- Quiénes somos
- Liderazgo de ONUSIDA
- Declaraciones y objetivos de las Naciones Unidas
- Estrategia de ONUSIDA para 2011-2015
- El acceso universal a la prevención, el tratamiento, la atención y el apoyo relacionados con el VIH
- Junta Coordinadora del Programa
- Qué hacemos
- Objetivos y compromisos
- Declaración Política 2011: Objetivos y compromisos de erradicación
- Reducción de la transmisión sexual
- Prevención del VIH entre usuarios de drogas
- Eliminación de nuevos casos de infección por VIH en niños
- Acceso al tratamiento para 15 millones de personas
- Erradicación de las muertes por tuberculosis
- Reducción de las diferencias en los recursos
- Eliminación de las desigualdades de género
- Erradicación del estigma y la discriminación
- Eliminación de las restricciones de viaje
- Fortalecimiento de la integración del VIH
- Declaración Política 2011: Objetivos y compromisos de erradicación
Fotogalerías de ONUSIDA
- Una exposición de arte única explora la vulnerabilidad ante el VIH
- North Star Alliance y el Programa Mundial de Alimentos se han unido con Art for AIDS International para dirigir una serie de innovadores talleres sobre el VIH basados en artes visuales con camioneros y profesionales del sexo de Beitbridge, Zimbabwe y estudiantes del Instituto de Artes Vigitales de Zimbabwe. A continuación se muestra una selección de las obras de arte creadas.
- UNAIDS Goodwill Ambassadors - 2011 UN High Level Meeting in New York
- UNAIDS Goodwill Ambassadors gathered in New York to participate in the 2011 High Level Meeting on AIDS. Through their participation in different events, they called upon member states of the United Nations to renew their commitment to reach the goal of universal access to HIV prevention, treatment, care and support by 2015.
- 2011 UN High Level Meeting in New York
- More than 30 Heads of State, Government and Vice Presidents attended the UN High Level Meeting on AIDS from June 8th to 10th in New York City. The meeting closed with the adoption of a landmark political declaration, setting bold targets for the global AIDS response.
- World AIDS Day 2011 around the Globe
- World AIDS Day 2011 was held on 1 December under the theme of “Getting to Zero”. Here are some photos from across the globe capturing the sprit of this year’s commemorations.
- World AIDS Day 2010 around the Globe
- World AIDS Day was held on 1 December. Here are some photos from across the globe capturing the sprit of Universal Access and Human Rights – the theme of this year’s World AIDS Day.
- UNAIDS launches the 2010 report on the global AIDS epidemic
- A new report by the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) shows that the AIDS epidemic is beginning to change course as the number of people newly infected with HIV is declining and AIDS-related deaths are decreasing.
- Highlights from AIDS 2010, XVIII International AIDS Conference, Vienna, Austria
- Highlights from UNAIDS and Partners presence at the XVIII International AIDS Conference - AIDS2010 -18 -23 July 2010, Vienna, Austria.
- XVIII International AIDS Conference, Vienna, Austria - 18-23 July 2010
- The XVIII International AIDS Conference opened on Sunday 18 July in the city of Vienna. Austria has welcomed an estimated 20,000 delegates from all over the world to take part in conferences and satellite meetings under the theme “Rights Here, Right Now” selected to emphasize the critical connection between human rights and HIV.
- Children born of hope in Viet Nam
- Children born of hope in Viet Nam - Photo feature from the UNAIDS OUTLOOK Report 2010. Photo
Credit: UNAIDS/Justine Mott
- HIV on the rise among injecting drug users in Pakistan
- Despite having an HIV prevalence of less than 0.1% among its general population, Pakistan’s HIV epidemic has transitioned from low to a concentrated one as the prevalence among IDUs has steadily increased from 10.8% in 2005 to nearly 21% in 2008.
- UNAIDS Executive Director Dr Peter Piot visit to Mali 7 – 11 December 2008
- UNAIDS Executive Director Dr Peter Piot paid a visit to Mali 7 – 11 December 2008 where he met with leaders including the President of Mali Amadou Touré, civil society and the newly appointed UNAIDS Goodwill Ambassador and African music star Toumani Diabaté.
- 15th International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa (ICASA) 2008 day 3
- The 15th International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa takes place in Dakar on 3-7 December 2008. This year’s theme for Africa's leading forum for discussion of HIV developments and trends is “Africa’s Response: Face the facts.”
Princess Mathilde and UNAIDS Executive Director Dr Peter Piot opened the first session on youth leadership, which was moderated by UNAIDS Special Representative Gaetano Kagwa, a Ugandan national and well-known AIDS advocate. They were joined by representatives of youth non-governmental organizations from Cameroon, Botswana, Senegal, and Zambia.
Also Religious and traditional leaders reflected on their roles and responsibilities in the response to the HIV on Friday in a session moderated by UNAIDS Director of Partnerships and External Relations Mr Elhadj Amadou Sy. The session took the form of a debate, where the audience posed questions to the panel.
- 23rd meeting of the Programme Coordinating Board 15-17 December 2008
- On 15 December 2008, the Thematic Segment of the 23rd meeting of the Programme Coordinating Board took place at CICG, Geneva, Switzerland. The theme discussed was: “The Relationship between UNAIDS and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria: issues of relationships with the international technical support architecture and Public-Private Partnerships”
- 15th International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa (ICASA) 2008 day 4
- The 15th International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa takes place in Dakar on 3-7 December 2008. This year’s theme for Africa's leading forum for discussion of HIV developments and trends is “Africa’s Response: Face the facts.”
UNAIDS Executive Director Dr Peter Piot and UNAIDS and UNICEF Special Representative HRH Princess Mathilde of Belgium spent 6 December learning firsthand the successes and challenges faced in Dakar in providing HIV prevention and treatment services, in particular for women, children and young people.
- 15th International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa (ICASA) 2008 day 2
- The 15th International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa takes place in Dakar on 3-7 December 2008. This year’s theme for Africa's leading forum for discussion of HIV developments and trends is “Africa’s Response: Face the facts.”
During a plenary session at ICASA on Thursday Dr Piot emphasized the need to maintain an exceptional response to AIDS, not only as a short term emergency but as a long-term event that requires broad partnerships, leadership and commitment. “We can not predict the future but we can certainly influence it,” said Dr Piot.
