Dec 3, 2015
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New York, 1 December 2015 – “World leaders have unanimously committed to ending the AIDS epidemic by 2030 as part of the Sustainable Development Goals adopted in September. This commitment reflects the power of solidarity to forge, from a destructive disease, one of the most inclusive movements in modern history”: on December 1, the date that like every year since 1988 marks the World AIDS Day, United Nations Secretary-General interprets the 193 UN member States’ agreement as a “new hope” to win the fight against the epidemic. Yet much needs to be done. “By 2030, end the epidemics of [Read More]
United Nations, New York, USA, December 01 2014 – Simon Bland, Director of the New York Office of the Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), briefs journalists on the occasion of World AIDS Day (1 December). Marking the Day, UNAIDS released a report on HIV in cities, outlining the important role that urban areas will play in ending the epidemic. On the Photo: Simon Bland Credit: Luiz Rampelotto/EuropaNewswire Speaking in a press conference in New York, the UNAIDS Director of the New York office Simon Bland stressed “We set a stage for us to end AIDS by 2030. When we [Read More]
