Abuja - A comprehensive review of epidemiological and behavioural data released today by the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS ( UNAIDS ) concludes that HIV prevalence has fallen in Zimbabwe over the past five years, and that HIV incidence has also declined. The review, entitled Evidence for HIV decline i
Abuja, Nigeria - Urgent and sustained action is needed at all levels to increase access to HIV prevention and treatment services across Africa, said Dr. Peter Piot, executive director of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS ( UNAIDS ) at the opening of the 14th International Conference on AIDS and Sexually Tr
On this 18th World AIDS Day, the world faces a choice in the global response to AIDS. We can either continue to accept that global efforts will fail to keep pace with ever increasing numbers of HIV infections and AIDS related deaths, including more and more women and girls. Or we can recognize the exceptional global th
Geneva - The reports coming today from President Bush’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria provide encouraging news about the increasing numbers of people receiving essential AIDS treatment. Together, these two programmes provide more than 60% of the total donor
GENEVA - There is new evidence that adult HIV infection rates have decreased in certain countries and that changes in behaviour to prevent infection-such as increased use of condoms, delay of first sexual experience and fewer sexual partners-have played a key part in these declines. The new UN report also indicates, ho
San Salvador, El Salvador - A rapid and substantial boost in national, regional and international support for the Latin America and Caribbean region on AIDS is essential to enable the region to get ahead of its diverse epidemics, said the Executive Director of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (
Auckland - The Pacific region needs a comprehensive multi-sectored response to AIDS, backed by political leadership, if it is to effectively address the growing threat of a serious HIV epidemic, Asia Pacific Regional Director for the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS ( UNAIDS ) Dr. Prasada Rao said at the Pan
NEW YORK, 25 October 2005 - UNICEF, UNAIDS and other partners today launched a global campaign focusing on the enormous impact of HIV/AIDS on children, saying it was a disgrace that fewer than 5 per cent of HIV-positive children receive treatment and that millions of children who have lost parents to the disease go wit
Auckland, 19 October 2005 - The threat of HIV and AIDS in New Zealand and neighbouring Pacific regions is bigger than ever before say Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS ( UNAIDS ) and the New Zealand AIDS Foundation on the eve of New Zealand s first large-scale international conference on HIV and AIDS.
Yaounde, Cameroon - A ministerial level meeting is set to review the current status of HIV vaccine research and development, as well as a range of challenges concerning Africa s active participation and contribution to this area, in collaboration with various stakeholders and partners. About 200 HIV vaccine stakeho
Geneva - A review of epidemiological and behavioural data commissioned by the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS ( UNAIDS ) and other international partners has found preliminary indications of declining trends in HIV prevalence and incidence in Zimbabwe over the last five years. The UNAIDS review will
UNAIDS signs partnership with police chiefs to tackle AIDS in Pacific Suva, 13 September 2005 - Twenty one police chiefs from the Pacific joined forces with the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) today to tackle HIV and AIDS among its police forces by signing a Declaration of Partnership. The ceremon
Statement by the Chair of the United Nations Theme Group on HIV/AIDS Issued by M. Mogwanja, UN Resident Coordinator, a.i., Uganda
Kampala, The UN system in Uganda supports the Uganda government policy on prevention of HIV/AIDS including the use of the triple strategy of Abstinence; Faithfulness; and correct and consistent Condom usage (the so-called ABC strategy). The UN system position is that condoms are one of the effective prevention tools in
Various scam emails purporting or implying to be from or associated with UNAIDS , the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, have been circulating on the Internet. Some of these emails request detailed information and/or money from individuals, businesses or non-profit organizations with the promise that they will
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Real success in the global response to the epidemic can only be achieved if a long-term horizon is integrated fully into AIDS planning and actions, said the Executive Director of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS ( UNAIDS ) today. As we take emergency actions to ensure un
Statement developed by the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the United Nations Children s Fund (UNICEF) and the UNAIDS Secretariat Rio de Janeiro - The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS notes with considerable interest the results of a trial examining the potential l
UNAIDS Executive Director says progress made in educating peacekeepers on HIV and AIDS; calls for expanded HIV testing services and intensified effort in addressing AIDS and security in long term New York - Today UNAIDS Executive Director Dr Peter Piot briefed the United Nations Security Council and encouraged strong
Geneva - The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS ( UNAIDS ) finds unacceptable, the actions of the police during a protest of people living with HIV at a South African hospital in Queenstown, Eastern Cape province. According to news reports about 40 people were injured, one seriously, following a peaceful protes
Abuja - Alleviating poverty and lifting the debt burden in Africa is currently holding the focus of world leaders. But it is HIV and AIDS and the severe burden it puts on families that is the leading development concern facing the continent. Chairman of the African Union and Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo, says A
Geneva - The governing board for the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS ( UNAIDS ) met last week. Held over three days, the meeting was attended by more than 280 participants-representing 75 countries, 17 UN and other international organizations and 22 non-governmental organizations. The board is currently chai
Kobe - Six months after the Asian tsunami, opportunities for HIV prevention in hard-hit areas are better than ever. Half a year after the tsunami of December 2004, there is increased awareness of HIV among the thousands of people affected by the tsunami as well as the humanitarian, health or military personnel involved
Kobe - The response to AIDS in Asia will be in jeopardy unless everyone works more closely together to reverse the epidemic, according to a symposium held at Asia s leading AIDS conference today attended by representatives from donor governments, civil society, and the United Nations. The AIDS response is at a crossroa