- 15th International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa (ICASA) 2008
- The 15th International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa takes place in Dakar on 3-7 December 2008. This year’s theme for Africa's leading forum for discussion of HIV developments and trends is “Africa’s Response: Face the facts.”
Youssou Ndour and Angelique Kidjo opened the conference on Wednesday night by singing the official ICASA 2008 song.
The President of the Republic of Senegal Abdoulaye Wade welcomed delegates and a series of speeches were delivered by Professor Souleymane Mboup (President of ICASA) ; Dr D.M.Owili, Secretaire generale de la societe africaine anti SIDA (SAA) ; Miss Souadou Ndoye, ICASA Youth Representative ; Madame Jeanne Gapiya spoke on behlf of civil society. UNAIDS Executive Director Dr Peter Piot and Dr Rufaro Chatora, Representative of the WHO Regional Director also spoke. A message from His Highness the King of Morocco was delivered by Her Highness Princess Lalla Salma.
- World AIDS Day at UNAIDS Secretariat in Geneva
- In Geneva, a fundraising solidarity lunch and bake sale took place at the UNAIDS Secretariat. The co-organizers were UNAIDS, WHO, ILO, UNESCO, UNPlus, UNAIDS Staff Association, International AIDS Society, Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance, International Bureau of Education, UN Cares, World YWCA and World Alliance of YMCA. It was followed by a film festival and later in the evening the UN family, missions, people living with HIV, faith communities and civil society groups joined together for a torchlight march and inter-religious service to commemorate World AIDS Day.
- World AIDS Day 2008 around the world
- Several events and activities took place around the world on 1st December to commemorate World AIDS Day.
- UNAIDS Executive Director Dr Peter Piot visited South Africa
- Dr Peter Piot, Executive Director of UNAIDS, marked the 20th World AIDS Day at a ceremony in Durban, together with South Africa’s Deputy President, Ms Baleka Mbete and South African Health Minister Barbara Hogan.
- UNAIDS Executive Director visits India
- UNAIDS Executive Director Dr Peter Piot visited India this week where he held a series of meetings and engagements with Government and civil society.
- UNAIDS Executive Director and HRH the Crown Princess of Norway on official visit to Ukraine
- UNAIDS Executive Director Dr Peter Piot and UNAIDS Special Representative, Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway were in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv this week to call for strengthened leadership in the AIDS response in the country which has Europe’s most severe AIDS epidemic.
During the visit in Kiev, Dr Piot and the Crown Princess met with key representatives from government and civil society to support efforts to stop the spread of HIV and address the growing needs of people living with HIV in Ukraine.
Dr Piot later addressed the Presidential Council of Ukraine. President Yushchenko also addressed the meeting.
- Portraits of Commitment: You don't have to be in power to be a leader
- Portraits of Commitment” is a stunning and thought-provoking book of photographic portraits which was launched by the Asia Pacific leadership Forum on HIV/AIDS and Development (APLF). The book features people from all walks of life in South Asia who, for a range of different reasons, are working to raise awareness among their communities about HIV.
- UNAIDS Executive Director meets with Ghanaian AIDS groups
- In Ghana attending the Accra High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness, UNAIDS Executive Director Dr Peter Piot also visited the headquarters of the Ghana Network of Persons Living with HIV (NAP+) on 3 September where he met civil society groups active in responding to the country's AIDS epidemic.
- 2008 Red Ribbon Award
- Representatives of 25 Red Ribbon Award 2008 winning communities were guests of honour at a formal Award Ceremony and Dinner, held in Mexico City and attended by government officials and global AIDS leaders.
- Opening of the Global Village at AIDS 2008
- At the very heart of the XVII International AIDS Conference is the Global Village, an area of over 8,000 square metres open to everyone attending AIDS 2008, including community organizations from around the world, local and national groups and the general public.
- AIDS 2008: XVII International AIDS Conference
- The XVII International AIDS Conference opened on Sunday 3 August in Mexico City. Thousands of delegates from all over the world will spend the next week participating in conference sessions, satellite meetings, exhibitions as well as the Global Village and a wide cultural programme.
Representing the United Nations, Secretary General of United Nations, Ban Ki-Moon; Executive Director of UNAIDS Dr Peter Piot and Director General of World Health Organization Dr Margaret Chan addressed the opening ceremony.
- Global Forum on MSM and HIV
- “The Invisible Men: Gay Men and other MSM in the Global HIV/AIDS Epidemic”, was hosted by Global Forum on men who have sex with men (MSM) and HIV on 1-2 August in Mexico City.
The two day forum focused on coordinating a response to the large gaps in funding and services that currently exist for MSM living with and at risk for HIV and call for a scale up HIV funding and human rights protections for men who have sex with men. UNAIDS Executive Director Dr Peter Piot addressed the forum.
- 5th Meeting of the Coalition of First Ladies and Women Leaders of Latin America on Women and AIDS
- The 5th Meeting of the Coalition of First Ladies and Women Leaders of Latin America on Women and AIDS was opened on 2 August 2008 by Mrs. Margarita Zavala, wife of the President of Mexico, First Lady of Mexico
The meeting brought together more than 150 women leaders and activists from across Latin America.
Executive Director of UNAIDS Dr Peter Piot delivered a speech on the international response to the impact of the HIV epidemic on women and the Coalition made a personal tribute to him in recognition of his committed work on women and AIDS.
- Meeting of Ministers of Education and Health to prevent HIV in Latin America and the Caribbean
- The 1st Meeting of Ministers of Education and Health to prevent HIV in Latin America and the Caribbean, Ministers of Education and Health took place on 1 August 2008 and was co-hosted by Canciller Patricia Espinosa Cantellano (México), Minister of Foreign Affairs and Dr. José Ángel Córdova Villalobos (México), Minister of Health and Lic. Josefina Vázquez Mota (Mexico), Minister of Public Education.
UNAIDS Executive Director Dr Peter Piot delivered an address on HIV prevention.
- Positive Leadership Summit - "Living 2008"
- UNAIDS Executive Director Dr Peter Piot attended "Living 2008", the 2 day Positive Leadership Forum which took place in Mexico 31 July-1 August 2008. 350 HIV-positive global leaders and advocates from 88 countries came together to discuss a range of issues including criminalization of transmission of HIV, sexual and reproductive rights of people living with HIV, positive prevention, women and most at-risk groups as a major cross-cutting issue.
