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20TH ANNIVERSARY OF WORLD AIDS DAY DECEMBER 1, 2008
20TH ANNIVERSARY OF WORLD AIDS DAY DECEMBER 1, 2008
USE THROUGH: December 1, 2008
CONTACT: John D. Hassell, 202-223-7610, hassellj@unaids.org
AIDS Activists, International Organizations to Call on Global Leadership to “Stop AIDS: Keep the Promise”
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Luncheon briefing by UNAIDS, U.S. and global AIDS advocates, to urge policymakers, civil society and the private sector to keep their promises to reach universal access to prevention, treatment, care and support. Women leaders from India, Swaziland, and Zambia will discuss how to Lead, Promise, and Deliver as we move forward.
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| WHEN: |
Monday, December 1, 2008, Noon - 2 pm
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| WHERE: |
National Press Club, Ballroom, 529 14th Street, NW, Washington, DC
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WHO:
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Jahnabi Goswami, General Secretary, India Network of People Living with HIV;
Thembi Nkambule, National Coordinator, Network of Women Living with HIV, Swaziland;
Patricia Nalls, Executive Director, The Women’s Collective, Washington, DC;
Elizabeth Mataka, United Nations Secretary’s Special Envoy for AIDS in Africa and;
Senator Timothy E. Wirth, President, UN Foundation and Better World Fund
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| WHY: |
The global AIDS response has brought significant progress towards slowing the spread of HIV, but the work is far from over. Today, 33 million people are living with HIV, and in 2007, 2.5 million people were infected and 2.1 million people died of AIDS-related causes. Despite the global economic downturn, now, more than ever global leaders must keep their commitments to make universal access to prevention, treatment, care and support a reality for all. |
Co-sponsored by: The Centre for Development and Population Activities (CEDPA), Housing Works, International Center for Research on Women (ICRW), International Community of Women Living with AIDS (ICW), the National Association of People with AIDS, National Minority AIDS Council (NMAC), the UN Information Center, the United Nations Foundation, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the Women’s Collective, and the World Bank.
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NOTE TO EDITORS: Briefing speakers available before and after the event for interviews. Contact John D. Hassell, UNAIDS-USA at hassellj@unaids.org or 202-223-7610.
UNAIDS is an innovative joint venture of the United Nations, bringing together the efforts and resources of the UNAIDS Secretariat and ten UN system organizations in the AIDS response. The Secretariat headquarters is in Geneva, Switzerland—with staff on the ground in more than 80 countries. Coherent action on AIDS by the UN system is coordinated in countries through UN theme groups, and joint programmes on AIDS. UNAIDS’ Cosponsors include UNHCR, UNICEF, WFP, UNDP, UNFPA, UNODC, ILO, UNESCO, WHO and the World Bank. Visit the UNAIDS Web site at www.unaids.org
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