Geneva - In response to the urgent need for action to reduce the growing numbers of HIV infections, the board of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS ( UNAIDS ), unanimously approved a new policy approach to intensify HIV prevention this week. This policy position paper outlines essential principles, policy a
Kobe, Japan - Although the AIDS epidemic is mainly concentrated among vulnerable populations throughout most of Asia, HIV could spread into the general population unless determined action is taken, according to a new UNAIDS report released in advance of the 7th International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific (IC
Geneva - The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS ( UNAIDS ), has appointed celebrated Pakistani musician Salman Ahmad as UNAIDS Goodwill Ambassador. The lead singer of one of south Asia s biggest rock bands, Pakistani group Junoon , has agreed to assist UNAIDS in its efforts to reverse the spread of HIV by raisi
--International organizations agree to take concrete steps for greater coordination on AIDS at the country level Geneva - The governing board for the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS ( UNAIDS ) has unanimously agreed to put into practice recommendations on how the UN system and other multilateral institutions
Geneva - The number of people receiving combination antiretroviral therapy (ART) for HIV/AIDS in developing countries is increasing significantly - more than doubling from 400 000 in December 2003 to approximately one million in June 2005 - according to a new report released today by the World Health Organization (
The theme of this year s conference is Bridging Science and Community . Around 3,000 participants are expected to attend from over 60 countries. They will include people living with HIV, scientific researchers, community activists, health workers, and government and international agency representatives. The opening cer
Geneva - Almost US$22 billion will be needed in 2008 to reverse spread of AIDS in the developing world, according to latest estimates. These figures feature in a new report on estimated funding needs produced by the UNAIDS Secretariat, to be released to the UNAIDS Programme Coordinating Board at the end of June. Bu
Geneva - The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS ( UNAIDS ) is pleased to announce the appointment of the speaker of the Fijian House of Representatives Ratu Epeli Nailatikau as UNAIDS Special Representative for the Pacific. In 1999 Ratu Epeli held the post of Secretary for Foreign Affairs and External Trade in
Beira - The Mozambican chapter of the World Conference of Religions for Peace (WCRP/COREM - Conselho das Religioes em Mocambique), UNICEF and the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS ( UNAIDS ) are joining forces as part of an initiative to strengthen the capacities of faith-based organizations in
Beijing/Yunnan, China - The United States and the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS ( UNAIDS ) today congratulated China on its increased efforts to strengthen its response to AIDS and called for further commitments at all levels and through all sectors, as they commence a three-day mission to the south wester
United Nations, New York - Despite encouraging signs that the AIDS epidemic is beginning to be contained in a small but growing number of countries, the epidemic continues to expand worldwide, according to a report released by UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan. The report was prepared for a high-level UN ministerial gath
Johannesburg - Three United Nations leaders today called for the world to refocus its attention on the chronic problems and humanitarian needs of millions of people in southern Africa, especially children. United Nations Special Envoy James T. Morris, UNICEF Executive Director Ann M. Veneman and UNAIDS
Geneva - The Executive Director of UNAIDS , Dr Peter Piot, today announced the appointment of Ms Deborah Landey, currently the United Nations Resident Coordinator to the Philippines , as the new Deputy Executive Director of UNAIDS. Ms Landey first joined the United Nations in 1978, serving in many capacities, including
Maputo - The Flemish Government and the United Nations in Mozambique today announced the launch of a four year programme to combat the growing feminisation of the HIV and AIDS epidemic in Mozambique. According to figures from the Mozambique Government, an estimated 58% of people living with HIV and AIDS in the country
New Delhi, - Today, India s Minister of Defence, Mr Pranab Mukherjee, and Dr Ulf Kristoffersson, Director of the UNAIDS Office on AIDS, Security and Humanitarian Response, announced the signing of a partnership agreement committing both parties to work together to reduce the impact of HIV and increase prevention effort
I well realize that this is a conference on women s global health, and everything I m about to say will apply to that generic definition. But the more I thought of the subject matter, the more I want to use HIV/AIDS in Africa as a surrogate for every international issue of women s health, partly because it s what I kno
Hanoi - At the conclusion of his first mission to Viet Nam, UNICEF/ UNAIDS Goodwill Ambassador Jackie Chan called for an end to discrimination and stigma towards children and families infected or affected with HIV/AIDS. I may be a movie hero, but the real heroes are the people I ve met in Viet Nam, among them, grandpar
Geneva - The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS ( UNAIDS ) and the World Health Organization (WHO) applaud the announcement made today by the Clinton Foundation HIV/AIDS Initiative of two new programmes to help expand AIDS care and treatment to children and to people living in rural areas. These initiative
Moscow - The Committee of Cosponsoring Organizations (CCO) of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS ( UNAIDS ) met in Moscow on 2 April 2005 and discussed the outcomes of the Ministerial Meeting Urgent Response to the HIV/AIDS Epidemics in the Commonwealth of Independent States which was held in Moscow, 31 Ma
Moscow - Today the co-sponsoring organizations of UNAIDS called for a broad-based response to the AIDS epidemic in the countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). The call for action was made at a ministerial meeting hosted by the government of Russia , that included CIS Ministers of Health,
Geneva, A recent advertising campaign is touting the benefits of vitamin therapy above antiretroviral therapy and claiming that antiretroviral therapy is toxic. These advertisements are wrong and misleading, said the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations Children s Fund (UNICEF) and the Joint United Natio
Maputo, Mozambique - Leaders from Norway , UK, Sweden , UNAIDS and the World Bank today praised Mozambique s efforts to fight AIDS, but called for greater donor coordination and continued leadership from the government to strengthen the national AIDS response.