- Launch of the 2008 Report on the global AIDS epidemic
- The 2008 Report on the global AIDS epidemic was launched at a series of press conferences around the world. Launches took place on 29 July at UN Headquarters New York, Geneva, Johannesburg, Mexico City, and Port of Spain.
- The Love Factory - Preventing HIV, preserving the environment
- The use of condoms in Brazil is preventing the spread of HIV and it might also be helping to save the rainforest thanks to a condom factory opened in April in the Amazon region.
- 2008 High-level Meeting on AIDS photo gallery
- The 2008 United Nations High-level Meeting on AIDS concluded Wednesday evening, 11 June 2008. The meeting was attended by stakeholders from across the global AIDS response, including leaders from national governments, civil society groups and United Nations agencies.
- 2008 High-level Meeting on AIDS (part 2)
- The 2008 United Nations High-level Meeting on AIDS concluded Wednesday evening, 11 June 2008. The meeting was attended by stakeholders from across the global AIDS response, including leaders from national governments, civil society groups and United Nations agencies.
The General Assembly gathering was held to review progress made in implementing the 2001 Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS and the 2006 Political Declaration on HIV/AIDS. Discussions focused on the important progress made to date, the challenges that remain, and recommendations for ensuring a sustainable response for the future.
- "Stars against AIDS" in Eastern Europe
- UNAIDS brought together a group of successful women from Russia and Ukraine to help dispel the taboos and prejudice that often surround AIDS and to reduce discrimination against people living with HIV.
- Second Eastern Europe and Central Asia AIDS Conference - photo gallery
- The Second Eastern Europe and Central Asia AIDS Conference concluded on May 5 after three-days of dialogue centred on better responding to the region’s HIV epidemic.
Hundreds of participants from across the region as well as representatives from the UN and other international organizations gathered in Moscow to share ideas and map-out action on the challenges facing it.
The region is home to one of the world’s fastest growing HIV epidemics; in 2007, some 1.6 million people in the region were living with HIV, a 150% increase since 2001.
Representing UNAIDS, Executive Director Dr Peter Piot addressed the opening plenary together with Dr Gennadiy G. Onischenko, Head of the Russian Federation’s federal health division, Michel Kazatchkine, Executive Director of The Global Fund, and Craig McClure, Executive Director of the International AIDS Society.
- 2008 Implementers' meeting photo gallery
- What is an HIV implementer? Depending on whom you ask at the 2008 Implementers’ Meeting in Kampala, Uganda, which starts today, June 3, you may get varying responses. But one common thread is likely to run throughout – the drive to share lessons learned and best practices on how HIV services are delivered to people affected by the AIDS epidemic.
Over the next five-days, some 1,700 participants – from governments, NGOs, international organizations, including UNAIDS and other UN partners, the private sector and groups of people living with HIV – will exchange ideas and give examples of efforts to overcome obstacles in implementation of HIV treatment, prevention, care and support.
A co-sponsor of the meeting, UNAIDS, together with the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), the Global Fund, UNICEF, the World Bank, WHO, and the Global Network of People Living with HIV (GNP+), will share examples of its work, and that of its cosponsors and other partners, in supporting countries in HIV programme implementation.
- African Ministers meet to discuss 21st century challenges
- The first session of the Joint Annual Meetings of the African Union Conference of Ministers of Economy and Finance and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa Conference of Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development is taking place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from 31 March to 2 April 2008.
The conference will also mark the start of a yearlong commemoration of the Economic Commission for Africa’s 50th anniversary. As part of the celebrations, participants, including selected African Heads of State and Government and other eminent persons, will be invited to reflect on the theme of the Conference, ‘Meeting Africa’s New Challenges in the 21st Century’.
- Presentation of the report “Redefining AIDS in Asia – Crafting an effective response”
- An independent Commission on AIDS in Asia has released a report outlining strong recommendations for more effective national responses to AIDS across Asia. The report was presented to the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon on 26 March at an event in New York.
- UNAIDS Executive Director participates in Microbicides 2008
- The biannual international microbicides conference “Microbicides 2008” ran 24 –27 February in New Delhi under the theme “Striving towards HIV Prevention”. The scientific and networking conference was opened on Sunday by the Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Dr Anbumani Ramadoss.
The event ended on a positive and hopeful note. Addressing the closing ceremony, UNAIDS Executive Director Dr Peter Piot acknowledged the difficult time it has been for microbicide research but focused on the progress made in the field so far.
- UNAIDS Executive Director marks World AIDS Day
- In Mexico, UNAIDS Executive Director Peter Piot joined government and civil society representatives and people living with HIV to commemorate World AIDS Day 2007. Throughout the events, Dr Piot underlined the importance of continued leadership on AIDS issues. “Sustaining leadership and accelerating action on AIDS… requires us all to focus on AIDS every day of the year,” he said in his statement marking the Day.
- 5th Central American Congress on AIDS - CONCASIDA, 4 - 9 November 2007
- The 5th Central American Congress on HIV is being held in Managua, Nicaragua, from 4-9 November. Over 1,500 participants are attending the Congress including representatives from governments, the United Nations, people living with HIV, women’s organizations, religious groups and the private sector.
UNAIDS Executive Director Dr Peter Piot gave one of the key note speeches at the official opening ceremony of CONCASIDA. During his speech he highlighted the need to deal with the tough issues that lie at the core of the AIDS epidemic in Central America and called for strong and exceptional leadership on AIDS.
- Joint mission to Botswana – UNAIDS, UNICEF and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
- In a joint mission, UNICEF Executive Director Ann Veneman, UNAIDS Executive Director Peter Piot and Dr Tadatakai Yamada, Executive Director of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s Global Health Programme visited Botswana to gain a shared perspective of the progress and challenges facing the country in its AIDS response. With 25% of adults aged 15-49 estimated to be living with HIV, Botswana has one of the world’s highest HIV prevalence rates, but the country has made significant progress in its response to AIDS, especially in providing treatment. Meeting with various officials in the country, Dr Piot praised this progress and stressed the importance of scaling up comprehensive HIV prevention.
- Global Staff Meeting in Geneva, 1-5 October 2007
- The UNAIDS Global Staff Meeting took place at the Palexpo in Geneva, Switzerland, from 1st to 5th October. The overall goal of the Global Staff Meeting is to put both the organization at large, and all staff in a position to respond effectively to the challenges and expectations of UNAIDS constituents in scaling up global and country level response. The agenda of the meeting included among others, skills building workshops, group discussions, panelists’ reflections, conferences as well as feedback and evaluation of all the activities.
- Woodrow Wilson Center for International Scholars in Washington Forum
- UNAIDS Executive Director Peter Piot participated in a forum at the Woodrow Wilson Center for International Scholars in Washington, D.C., discussing the United States’ important role in the global AIDS response and the upcoming reauthorization of the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief.
During his speech, Dr Piot noted the leadership role that has been played by the United States in addressing the global AIDS epidemic, and called on the country to maintain and strengthen this commitment. “We must accelerate our efforts, and broaden them—by bolstering our long-term, sustainable efforts to fight this disease,” he said.
- Tuberculosis and HIV: the dual epidemic
- Up to half of all deaths in people living with HIV are caused by tuberculosis - Yet TB is both preventable and curable.
- International Women's Summit: Women’s Leadership Making a Difference on HIV and AIDS
- In the run up to the International Women’s Summit, twenty five members of the GCWA Leadership Council gathered in Nairobi for their 3rd meeting since the creation of the Coalition in 2004. Representing all regions of the world, participants came together to do more to address the critical importance of gender dynamics in the AIDS epidemic and women’s needs in the response. Dr Peter Piot, UNAIDS Executive Director who took part in the meeting, congratulated the work done over the past year and called on the Leadership Council members to go beyond analysis and to find concrete solutions that work for women.
- 20th Meeting of the UNAIDS Programme Coordinating Board, Geneva: photo gallery
- UNAIDS is guided by a Programme Coordinating Board (PCB) which serves as its governing body. The PCB has representatives from all regions of the world, the UNAIDS Cosponsors, and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), including associations of people living with HIV. This meeting addresses UNAIDS role in strengthening global coordination on AIDS and development of the Programme Coordinating Board. The 20th Programme Coordinating Board established a process to elaborate further on UNAIDS' role in strengthening Global Coordination on AIDS, and how to develop the UNAIDS' Programme Coordinating Board into a more relevant and effective policy-making Board.
- South African AIDS Conference
- The conference aims to serve as a platform for deliberations on the key contentious issues relating to HIV prevention, treatment and care. The AIDS response in South Africa has been given a boost with the successful endorsement of two key processes: the restructured South African National AIDS Council (SANAC) and a new national AIDS plan which will guide South Africa’s response to AIDS over the next five years.“If South Africa can achieve its aims, the country will be well on the way to leading Africa into a new phase in the AIDS response,” said UNAIDS Executive Director Peter Piot, at the opening of the third South African Aids conference in Durban.
- UN Plus meets UN Secretary-General at UN Headquarters in New York: photo gallery
- As part of the 61st session of the General Assembly, UN Plus – the UN system-wide group of staff living with HIV – met with the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to brief him on the key achievements of the group since its inception in March 2005 and to discuss the opportunities and challenges that UN positive staff face at work. During the meeting, a delegation of UN Plus members presented the Secretary-General with specialized position papers covering four main issues of concern: stigma and discrimination, confidentiality, medical insurance, and travel restrictions and mobility.
- Payne Lecture at Stanford University
- The UNAIDS Executive Director stressed that AIDS has turned into one of the most serious challenges our planet has ever faced, ranking with climate change, international terrorism, and the threat of nuclear war as “one of the defining issues of our time.” “AIDS is forcing us to adopt new approaches, look at things differently, and transform the way we do things,” said UNAIDS Executive Director Peter Piot as he gave the 2007 Payne Lecture at Stanford University on May 9.
- Launch of the 2007 Global Tuberculosis Control Report
- At the launch of the WHO Global Tuberculosis Control Report, UNAIDS Executive Director highlighted the need for TB and HIV communities to scale up collaboration if the goal of universal access to quality TB and HIV prevention, diagnostic, treatment and care services is to be achieved. The report, released by WHO, indicates that the worldwide TB epidemic has leveled off for the first time since it was declared a public health emergency in 1993. But despite signs that the epidemic may be slowing, there are still major impediments to rapid progress against TB - prominent among them being the lack of investment, uneven access to diagnosis and treatment within countries, the emergence of XDR-TB, the inextricable links between HIV and TB and the ageing population.
- European AIDS Conference 2007
- Representatives of 27 European Union and neighbouring countries met in Bremen, Germany to discuss ways of strengthening political leadership in the response to AIDS. Over 600 people attended the conference which was organised by the German Federal Government as part of its 2007 European Union Presidency. UNAIDS Executive Director Dr Peter Piot spoke on the opening day about the epidemic in the region and actions necessary to curb the epidemic. The second day of the Conference included workshops covering many key aspects of the AIDS response in the region including presentations on human rights, migration, stigma, gender and issues concerning sex work, injecting drug use and men who have sex with men.
- International Women's Day: Ending Impunity for Violence Against Women
- During a visit to Bangkok, Thailand, UNAIDS Executive Director Dr Peter Piot met with the Prime Minister of Thailand and celebrated the International Women’s Day with the Executive Secretary of United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific and with Ms. Joana Merlin-Scholtes, the United Nations Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative in Thailand.
Dr Piot also released a statement stressing the importance of addressing gender inequality and the feminization of the AIDS epidemics. “Women, inside and outside the home, must have the economic, social and political power to stand up for their rights and protect themselves and their families from violence and disease.” He also stated that “to stop the feminization of the epidemic, as well as the epidemic itself, we have to initiate legal but also social, cultural and economic changes to challenge some of the most pervasive social patterns and gender norms that continue to fuel the AIDS epidemic.”
- Dr Peter Piot, UNAIDS Executive Director visits Spain
- UNAIDS Executive Director was in Spain from 9-12 February to meet with government officials to discuss ways of enhancing collaboration and strengthening the response to the AIDS epidemic. During his visit, Dr Piot met with the Spanish Minister of Health, Elena Salgado, in Madrid to discuss the ongoing collaboration between UNAIDS and the Spanish Government and to brief her on the latest developments in the AIDS response.Dr Piot also traveled to the Basque Country where he met with leading members of the Basque Government including President Juan José Ibarretxe, the Minister of Health, Gabriel Inclán and the Minister of Housing and Social Affairs, Javier Madrazo.
