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HIV / AIDS

In Afghanistan, UN crime chief pledges support to combat ‘disastrous’ drug trade, corruption

New York, Nov 11 (JEN) Visiting Kabul over the weekend, the head of the United Nations agency combating all forms of criminal activity, met with newly-elected President Ashraf Ghani and Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah and pledged support to counter the harmful effects of illicit drugs, organized crime and corruption on Afghanistan and its people. more

Cambodia: UN-backed event spotlights need to boost HIV-sensitive social programmes

New York, Oct 4 (JEN) With external funding in decline, Cambodia is turning to domestic resources to boost its national AIDS response and social protection services to people living with HIV ...

Fashion designer Victoria Beckham joins UN effort to achieve world free of HIV

New York, Sept 25 (JEN) The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) on Thursday appointed British fashion designer Victoria Beckham as its International Goodwill Ambassador, with ...

HIV infections on rise among young gay men, other at-risk groups in Thailand: UN study

New York, Aug 26 (JEN) An estimated 70 per cent of new sexually transmitted infections cases are occurring among young people, especially among men who have sex with men, those involved in ...

AIDS deaths fall, but millions unaware of HIV-positive status, warns UN report

New York, July 17 (JEN)While showing a downward trend in AIDS-related deaths, a new United Nations report out on Wednesday warns that19 million of the 35 million people living with the virus ...

UNAIDS names Brazilian footballer as Goodwill Ambassador

New York, Apr 17 (JEN): As the FIFA World Cup in Brazil draws closer, the United Nations agency leading the response to the AIDS epidemic on Wednesday named the country’s football star Dav ...

Ahead of Zero Discrimination Day, UN appeals for tolerance

New York, Feb 28 (JEN): ‘Zero Discrimination Day,’ to be marked on Mar 1, is a worldwide call to promote and celebrate everyone’s right to a full life with dignity – no matter what t ...

UN partners commit USD 12 billion to fight AIDS

New York, Dec 4 (JEN): The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) welcomed Tuesday a USD 12 billion commitment by international partners to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuber ...

UN urges greater action to prevent HIV infections

New York, Nov 30 (JEN): More than 850,000 infants have been saved from HIV since 2005, but alarming trends seen among adolescents requires urgent action to help this vulnerable group, the U ...

UN initiative to address of adolescents with HIV

New York, Nov 27 (JEN): Ahead of this year’s World AIDS Day, the United Nations health agency has launched new recommendations to address the specific needs of adolescents – both those ...