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A new and forward-looking Political Declaration on HIV/AIDS was adopted unanimously by UN Member States on 2 June at the close of the United Nations General Assembly 2006 High Level Meeting on AIDS in New York (31 May – 2 June). Following intense negotiations on the text among Member States, the final 2006 Declaration provides a strong mandate that will help move the AIDS response forward, particularly with regards to scaling up towards universal access to HIV prevention, treatment, care and support. It reaffirms the 2001 Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS and the Millennium Development Goals, in particular the goal to halt and begin to reverse the spread of AIDS by 2015.

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In an effort to inspire action, encourage meaningful dialogue, and increase public awareness about the unique challenges facing women and girls in a world with AIDS, the UNAIDS-led Global Coalition on Women and AIDS (GCWA) has announced the kickoff of its 2006 four- city Empower Women: Fight AIDS U.S. Tour. In Detroit, Houston, Minneapolis and Washington, DC members of the tour will engage leaders and advocates in the political, business, NGO, religious, academic and women’s communities to discuss how real progress can be made to prevent the spread of HIV among women and girls and to provide women and girls with essential treatment, care, and support services.

Global Coalition On Women And AIDS Leadership Council meets in Toronto to address alarming global increase of HIV virus among women. “In New York last week the High Level Meeting on AIDS produced a Declaration that acknowledged the urgent need to scale up towards the goal of universal access to HIV and AIDS services,” said Dr Peter Piot, Executive Director, United Nations Joint Programme on HIV/AIDS at a meeting of the Global Coalition on Women and AIDS (GCWA) Leadership Council in Toronto today. “The challenge now is to make sure that governments keep the promises they made last week, and take concrete action to ensure that universal access is truly universal – that it applies to women and men, girls and boys.”

New call for ambitious national targets, human rights protections and women’s equality, as well as commitment to universal access to HIV prevention, treatment, care and support, are highlighted

At the UN General Assembly 2006 High Level Meeting on AIDS, UNAIDS Executive Director recognizes Ireland’s increasing contribution to global AIDS efforts

The UNAIDS-led Global Coalition on

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