- UNAIDS Executive Director visits Ireland
- UNAIDS Executive Director was in Dublin, Ireland on Tuesday 30th January to sign with Conor Lenihan TD, Minister of State for Irish Aid, a new €30 million, five year partnership between Ireland and UNAIDS. The agreement strengthens Ireland's commitment to the response to AIDS and confirms its leading position in the global response. The Minister of State for Irish Aid, Conor Lenihan TD, and UNAIDS Executive Director, Dr Peter Piot, also met with fourteen Irish Aid sponsored UN Volunteer (UNV) Interns who will travel overseas next week to work in the developing world for a period of one year.
- Joint UNAIDS / DFID delegation visit to India
- AIDS leaders from the United Kingdom and the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) came together in India for a joint mission to gain greater insight into the country’s AIDS response. During the four-day visit, Sir Suma Chakrabarti, Permanent Secretary at the Department for International Development (DFID) and Dr Peter Piot, Xecutive Director of UNAIDS met with political leaders, senior government officials and parliamentarians, students, representatives from non governmental organizations and from the donor community.
As part of the mission, the delegation visited Patna in the North Indian state of Bihar on Saturday 16 December where Dr Piot and Sir Chakrabarti noted the significant progress made in this province since their last visit, including the establishment of India’s first ‘Legislative Forum on HIV and AIDS’ to raise AIDS awareness among policy makers in the state and to build capacity to address the challenges posed by AIDS.
- 19th Programme Coordinating Board meeting, Lusaka, Zambia, 6-8 December 2006
- Some 260 participants gathered in Lusaka for the 19th Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS governing board meeting. The meeting brought together representatives from government, civil society, donors and the United Nations to push for greater UN action to strengthen country efforts against AIDS.
- UNAIDS/WHO launch 2006 AIDS epidemic update
- UNAIDS launched the new joint UNAIDS/WHO report, AIDS Epidemic Update 2006, featuring updated global and regional AIDS estimates and new trends in the epidemic’s evolution on 21 November 2006.
Key findings of the report will be presented, including:
- New evidence showing drop in HIV infection rates in several countries and among young people.
- However, global AIDS epidemic continues to grow, with some evidence of resurging epidemics.
- New data suggests where HIV prevention programmes have not been sustained and/or adapted as epidemics have changed—infection rates in some countries are staying the same or going back up.
- HIV prevention and treatment programmes need to be sustained, adapted and focused to reach those most at risk.
- H.S.H. Princess of Monaco new UNAIDS Special Representative
- Photographs: UNAIDS/A. Sterck
- Executive Director visits Germany, 26-28 September 2006
- UNAIDS Executive Director was in Germany from 26-28 September to participate in a range of meetings to discuss ways forward and continued commitment to the AIDS response.
- Visit to China, 7-12 September 2006
- UNAIDS Executive Director Peter Piot visited China from 7 – 12 September to encourage continued leadership and commitment and to mobilize a multi-sectoral response to AIDS. As part of his visit, Dr Piot took part in a three-day mission to the southwestern province of Guizhou, where he saw progress made in trying to prevent the spread of HIV among drug users. Among other sites, the Executive Director visited a drug detoxification centre and a methadone maintenance treatment centre in the county of Zhijin in Guizhou province.
In Beijing from 10-12 September, Dr Piot met with people living with HIV, migrant workers, representatives of the business community, ambassadors of donor countries, NGO and UN staff, Chinese Goodwill Ambassadors and government officials. In addition, the Executive Director addressed the regional meeting of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, an event during the World Economic Forum China Business Summit, and launched a campaign for children and AIDS in China. Meetings were also held with the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Public Security and the Publicity Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. Dr Piot ended his five day visit to China with a meeting with Ms He Luli, Vice Chair of the National People's Congress.
Credits:
UNAIDS/Li Mingfang
World Economic Forum/Global Health Initiative
- Meeting with Pharmaceutical Executives, July 24 2006
- Statement by the Secretary-General on his meeting with Pharmaceutical Executives on HIV/AIDS
(http://www.un.org/apps/sg/sgstats.asp?nid=2147)
- 31 May 2006: Opening day of 2006 High Level Meeting on AIDS, UN General Assembly NY
- Credits:
UNAIDS/J. Rae
UN Photo/Paulo Filgueiras
- 18th PCB Meeting, Geneva, 27 June 2006
- UNAIDS Governing body, the Programme Coordinating Board (PCB), held its annual meeting 27-28 June 2006 in Geneva. The PCB has representatives of 22 governments from all regions of the world, the ten UNAIDS Cosponsors, and five nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), including associations of people living with HIV. UNAIDS is the first United Nations programme to include NGOs in its governing body.
More on 18th PCB meeting, June 2006
(http://www.unaids.org/en/AboutUNAIDS/Governance/PCBArchive/20060518-pcb18.asp)
Photographs: UNAIDS/O. O'Hanlon
- Presentation to President of the General Assembly and the Co-Chairs of the High Level Meeting, NY
- Following the High Level Meeting on AIDS, UNAIDS Executive Director Dr Peter Piot paid a visit to the President of the General Assembly and the Co-Chairs of the 2006 High Level Meeting on AIDS to present them with engraved plaques from UNAIDS as a sign of appreciation for their leadership.
2006 High Level Meeting on AIDS: Official website
(http://www.un.org/ga/aidsmeeting2006/)
- Joint mission to Malawi, June 2006
- Dr. Peter Piot, Executive Director of UNAIDS and Sir Suma Chakrabarti, Permanent Secretary, United Kingdom Department for International Development (DFID) visited Malawi to review progress made in the country’s AIDS response. The visit focused on Malawi’s political leadership and commitment in accelerating universal access to HIV prevention, treatment care and support.
Dr. Piot and Sir Chakrabarti met with President Bingu wa Mutharika, government representatives, civil society, and UN and donor agencies to gain insight into national and bi-lateral programmes to address the challenges to scaling up prevention, treatment, care and support.
“We are at a turning point in HIV response in Africa and we are starting to see results. Countries in East Africa are reporting good results due to access to testing and treatment. Malawi is not yet there but all the signs are evident. It takes years for measurable results especially in behavioural change. How men and women relate must change fundamentally to stop putting the whole nation at risk,” Dr. Piot said.
