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The 13th October 2011 marked an important milestone in the Kenyan National HIV Response. Over 200 women living with HIV from all corners of the country who had participated in a two-day leadership Conference for Women Living with HIV committed themselves to champion the campaign to end AIDS in Kenya.
UNAIDS launched the Agenda for Women and Girls in the Response to HIV and AIDS on 14 October 2011 at an event held in Batentu, 300 km west of the capital Asmara. The event was hosted by the National Union of Eritrean Women (NUEW) and attended by the Ministry of Health, local government administrators and around 200 women representing their communities.
UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé and Mozambique’s Minister of Youth and Sports H.E. Pedrito Fuleda Caetano launched the UNAIDS initiativeGive AIDS the Red Card. The announcement was made on the eve of the 10th All-Africa Games, the continent’s largest multi-sports tournament bringing together more than 5 000 athletes.
1 September 2011
UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé met with Mozambique’s Prime Minister, H.E. Aires Aly Bonifácio as part of his four-day official visit to the country. During the meeting Mr Sidibé stressed the importance of high level political leadership, ownership and commitment to long-term predictable financing as a prerequisite for sustainable national AIDS response.
9 September 2011
In a meeting with Armando Emilio Guebuza, President of Mozambique, UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé commended the Government of Mozambique on progress in the national response to HIV, which has resulted in a reduction in new HIV infections and expanded access to antiretroviral treatment.
21 August 2011
Young People We Care volunteers harvest for Ambuya Sylvia Nyawera. Credit: Bertha Shoko/Nyanga, Zimbabwe
12 August 2011
In Sub-Saharan Africa, the region most heavily affected by HIV, legal, policy and social barriers, including stigma, discrimination, gender inequality and the criminalization of key populations at higher risk of HIV infection, continue to make people vulnerable to HIV and hamper the ability of individuals, communities and states to respond to the epidemic. This was the conclusion of the Regional Dialogue for sub-Saharan Africa, part of the Global Commission on HIV and the Law, held at the beginning of August in Pretoria, South Africa.
29 July 2011
In the past decade, increased commitment and funding has enabled countries to boost their HIV responses. However, many of the gains remain fragile as countries face challenges to take charge of their own AIDS responses.
GENEVA, 9 July 2011—The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) joins the UN family and the international community in welcoming the creation today of the Republic of South Sudan.
“UNAIDS pledges its full support to President Salva Kiir Mayardit and his new government,” said Michel Sidibé, UNAIDS Executive Director. “We look forward to working closely with government and civil society in the Republic of South Sudan to support its national AIDS response,” he added.
NEW YORK, 7 June 2011—As the world marks 30 years of AIDS, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) unveils OUTLOOK 30, a book with a compilation of 30 milestones, images, tributes, breakthroughs, art and inspirations in the epidemic’s 30-year history.
“AIDS has united the world, broken the conspiracy of silence, connected the north and the south to find solutions, and forged a social movement,” said UNAIDS Executive Director, Michel Sidibé. “AIDS has mobilized the world to deliver an unprecedented response which has saved millions of lives.”