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Joint Mission to Tanzania, 15-17 February 2006
15 February 2006
On the conclusion of their joint AIDS mission to Tanzania to gain a deeper understanding of the challenges AIDS poses for children and young people and the country’s AIDS response to date, UNAIDS/UNICEF Special Representative for Children and AIDS Her Royal Highness Princess Mathilde of Belgium, the Executive Director of UNICEF, Ms Ann Veneman and the Executive Director of UNAIDS, Dr Peter Piot, today encouraged greater action to support children and young people in Tanzania in the AIDS response. During the three-day visit to Tanzania, the high-level delegation met with the Tanzanian President and First Lady, government officials, the donor community, children orphaned by AIDS, and people living with HIV. They visited community-based programmes that provide care and support to children and young people living with HIV, as well as prevention services, including HIV testing and counselling. The visit aimed to assess the situation of children and AIDS in the country as part of the UN-wide campaign on children and AIDS: “Unite for Children – Unite Against AIDS”. HRH Princess Mathilde was appointed as UNAIDS/UNICEF Special Representative for Children and AIDS in 2005 and this is her first country visit in this capacity. Feature story: UNAIDS and partners launch ‘living positively’ book in Tanzania (http://www.unaids.org/en/Resources/PressCentre/Featurestories/2006/February/20060217tanzania/) Photograph: UNAIDS/Emmanuel Kwitema
The Joint Mission in support of the Unite for Children – Unite Against AIDS campaign meet with the First Lady and the H.E. the President of the United Republic of Tanzania.
From left: First Lady of Tanzania: Hon. Salma Kikwete; UNICEF Executive Director: Ann M. Veneman, President of the United Republic of Tanzania, H.E. Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete; UNICEF/UNAIDS Special Representative on Children and AIDS, HRH Princess Mathilde of Belgium; UNAIDS Executive Director: Dr Peter Piot.
The Joint Mission in support of the Unite for Children – Unite Against AIDS campaign meet with H.E. the President of the United Republic of Tanzania.
From left: UNAIDS Executive Director: Dr Peter Piot; UNICEF Executive Director: Ann M. Veneman; UNICEF/UNAIDS Special Representative on Children and AIDS, HRH Princess Mathilde of Belgium; President of the United Republic of Tanzania, H.E. Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete.
Visit to the Kiganbone Youth Centre outside Dar-es-Salaam to look at activities that young people are engaging in for the prevention of HIV and AIDS.
From right to left: UNAIDS Executive Director: Dr Peter Piot; UNICEF/UNAIDS Special Representative on Children and AIDS, HRH Princess Mathilde of Belgium; UNICEF Executive Director: Ann M. Veneman; UNICEF Tanzania: Rozanne Chorlton.
UNICEF/UNAIDS Special Representative on Children and AIDS, HRH Princess Mathilde of Belgium meets with First Lady of Tanzania Hon. Salma Kikwete.
Executive Director of UNAIDS, Dr Peter Piot addresses the Comprehensive Community Based Rehabilitation Tanzania (CCBRT) in Dar es Salaam. CCBRT is an NGO working to make affordable services available for disabled people in Tanzania who are among the poorest of the poor.
Irene Kabaka (age 13), a young person living with HIV, speaks at the book launch of the book "Yaliyopita si Ndwele" (“Life goes on: Living positively with HIV and AIDS in Tanzania”). This book was launched by the Executive Director of UNAIDS, Dr Peter Piot.
Irene Kabaka, age 13, chats with UNAIDS Executive Director, Dr Peter Piot after her presentation at the book launch of "Yaliyopita si Ndwele" (“Life goes on: Living positively with HIV and AIDS in Tanzania”).
From left: UNICEF Executive Director, Ann Veneman, Irene Kabaka (13), HRH Princess Mathilde of Belgium, Edwin Makoti and UNAIDS Executive Director, Dr Peter Piot chat outside CCBRT after the book launch.
From left to right: UNAIDS Executive Director, Dr Peter Piot, HRH Princess Mathilde of Belgium, UNDP Resident Representative in Tanzania, John Hendra and UNICEF Executive Director, Ann Veneman during a joint press conference at Movenpick Hotel, Dar es Salaam.