Malawi’s AIDS response has yielded stabilisation of HIV infection rates at an average of 14%. In the last two years, the number of people receiving antiretroviral treatment jumped from 4,000 to over 46,000 at the beginning of 2006. However, more resolute interventions in the areas of finance, community empowerment and political drive are necessary to increase effectiveness and reach of HIV prevention, treatment and care.
- Visit to Monaco, June 2006
- Dr Peter Piot, UNAIDS Executive Director, visited Monaco to strengthen collaboration between UNAIDS and the Principality of Monaco. He participated in a conference on women and HIV, underlining the importance of accelerating research in new prevention technologies that benefit women. Her Serene Highness Princess Stephanie, co-founder of Fight AIDS Monaco, and two women living with HIV also took part in the meeting
- 2 June 2006: Day 3 of 2006 High Level Meeting on AIDS, UN General Assembly NY
- From 31 May to 2 June 2006, national delegations led by Heads of State/Government or Ministers, representatives from UN organizations, civil society (including young people) and the private sector gathered at United Nations Headquarters (UNHQ) for the 2006 High-Level Meeting on AIDS. The meeting was held to review progress in implementing the ‘Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS’, the blueprint for global action on AIDS that was adopted at the 2001 UN General Assembly Special Session on HIV/AIDS. The summit consists of plenary meetings, a civil society hearing, panel discussions and round tables, as well as substantive side events. The summit ended with the adoption of a political declaration re-affirming member States’ commitment to the full implementation of the Declaration.
2006 High Level Meeting on AIDS official website
(http://www.un.org/ga/aidsmeeting2006/)
Photo Credits:
UNAIDS/J. Rae
© UNICEF/HQ06-0673/Susan Markisz
- 1 June 2006: Day 2 of 2006 High Level Meeting on AIDS, UN General Assembly NY
- Photo credits:
UNAIDS/J. Rae
UN Photo/Paulo Filgueiras
UN Photo/Ryan Brown
UN Photo/Mark Garten
- Launch of 2006 Report on the global AIDS epidemic, 30 May 2006
- Credits:
© UNICEF/HQ06-0599/Susan Markisz
© UNICEF/HQ06-0613/Allison Scott
UNAIDS/J. Rae
- 1st Eastern European and Central Asian AIDS Conference, Moscow, 15-17 May 2006
- 1st Eastern European and Central Asian AIDS Conference, Moscow, Russian Federation, 15-17 May 2006 (EECAAC)
Photographs: UNAIDS/Ilya Devin
- Special Summit of African Union on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, 4 May 2006
- Abuja Nigeria, 4 May 2006
Dr Peter Piot, Executive Director of UNAIDS joined African leaders and Heads of State in Abuja, Nigeria at the Special Summit of African Union on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria to address the challenges posed by the three main causes of morbidity and mortality in Africa.
Feature story
New African resolve to combat AIDS, TB and Malaria
(www.unaids.org/en/Resources/PressCentre/Featurestories/2006/May/20060508Abuja/)
8 May 2006
Photo:
Sunday Aghaeze
UNAIDS/Mudi Yahaya
- Special Summit of African Union on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, 3 May 2006
- Dr Peter Piot, UNAIDS Executive Director joined African leaders and Heads of State in Abuja, Nigeria at the Special Summit on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria to address the challenges posed by the three main causes of morbidity and mortality in Africa. The Summit was organized by the African Union in collaboration with UN Agencies and other development partners, and at the invitation of Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo.
Feature story
New African resolve to combat AIDS, TB and Malariahttp://cmsnew.unaids.org/terminalfour/SiteManager?ctfn=content&fnno=30&sid=9632&svi=hierarchy:false:30&cid=65648#
(http://www.unaids.org/en/Resources/PressCentre/Featurestories/2006/May/20060508Abuja/)
8 May 2006
Photographs: UNAIDS/Mudi Yahaya
- HRH the Crown Princess of Norway visits the UNAIDS Secretariat, Geneva
- Newly appointed UNAIDS Special Representative, Her Royal Highness The Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway, today visited UNAIDS to learn more about the programme’s work and meet with its Executive Director, Dr Peter Piot. During her visit, she also met with UNAIDS officials and representatives from the UN+ (UN System HIV-Positive Staff Group), a recently formed group of people living with HIV working in the United Nations system.
26 April 2006
Her Royal Highness The Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway and Debbie Landey, Deputy Executive Director UNAIDS, met with representatives from YWCA and students from the International School Geneva.
Feature story
Crown Princess Mette–Marit meets UNAIDS staff and UN positive group
(http://www.unaids.org/en/Resources/PressCentre/Featurestories/2006/April/20060425HRH/)
Photographs: UNAIDS/O. O'Hanlon
- Capitol Hill recognizes leadership in the AIDS response
- On the 7 March, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton and Majority Leader William H. Frist, M.D. hosted a reception on Capitol Hill to recognize the work of UNAIDS as it marks its 10th anniversary. Leaders in the AIDS response joined the senators, including: Ambassador Randall L. Tobias, US Global AIDS Coordinator, Anthony S. Fauci, MD, Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Terje Anderson, former Executive Director, National Association of People Living with AIDS (NAPWA), Mary Fisher, The Mary Fisher CARE Fund & Global Coalition on Women and AIDS.
- Meeting with US Secretary of State
- Dr Peter Piot stresses importance of continued commitment for a sustainable AIDS response
- Joint Mission to Tanzania, 15-17 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
- Joint Mission to Rwanda, 14 February 2006
- Read more on Mission to Rwanda: http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/rwanda_31039.html
Photographs: UNAIDS/Riccardo Gangale
- Joint Mission to Rwanda, 13 February 2006
- Kigali, 13 February 2006
Photos: UNAIDS/Riccardo Gangale
- UNAIDS Executive Director visit to Rwanda, 11 February 2006
- Feature story
AIDS mission to Rwanda to discuss coordination, next steps in AIDS response
(http://www.unaids.org/en/Resources/PressCentre/Featurestories/2006/February/20060213rwanda/)
Photos: UNAIDS/Riccardo Gangale
- UN Secretary-General meets with Executive Director of UNAIDS in Davos
- UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan (right) meets with Dr Peter Piot, Executive Director of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) during the World Economic Forum, held in Davos, Switzerland.
