP Leader and Core Member - Parliamentary Forum on HIV/AIDS; UNAIDS Country Coordinator Dr Kenneth Wind-Andersen; and Kuntal Krishnan of NSUI (National Students Union of India).

Anbumani Ramdoss, Minister of Health; UNAIDS Executive Director Dr Peter Piot; Maxine Olson, UN Resident Coordinator and Chair, UN Theme Group on HIV/AIDS; UNICEF Country Representative Cecilio Adorna; Anand Grover, Project Director, Lawyers Collective; and NACO Project Director Dr SY Quraishi at the Indian Ministry of Health reception.

(From left to right, facing) Dr SY Quraishi, Project Director, NACO; UNAIDS Associate Director Dr Suman Mehta; UNAIDS Executive Director Dr Peter Piot; and Anand Grover, Project Director, Lawyers Collective, greet guests at the Indian Ministry of Health reception.

UNAIDS Executive Director Dr Peter Piot meets with representatives of Indian non-governmental organizations.

UN Theme Group meeting, with (left to right) UNAIDS Executive Director Dr Peter Piot; Dr SY Quraishi, Project Director, NACO; and Maxine Olson, UN Resident Coordinator and Chair, UN Theme Group on HIV/AIDS.

UN Theme Group meeting, with (left to right) Andrew Adzic, First Secretary (Development) AusAID; UNAIDS Country Coordinator Dr Kenneth Wind-Andersen; UNAIDS Executive Director Dr Peter Piot; NACO Project Director Dr SY Quraishi; and Maxine Olson, UN Resident Coordinator and Chair, UN Theme Group on HIV/AIDS.

In Mumbai, UNAIDS Executive Director Dr Peter Piot addresses a meeting of private sector and government officials organized by the Mumbai Districts AIDS Control Society.

(From left to right) Mr Maurizio Bussi, Deputy Director, ILO South Asia; Dr SY Quraishi, Project Director, NACO; UNAIDS Executive Director Dr Peter Piot; and Dr Alka Gogate, Project Director, Mumbai Districts AIDS Control Society (MDACS) participate in panel discussion.

UNAIDS Executive Director Dr Peter Piot, with (from left to right) Dr SY Quraishi, Project Director, NACO; UNAIDS Associate Director Dr Suman Mehta and Dr Alka Gogate, Project Director, Mumbai Districts AIDS Control Organisation (MDACS), speaks to the media in Mumbai.

Launch of Legislators Forum on HIV/AIDS in Andhra Pradesh, in Jubilee Hall, Hyderabad.

UNAIDS Executive Director Dr Peter Piot addresses forum. Panel participants (from left to right) include Dr SY Quraishi, Project Director, NACO; Dr IV Subba Rao, Principal Secretary, Health, Medical and Family Welfare Department, Andhra Pradesh; and Dr YS Rajasekhara Reddy, Chief Minister, Andhra Pradesh.

Video conference with District Collectors, Andhra Pradesh Secretariat, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh.

Legislative members line up for red ribbon before launch of Legislators Forum on HIV/AIDS, Jubilee Hall, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh.

Legislative members at the launch of Legislators Forum on HIV/AIDS, Jubilee Hall, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh.