UN marks World AIDS Day with hope as momentum builds to break epidemic
Dec 02, 2015, at 03:08 pm
New York, Dec 2 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The first World AIDS Day since political leaders committed to ending the epidemic by 2030 as part of the United Nations-led Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has generated "new hope" to break the epidemic and keep it from rebounding in "an unparalleled opportunity to change the course of history for ever."
Ahead of World AIDS Day, UN children's agency urges more investment, access to treatment
Nov 29, 2014, at 03:13 pm
New York, Nov 29 (IBNS) An estimated 1.1 million HIV infections among children under 15 have been averted, but disparity in access to treatment is hampering progress towards reaching a global goal of reducing new infections in children by 90 per cent, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said on Friday ahead of World AIDS Day.