- Official visit to Morocco
- UNAIDS Executive Director Dr Peter Piot met with the Prime Minister of Morocco Mr Driss Jettou during his visit to the country from 9-17 December. As part of the visit, Dr Piot also met with people living with HIV and AIDS support groups and took part in the televised fundraising drive 'SIDACTION Maroc 2005' which raised over US$2 million for AIDS.
Dr Piot also participated in the High-Level Session on the fight against AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria in the Middle East and North Africa Region. Organized by the Ministry of Health of the Kingdom of Morocco, and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria and held under the High Patronage of His Majesty King Mohammed VI this event took place in Marrakech, Morocco, 14 December 2005.
Photo credits:
UNAIDS/R. Bourgoing
UNAIDS/M. Chamali
UNAIDS/Y. Barka
- 14th International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa, December 2005
- Africa's leading forum for discussion of HIV developments and trends on the continent, ICASA opened on 4 December in Abuja. Speaking at the opening ceremony, UNAIDS Executive Director Dr. Peter Piot underlined the priority to ensure that funds are available to those who need it. "I increasingly wonder whether the countries most affected by AIDS don't merit a special effort akin to the Marshall Plan," Dr. Piot said.
All photos credit: UNAIDS/S. Aghaeze
- World AIDS Day
- On 1 December, UNAIDS Executive Director Dr Peter Piot met with the Vice President of the Republic of Indonesia H.E. Yusuf Kalla in Jakarta. Both took part in special World AIDS Day activities. In his World AIDS Day message, Dr Piot stressed that with increased investments in HIV prevention, treatment and care each and every country can reverse the spread of AIDS.
Prior to the observance, HE Yusuf Kalla met privately with Dr Peter Piot, UNAIDS Executive Director, Suma Chakrabarti, Permanent Secretary to DfID and Bruce Davis, General Director of AusAID, who came together to Indonesia in an official joint AIDS mission. At the end of the private meeting, the Vice President and the joint AIDS delegations also met with ten representatives of people living with HIV.
In commemoration of World AIDS Day, Dr Peter Piot attended a number of events with the government and civil society in Indonesia. While in Indonesia he had the opportunity to visit several resource centres and meet staff, volunteers and people living with HIV as well as participate in dialogue with Indonesian women's groups.
- Launch of report "AIDS epidemic update 2005", November 2005
- The UNAIDS/WHO annual AIDS epidemic update for 2005 was released on Monday 21 November. This year's report features a special section on HIV prevention. UNAIDS Executive Director Dr Peter Piot launched the report in Delhi, India with the Indian government and other special guests. ''We have a historic opportunity to reverse this epidemic globally. It will not be easy, but for the very first time this goal is within grasp," he said. "We have to intensify our efforts more than ever before. We have come so far that we cannot accept failure."
Photo credit: UNAIDS/Ashok K.Vahie
- Concasida, November 2005
- The III Latin America and the Caribbean Forum on HIV/AIDS/STDs and the IV Central American Congress on STD/HIV/AIDS (CONCASIDA), held in San Salvador, culminated on 11 November with a Presidential Summit of Central American heads of state and other leaders. UNAIDS Executive Director attended the summit and also spoke on the closing day of the conference.
- Launch of campaign "Unite for Children. Unite Against AIDS.", October 2005
- On 25 October 2005, UNICEF, UNAIDS and other partners launched the 2005-2010 global campaign on children and AIDS: "Unite for children. United against AIDS." The campaign was simultaneously launched in countries around the world.
Children directly affected by HIV and AIDS participated in the global launch held at the United Nations in New York, as did UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, UNAIDS Executive Director Dr Peter Piot, UNICEF Executive Director Ann M. Veneman, UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Roger Moore, First Lady of Rwanda Jeannette Kagame and others.
- UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan visits UNAIDS Secretariat, October 2005
- 10 October 2005: UNAIDS Executive Director Dr Peter Piot together with UNAIDS staff welcomed the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Kofi Annan, at the UNAIDS Secretariat in Geneva. The Secretary-General met with senior staff and UN HIV-Positive Staff group and addressed UNAIDS secretariat staff.
- Dr Peter Piot receives Portugese honour, October 2005
- The President of Portugal Jorge Sampaio presents UNAIDS Executive Director Dr Peter Piot with medal and honourary title “Grande official da Ordem do Infante Dom Henrique” in Lisbon, 3 October.
- "Treat every child as your own" campaign launch, September 2005
- The "Treat every child as your own" campaign was launched by the Organization of African First Ladies against HIV/AIDS on 15 September, during the 2005 World Summit.
The campaign aims to prevent new infections among young people, and particularly to protect children affected by the disease from stigma.
At the event, UNAIDS Executive Director Dr Peter Piot and Ann M. Veneman, Executive Director of UNICEF, together with Mrs Jeannette Kagame, First Lady of the Republic of Rwanda and President of the Organization of African First Ladies against HIV/AIDS, signed an agreement to strengthen collaboration and to provide technical guidance and assistance with resource mobilization as well as monitoring and evaluation of the campaign's impact.
- Women and AIDS and girls' education briefing, September 2005
- At an informal briefing on women and AIDS and girls' education for spouses of heads of state attending the 2005 World Summit, the Executive Director of UNAIDS launched "Educate girls, fight AIDS", a new issues brief produced by the UNAIDS-led Global Coalition on Women and AIDS.
- World Summit New York, September 2005
- In New York from 12-16 September, UNAIDS Executive Director Dr Peter Piot participated in the 2005 World Summit, as well as in advance events.
On 16 September, Dr Piot spoke at the launch of the "Treat every child as your own" campaign by the Organization of African First Ladies against HIV/AIDS (OAFLA), where an agreement to strengthen collaboration on the campaign's implementation was signed by UNAIDS, UNICEF and the OAFLA.
On 15 September, at a briefing on women, AIDS and girls' education for First Spouses attending the 2005 World Summit, Dr Piot launched "Educate girls, fight AIDS", a new issues brief from the UNAIDS-led Global Coalition on Women and AIDS.
On 13 September, Dr Piot addressed leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. He also spoke at an informal breakfast, hosted by UNDP, entitled "Responding to the Challenges of the Millennium Declaration and the AIDS Epidemic: UNAIDS and UN Reform".
On 12 September, Dr Piot spoke at an informal lunch organized by UNAIDS together with UNDP and the International Parliamentary Union (IPU). Entitled "National Policy and the AIDS Response – the Role of Parliamentarians", the event focused on exploring how parliamentarians can become more fully engaged in the response to AIDS.
