Aujourd’hui je voudrais vous dire que la Francophonie ne constitue pas seulement un outil linguistique; la Francophonie constitue également un espace politique construit autour de valeurs communes avec un sens aigu de la solidarité.

Our Journey to Zero: A New Era to Leverage Opportunities and Share Responsibility

Dear friends, we are seeing sustained progress. We are quickening the pace of action. But we must make no mistake—this epidemic is not over.

Ladies and gentlemen, dear participants: This Pan-African Youth Summit is extremely timely. It is being held at a critical period in the evolution of our societies, when the world starts to collectively reflect on the Post-2012 development agenda.

Speech to the 26th Meeting of the Programme Coordinating Board. Conditions are in flux around the world and the context of AIDS is changing. The global economic crisis has not abated. Countries in the North and the South that were once financially secure have moved from relative abundance to forced austerity, dealing a direct blow to AIDS funding. Struggling economies are starkly exposed to the risk of ARV stockouts and the spectre of turning new patients away.

On this World AIDS Day we are filled with both hope and concern. Hope because significant progress has been made towards universal access. New HIV infections have dropped. Fewer children are born with HIV. And more than 4 million people are on treatment.

Geneva, 8 March, 2010 – I pay tribute to women all over the world who have tirelessly supported the AIDS response—grandmothers, mothers, wives, sisters and daughters. The impact of AIDS would have been even more severe without their resilience, contributions and sacrifices.