UNAIDS Speeches

AIDS at the Tipping Point: Herculean challenges; Olympian benefits — Speech by UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé

26 February 2010

AIDS at the Tipping Point: Herculean challenges; Olympian benefits. The Olympic spirit we have seen and felt over the past two weeks is a remarkable social and political phenomenon. It has transformed the host city of Vancouver into a global hub of international solidarity. It has roused countries to showcase their best in competition rather than conflict. It has elevated the rewards of national pride, public accolades and the hope for a better future into international public goods.