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UNAIDS Executive Director commends Japan’s commitment to AIDS and the Global Fund
UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé congratulated the Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan on his country’s generosity to the AIDS response. Japan has invested more than US$ 1 billion in HIV assistance to low-and middle-income countries since 2002. Japan is a leading donor of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, which was first conceived at the 2000 G8 summit in Okinawa.
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UNAIDS: The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS
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Road-map agreed for confirmatory trials of promising microbicide
GENEVA, 3 September 2010—Two further clinical trials are planned to confirm a vaginal gel which has shown potential in reducing the risk of HIV. The results of the first trial of the gel, which were announced in July at the XVIII International AIDS Conference in Vienna, must be confirmed before the product can be made available for general use.
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Publications
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‘Investments in AIDS must be maintained’: UNAIDS Executive Director at end of Australia visit
Concluding his first official visit to Australia, UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé stressed the need for the international community to mobilize an additional US $10 billion to meet country-set targets for universal access to HIV prevention, treatment, care and support.
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Conference underscores young people’s leadership in HIV prevention
The role of young people in improving the state of the world took centre stage at this week’s World Youth Conference in Leon, Mexico. Over five days, delegates from 112 countries—including 25 000 youth and representatives from government, civil society and the United Nations—shared ideas on young people’s involvement in achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
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UNAIDS calls for protection of human rights of men who have sex with men and sexual minorities at pre-conference forum
Around 80 countries criminalize same sex behaviour and along with social stigma in many other parts of the world this create s obstacles to HIV prevention. Where men may be afraid to or embarrassed about disclosing their sexual activity, they may also be deterred from finding out what they need to know to reduce their risk or to buy condoms. UNAIDS supports efforts to enforce anti-discrimination legislation, provide legal aid services and promote campaigns that address homophobia.
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Papua New Guinea releases new HIV prevalence estimates
Approximately 0.92% of the adult population in Papua New Guinea was living with HIV in 2009, according to new estimates from the National Department of Health and the National AIDS Council Secretariat.
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26th PCB Meeting June 2010
The 26th Meeting of the Programme Coordinating Board will be held in Geneva, Switzerland on 22-24 June, 2010
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UNAIDS Executive Director highlights Australia’s role in the Pacific AIDS response
On the first day of a five day visit to Australia, the Executive Director of UNAIDS, Michel Sidibé, commended the country for its role as a key partner in the AIDS response in the Pacific region.
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