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- Archbishop Tutu passes baton to a new generation of leaders in the AIDS response
- Commitments made to transform the response to HIV at historic event on Robben Island
- Preventing HIV with social media and mobile phones
- “We need nothing less than an HIV prevention revolution, with social media and mobile technology at its core,” said Michel Sidibé, Executive Director of UNAIDS in his opening remarks at the high level panel discussion focusing on how these new tools can be leveraged for HIV prevention.
- New monitoring centre helps tackle HIV in prisons in Latin America and the Caribbean
- The newly established Monitoring Centre for HIV and Prisons in Latin America and the Caribbean is set to become a key regional repository for collecting and analysing data on HIV in prison settings.
- UNAIDS Goodwill Ambassador HRH Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway calls to action during the Mali Youth Summit on HIV
- UNAIDS Goodwill Ambassador HRH Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway travelled to Bamako, Mali to participate in the Youth Summit on HIV, an event convened under the patronage of the President of the Republic of Mali, Amadou Toumani Touré, and co-hosted by UNAIDS.
- Using games to prevent HIV among indigenous youth in Guatemala
- More than 1000 indigenous children and adolescents aged 9 to 15 years old from rural communities of Guatemala learned about HIV in the 5th Rolling Fair called More information, less infection.
- Young people convene in Mali to revolutionize the AIDS response
- A youth summit convened under the patronage of the President of the Republic of Mali, Amadou Toumani Touré, and co-hosted by UNAIDS provides a forum for young leaders to commit themselves in innovative ways to mobilize young people for the AIDS response.
- Empowering young people in Latin America to participate in Global Fund proposals through national mechanisms
- Young people working on AIDS issues in Latin America are learning how to engage youth in the development, implementation and monitoring of Global Fund proposals through national mechanisms.
- Innovative project in Tanzania places young people at the centre of HIV responses
- During a visit to the Tanzanian Youth Alliance, a national non-profit organization based in Dar Es Salaam, UN Deputy Secretary-General Dr Asha-Rose Migiro and UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé praised the young people for the extraordinary responsibility they have shown in addressing HIV.
- North Star Alliance road show highlights work of its network of mobile clinics along transport corridors in Africa
- A 40-foot converted shipping container making its way around European cities is vividly highlighting the work of North Star Alliance. This public-private partnership is committed to building a network of roadside clinics at transport ‘hotspots’ across Africa to provide long-haul truck drivers, sex workers and surrounding communities with access to basic health care.
- From isolation to integration: Rwandan project transforms women’s lives
- In 2004, two sisters in Rwanda started a “trade-not-aid” initiative that produces high-end handicrafts. From a humble beginning with just 20 artisans in the remote village of Gitarama, Gahaya Links has since expanded its network to more than 5000 weavers nation-wide.
- Strategies for “getting to zero” and stopping new HIV infections among injecting drug users discussed as Commission on Narcotic Drugs opens in Vienna
- High-level experts gathered for a round table on “Getting to Zero” – Achieving zero new HIV infections for injecting drug users, in Vienna Austria on 21 March 2011. The event took place on the opening day of the fifty-fourth session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) which runs in the city until 25 March 2011.
- Cricket star Sangakkara tells Sri Lankan young people to be aware, open and informed about HIV
- Sri Lankan cricket captain Kumar Sangakkara took time off the pitch during the Cricket World Cup tournament to speak to hundreds of young people about the importance of being informed and responsible about HIV.
- Zimbabwe: an HIV prevention success story
- HIV prevalence in Zimbabwe has declined remarkably in recent years, dropping from 26% to 14% between 1997 and 2009. In a recent edition of the journal PLoS Medicine, researchers explored the reasons for this decline and examined what lessons can be learned and replicated.
- amfAR briefing highlights roadmap to accelerating an HIV prevention revolution
- As part of amfAR’s emerging issues series, a briefing was held on Capitol Hill, in Washington, D.C. on 9 March entitled "Accelerating an HIV Prevention Revolution: A Roadmap". Speaking at the briefing, UNAIDS Deputy Executive Director Paul De Lay stressed the need to scale up combination HIV prevention worldwide.
- Bangladesh gives the 2011 Cricket World Cup an HIV awareness spin
- As the overs are bowled, the wickets fall and the crowds go crazy in the 2011 Cricket World Cup, host-country Bangladesh is giving the tournament an HIV spin. Through the Think Wise campaign the tournament is raising awareness among young people on HIV prevention and reducing stigma.
- UNICEF: Lack of attention to needs of young people has damaging social, economic, political and health consequences for all
- Investing now in the world’s 1.2 billion adolescents aged 10 to 19 can break entrenched cycles of poverty and inequity, says UNICEF in its flagship 2011 State of the World’s Children report, called ‘Adolescence: An Age of Opportunity’.
- Young people to call for strengthened HIV prevention at the regional universal access consultation in Latin America
- From Brazil to Mexico young people in Latin America are busily coordinating their inputs to communicate a unified message in the upcoming regional universal access consultation to be held 1-2 March 2011 in Mexico.
- UNAIDS and UN Women: Taking the women and girls HIV response to the next level
- Women and girls are disproportionately affected by the AIDS epidemic and HIV is now the leading cause of death among women of reproductive age. What can and must be done to challenge this stark situation? The 55th meeting of the Commission on the Status of Women, currently taking place in New York, provided a valuable forum for UNAIDS and UN Women to find answers and set strategic directions.
- The right of women and girls living with HIV to sexual and reproductive health takes centre stage at the CSW
- A special event at this year’s Commission on the Status of Women brought together influential experts, leaders and advocates to discuss how sexual and reproductive health and the rights of women and girls living with HIV can be enhanced and protected. The high-level consultation was jointly organized by UNAIDS, UNFPA and UN Women.
- UNAIDS applauds Thailand’s successes on AIDS and urges continued leadership through an ‘HIV prevention revolution’
- On the final day of an official country visit to Thailand, UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé praised Thailand’s Prime Minister, Abhisit Vejjajiva, for his leadership and commitment on AIDS in the country and urged Thailand to redouble efforts—and resources—on HIV prevention.