2004 worldwide commemoration focuses on women, girls, HIV, AIDS
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World AIDS Day, sponsored by the United Nations, the World Health Organization and various other government and civil associations, was commemorated Dec. 1. Instituted 1988 by the World Health Organization
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More women and children are taking the impact of HIV/AIDS in the world as the disease affects millions in the work force yearly, a report by the International Labor Organization (ILO) indicated.
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ISLAMABAD, 29 November (IRIN) - On Monday, Pakistan began hosting a three-day conference addressing the impact of HIV/AIDS on women and girls in the Asia Pacific region.
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The White House and US embassies around the world dimmed their lights Wednesday to commemorate World AIDS Day, this year dedicated to empowering women and girls in the fight against the disease.
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Every December 1st, the United Nations spearheads commemorations of the global AIDS epidemic and this year, the focus is on women and girls.
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The Aids pandemic rampaging around the globe will not be stopped without radical social change to improve the lot of women and girls, who now look likely to die in greater numbers than men, United Nations agencies said yesterday.
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United Nations officials last week led the world marking the 17th annual World AIDS Day by calling for societies to enable women to protect themselves at a time when nearly half of the 37.2 million people infected are female.
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The Gambia today joins the rest of the world to mark World Aids Day, with President Jammeh calling on all leaders to use spiritual teachings and religious scriptures to emphasize morality in society as well as compassion, healing and support for People
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VATICAN CITY, NOV. 24, 2004 .- The Pontifical Council for Health Care Workers has released this statement for World AIDS Day.
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TOMORROW is World Aids Day, and this is the 17th year this annual event has taken place to raise awareness of one of the most serious global, national and local public health issues.
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World AIDS Day today aims to celebrate progress made against the global epidemic that has killed 30 million in two decades and left 40 million more infected.
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The AIDS pandemic rampaging around the globe will not be stopped without radical social change to improve the lot of women and girls, who now look likely to die in greater numbers than men, UN agencies said on Tuesday.
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This month, World AIDS Day was observed to remember those who have died from the disease and those who are living with the HIV virus that causes it.
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HIV EPIDEMIC is rapidly spreading across the world, and according to a UN report, it is estimated that by the end of year 2004 more than forty million people including 18.
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The World Health Organization (WHO)and the International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA) are joining hands to address stigma and discrimination in the context of HIV/AIDS to mark the Human Rights Day on Friday.
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Tuesday, December 1 is World AIDS Day, and in anticipation of this event, UNAIDS and the World Health Organization has released a report documenting the increase in the spread of AIDS worldwide.
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Participants at a day&#39;s seminar organized by the Gender Studies and Human Rights Documentation Centre have blamed the high numbers of women living with HIV/AIDS on gender inequities and the lack of adequate legislations on women&#39;s rights.