HIV traps Asian households in vicious circle of joblessness, debt 01 December 2011 School enrollment, nutrition also suffer, new study says Bangkok —Households in Asia that include people living with HIV exhaust their savings and liquidate assets at a disproportionately high rate, often plunging into “irreversible poverty,” according to a new UN Development Programme (UNDP) study, released today. Catastrophic health […]

On the occasion of World AIDS Day STATEMENT ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE SPOKESPERSON FOR THE PRESIDENT OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY United Nations, New York, 1 December 2011 We commemorate World AIDS Day this year with hope and optimism. Thirty years since the first case of AIDS was reported, HIV has infected 64 million people from all […]

UNAIDS applauds China’s decision to fill its HIV resource gap China calls for shared responsibility in achieving zero new HIV infections, zero discrimination, zero AIDS-related deaths BEIJING/GENEVA, 1 December 2011—China has pledged to fill its HIV resource gap by increasing domestic investments. This pledge was made China’s Premier H.E. Wen Jiabao at a World AIDS Day event […]

2011 World AIDS Day Message Game changing year 1 December 2011 Michel Sidibe  Executive Director of UNAIDS Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations Never before in the history of AIDS have we reached a moment where we are able to stand up and say with conviction the end of AIDS is in sight. It has been […]

WORLD AIDS DAY THIS YEAR IS ABOUT “GETTING TO ZERO. “ZERO NEW HIV INFECTIONS. ZERO DISCRIMINATION AND ZERO AIDS-RELATED DEATHS. Backed by the United Nations, the “Getting to Zero” campaign runs until 2015 and builds on last year’s successful World AIDS Day “Light for Rights” initiative encompassing a range of vital issues identified by key […]

By the Numbers: $335 Since 2003, when the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief began, the cost per year per patient for AIDS treatment has fallen from more than $1,100 to $335 in 2011. To mark World AIDS Day, President Obama spoke about the progress made in the fight against the disease worldwide. He also made a new commitment to help extend that […]

FACT SHEET: The Beginning of the End of AIDS President Barack Obama delivers remarks on World Aid’s Day event at George Washington University in Washington, Dec. 1, 2011. (Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson) Today is a remarkable day. Today, we come together, as a global community, across continents, faiths and cultures, to renew […]

Getting to Zero on World AIDS Day President Obama today marked World AIDS Day, speaking at an event called “The Beginning of the End of AIDS” where he outlined the progress that has been made in the global fight against the pandemic: President Barack Obama delivers remarks on World Aid’s Day event at George Washington University in Washington, Dec. […]

Remarks by the President on World AIDS Day  … President Obama on World AIDS Day The President announced new commitments to fight AIDS in the US at the “The Beginning of the End” event sponsored by the ONE and (Red) campaigns. December 1, 2011. … George Washington University Washington, D.C. December 01, 2011 10:27 A.M. […]

Syrian crisis reaching stage of civil war, UN human rights chief says Syrian women protesting in May 2011 1 December 2011 – The deteriorating situation in Syria is now close to a civil war and the death toll from the nine-month crackdown by the country’s security forces against protesters has passed at least 4,000, the United […]