Message on the occasion of World

In conjunction with the World AIDS Campaign and on the occasion of World AIDS Day 2006, Caritas Internationalis joins leaders of governments, civil society, and faith communities to remind the global human family of our obligation to “Stop AIDS: Keep the Promise”.

AIDS has a dimension to it that

In connection with World AIDS Day

The Joint United Nations Programme on

UNAIDS welcomes appointment of

The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) congratulates Bangladeshi economist, Muhammad Yunus on winning this year’s Nobel Peace Prize.

One of UNAIDS closest and most active

The Joint United Nations Programme

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.