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Philanthropies major contributors to AIDS

Total AIDS-related philanthropy in 2007 has risen to US $555 million among U.S.-based philanthropies and to EUR114 million (US $168 million) among Europe-based philanthropies, according to new reports from Funders Concerned About AIDS and the European HIV/AIDS Funders Group, released in New York yesterday. Read more

 

New guidelines for media reporting on HIV in India

Journalists have a responsibility to report on AIDS issues with accuracy and sensitivity to avoid stigmatizing people living with HIV and to clarify misunderstandings about the disease. To assist the media the Press Council of India released updated guidelines on 16 November, India’s National Press Day, at a function presided over by President of India Pratibha Patil. Read more

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Be a winner with Michael Ballack and UNAIDS online competition!

UNAIDS Goodwill Ambassador and international football star Michael Ballack and UNAIDS are proud to team up for an online competition.

Reporting HIV estimates

This year it has been decided to not publish a new “AIDS Epidemic Update” in 2008. Instead UNAIDS/WHO plan to publish an AIDS Epidemic Update in 2009 that will report on 2008 estimates, incorporating the 2008 programme coverage data.

New tool to improve coordination of AIDS technical support

In order to further improve the coordination of technical support provided to countries, UNAIDS and its partners have developed a new tool in the form of a shared database.

UNAIDS Second Independent Evaluation

Public information will be posted on this web site as it becomes available.

UNAIDS at AIDS 2008

The XVII International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2008) was held in México City, México from 3-8 August 2008 under the theme Universal Action Now.

UNAIDS response to “Reassessing HIV Prevention”

UNAIDS response to an article appeared in the 9 May issue of Science magazine entitled 'Reassessing HIV Prevention'.

HIV-related travel restrictions

UNAIDS has set up an international task team to heighten attention to the issue of HIV-related travel restrictions on international and national agendas.

UNGASS 2008: Country progress reports

In compliance with the Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS signed in June 2001, as of 7 March 2008, 147 countries have submitted their country progress reports to UNAIDS.

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USA: Supporting and protecting mothers living with HIV - UNICEF (Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:54:04 GMT)

Responding to drug use and HIV in Iran - UNODC (Tue, 18 Nov 2008 23:00:00 GMT)

HIV infection rates high among imprisoned women - UNODC (Sun, 16 Nov 2008 23:00:00 GMT)

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