- 3rd IAS conference on HIV Pathogenesis and Treatment, July 2005
- In Brazil from 25-28 July, UNAIDS Executive Director Dr Peter Piot attended the 3rd IAS Conference on HIV Pathogenesis and Treatment, held in Rio de Janeiro, where he was invited to deliver the Special Lecture at the conference closing on 27 July. Dr Piot also met with Brazilian government officials, including the newly appointed Minister of Health Saraiva Felipe, and visited community-based projects.
- 5th anniversary of the adoption of UN Security Council Resolution 1308, July 2005
- UNAIDS Executive Director Dr Peter Piot briefs the United Nations Security Council, New York, 18 July 2005.
- 7th International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific- ICAAP
- Dr Peter Piot, Executive Director of UNAIDS, addresses the opening of the 7th International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific (ICAAP), where UNAIDS launched a new report: 'A Scaled Up Response to AIDS in Asia and Pacific'.
- Official visit to Beijing, China, June 2005
- In Beijing from 12-16 June, UNAIDS Executive Director Dr Peter Piot met with Premier Web Jiabao and other Chinese leaders. He also addressed students and faculty at the Health Science Center of Beijing University and at China's Central Party School.
- Official visit to Yunnan, China, June 2005
- Dr Peter Piot, the Executive Director of UNAIDS, travelled with US Global AIDS Coordinator Ambassador Randall Tobias on a joint three-day mission to the southwestern province of Yunnan in China from 8-10 June. View photos.
Following the Yunnan mission, Dr Piot visited the Chinese capital of Beijing, from 12-16 June, where he met with Premier Web Jiabao and other leaders. He also addressed students and faculty at the Health Science Center of Beijing University and at China's Central Party School. View photos.
- High-level meeting on HIV/AIDS, UN General Assembly, June 2005
- UNAIDS Executive Director Dr Peter Piot addresses the High-level meeting on HIV/AIDS of the 59th Session of the United Nations General Assembly held at UN headquarters in New York on 2 June 2005.
- Belgian Princess appointed Special Representative for children and AIDS, May 2005
- HRH Princess Mathilde of Belgium (second from right), together with (from left) Rector Francis Van loon, UNICEF Executive Director Carol Bellamy, and UNAIDS Executive Director Dr Peter Piot, following announcement of HRH as children and AIDS special representative.
- Joint donor mission to Mozambique, March 2005
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Leaders from Norway, UK, Sweden, UNAIDS and the World Bank were in Mozambique on 22-23 March, where they met with representatives of the government, civil society, UN and donor agencies to explore ways to improve donor harmonization at all levels, and in particular in the fight against HIV and AIDS.
Members of the delegation included: Hilde Johnson, Norwegian Minister of International Development; Gobind Nankani, Vice-President for Africa, World Bank; Suma Chakrabarti, Permanent Secretary, Department for International Development (DfID); Dr Peter Piot, Executive Director of UNAIDS and Under Secretary-General of the United Nations; and Ruth Jacoby, Director General for Development Cooperation at the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
- Mission to Swaziland, March 2005
- While in Swaziland, UNAIDS Executive Director Dr Peter Piot visited the Mambatfweni community in Nhlambeni. The community comprises a number of integrated AIDS projects including Neighbourhood Care Points, which provide vulnerable children with daily hot meals, the chance to play with other children, as well as education and psychosocial support; indlunkhulu fields, where food is grown on land allocated by the Chief for orphaned and vulnerable children in the chiefdom; and a number of support programmes for People Living with HIV and AIDS.
- Launch of report "AIDS in Africa: Three scenarios to 2025", March 2005
- A new report from UNAIDS, "AIDS in Africa: Three scenarios to 2025", was launched in Addis Ababa on 4 March 2005. The report presents three possible case studies for how the AIDS epidemic in Africa could evolve over the next 20 years based on policy decisions taken today by African leaders and the rest of the world.
UNAIDS Executive Director Dr Peter Piot, at the podium, addresses participants gathered at the launch of the report "AIDS in Africa: Three scenarios to 2025".
- Mission to Papua New Guinea, February 2005
- Dr Piot was in Papua New Guinea to attend a meeting of the Steering Committee of the Asia Pacific Leadership Forum on HIV/AIDS and Development (APLF), held 17-18 February.
- Joint "Three Ones" visit to Kenya and Uganda, January 2005
- From 16–19 January 2005, UNAIDS Executive Director Dr Peter Piot, joined high-level representatives from DFID, Norway and the World Bank on a visit to Kenya and Uganda to discuss with a range of government, donor and civil society representatives, the progress made in harmonizing and strengthening the national response to AIDS and to gain a better understanding of the key issues for the future.
One of the main themes of the discussions was how Kenya and Uganda are putting the internationally endorsed "Three Ones" principles (one agreed AIDS action framework; one national AIDS coordinating authority; and one agreed country-level monitoring and evaluation system) into practice and how partners are working together to take this forward.
During the trip, the delegation had the opportunity to visit community-based projects, such as the programme run by the Kenya Network of Women Living with HIV/AIDS (KENWA), which currently provides food and counselling to around 1400 children affected by AIDS in and around the slums of Nairobi, and the "Reach Out" community AIDS programme in Uganda. They also held discussions with the 'People Living with HIV/AIDS Forum' during their visit to Uganda.
- Signing of a MoU between UNAIDS and Luxembourg, December 2004
- Speaking at a press conference following the signing of a MoU between UNAIDS and Luxembourg.
- World AIDS Day, December 2004
- World AIDS Day 2011
- Launch of report "AIDS epidemic update 2004", November 2004
- AIDS epidemic update 2004
- Mission to India
- UNAIDS Executive Director Dr Peter Piot ended a weeklong country mission to India, where he participated in several events involving civil society groups, the business sector, government and people living with HIV and AIDS. Dr Piot addressed the first-ever National Student and Youth Parliament Special Session on HIV/AIDS, held in New Delhi on 6-7 November. More than 3000 young people from across India came together to deliberate and present to the Government their recommendations on the draft law on HIV/AIDS. The event was inaugurated by Indian Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh.
- 1st Brazilian Congress on AIDS and STIs
- September 2004
- XV International AIDS Conference
- July 2004
- Launch of the Global Coalition on Women and AIDS,
- February 2004
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