Today UNAIDS and the governments of the United Kingdom , France the United States will co-host a meeting in London to ensure countries can reverse the spread and impact of AIDS. Entitled Making the Money Work the meeting will also focus on greater coordination among partners a
Geneva - On International Women s Day, we celebrate women - their strength, their capacity for caring and compassion and the range of achievements they have made in their public, professional, and private lives. It is also a day on which we reflect on some of the difficulties women face in their daily lives - even on W
Scenarios look at how AIDS could shape Africa s future Addis Ababa, 4 March 2005 - By 2025, Africa and the world could face three very different scenarios for AIDS. And depending on the actions taken today, up to 43 million HIV infections could be averted over the next 20 years. These findings are from AIDS in Africa:
MANILA, PHILIPPINES - ADB and the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS ( UNAIDS ) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) yesterday to strengthen the AIDS response in Asia and the Pacific. As part of the MOU, UNAIDS and the ADB will work together to engage political leaders and various sectors in the fight aga
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea - The Steering Committee of the Asia Pacific Leadership Forum on HIV/AIDS and Development (APLF) met last week to discuss ways in which both political and civil society leadership can be supported and strengthened in the region to reduce the spread of AIDS. The Governor General of
Geneva - As new developments in the search for an HIV vaccine take place, vaccine researchers from around the world are joining forces to accelerate progress towards an effective and safe HIV vaccine, with the full and equal involvement of countries most affected by the AIDS epidemic. With so many HIV vaccine clinical
This is an edited version of Dr Ruben Prado s farewell address to Ugandans after working in Uganda for two years. His next assignment will be in India . When a lion comes into your village, you must raise an alarm loudly. This is what you did in Uganda. you took AIDS seriously and achieved good results.
Bangkok - As the tsunami relief efforts in devastated areas across the Indian Ocean shift towards long-term strategies, it is essential to sustain HIV prevention and care efforts, said Mr Prasada Rao, Director of the Regional Support Team of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS ( UNAIDS ) in Asia today.
-- Joint Media Release WHO/ UNAIDS /Global Fund/US Government Davos - By the end of 2004, 700 000 people living with AIDS in developing countries were receiving antiretroviral (ART) treatment thanks to the efforts of national governments, donors and other partners. This is an increase of approximately 75% in the total
Geneva -- UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan has renewed Dr Peter Piot s appointment as Executive Director of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS ( UNAIDS ) and Under Secretary-General of the United Nations for four more years. I am delighted that Dr Piot will continue to lead the response of the United Nations
Stephen Lewis, UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa
Notes for Press Briefing by Stephen Lewis, UN Secretary-General s Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa, on his recent trips to Malawi and Tanzania . Since this is my first press briefing of 2005, I feel compelled to begin with brief reference to the Tsunami, the Millennium Development Goals, the debt of African countri
Nairobi - Leaders from DFID, Norway , UNAIDS and the World Bank today praised Kenya s response to AIDS, but highlighted that more needed to be done to ensure that it meets the needs of those vulnerable to, living with and affected by HIV and AIDS. Mr Suma Chakrabarti, Permanent Secretary, Department for Internation
Geneva - Nelson Mandela continues to be an icon in the struggle against HIV and AIDS through his unwavering and outspoken stance on stigma and discrimination towards those living with and affected by the epidemic. Mr Mandela s public acknowledgement that his son Makgatho Mandela, had died from an AIDS-related illness i
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