PRESS RELEASES
More than four million HIV-positive people now receiving life-saving treatment, 30 September 2009
UN Special Envoy on AIDS in Africa calls for an unprecedented social movement to turn the HIV epidemic around for young women and girls. Dakar, 3 December 2008
Young people and leadership in AIDS at centre of Dr Piot and Princess Mathilde's ICASA activities. Dakar, 7 December 2008
UNAIDS Support World AIDS Day Commemoration in South Africa. Leadership and Unity Theme for 1 December. Durban, 1 December 2008
Substantial increase in HIV prevention efforts producing results, but not enough to turn back the epidemic. July 2008
AIDS burden highest in Southern Africa. Launch of the 2008 Global Report on AIDS. July 2008
Information note: UNAIDS/WHO estimates for 2008. Geneva, 11 November 2008
UNAIDS praises U.S. House of Representatives passage of the Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde U.S. Global Leadership on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. Washington DC, 02 April 2008
Global HIV prevalence has levelled off; AIDS is among the leading causes of death globally and remains the primary cause of death in Africa. Improvements in surveillance increase understanding of the epidemic, resulting in substantial revisions to estimates. Geneva, 20 November 2007
African media personality Gaetano Kagwa appointed as UNAIDS Special Representative. Johannesburg, 17 October 2007
HIV Treatment Access reaches Over 1 Million in Sub-Saharan Africa, WHO Reports. Geneva, 16 August 2006.
Launching of the SADC Report on the Expert Think Tank Meeting on HIV Prevention in the Region. Gaborone, 14 August 2006.
UNAIDS praises First Lady of Ethiopia for her leadership role on women and AIDS. Addis Ababa, 25 June 2007.
Important progress seen in tackling AIDS, but epidemic continues to outpace response, says new comprehensive global AIDS update. New report cites positive trends in HIV prevention and treatment; calls for significant acceleration of the AIDS response. New York, 30 May 2006.
HIV and AIDS: Those most affected are least heard. Launch of Media Desk. Johannesburg, 3 May 2006.
The UN Special Envoy on AIDS in Africa, Ms. Elizabeth Mataka. Open Letter to Governments in Southern Africa, Johannesburg, 21 May 2008
STATEMENTS
Statement by Mr Michel Sidibé, Executive Director of UNAIDS, on occasion of the International Day Against Homophobia, 17 May 2008
World AIDS Day 2008. Statement by Elizabeth Mataka, UN SG Special Envoy on AIDS in Africa
Statement of Administration Policy, H.R. 5501 - Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde U.S. Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008. Washington, 1 April 2008
World AIDS Day. 1 December 2007. Statement by Elizabeth Mataka UN SG Special Envoy on AIDS in Africa
International Day Against Violence Against Women. 25 November 2007 – Statement by Elizabeth Mataka UN SG Special Envoy on AIDS in Africa.
