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18 stories found over the past 45 days
UN, Lancet journal to hold meeting on AIDS response and global health

19 June 2013 – Heads of State, policymakers, scientists, advocates and private sector leaders will come together for the first time this month to explore how the AIDS response can be used to shape the future of global health in a United Nations-led meeting in Lilongwe, Malawi.

UNAIDS welcomes new study, reiterates support for antiretroviral treatment

13 June 2013 – The United Nations agency leading the global HIV/AIDS response today reiterated its strong support for a combined approach to prevent new HIV infections among injecting drug users, while welcoming a new study of the positive impact of an antiretroviral medicine.

Ban calls on Member States to press ahead with efforts to realize AIDS-free world

10 June 2013 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called on Member States to press ahead with efforts to realize the vision of a world free of AIDS, as the United Nations General Assembly met to consider progress in the global struggle against the epidemic.

Partnering for new global development agenda tops discussion at UN forum in Ethiopia

07 June 2013 – A global partnership for development is critical to underpin the post-2015 development agenda, a senior United Nations official today said at an international forum in Ethiopia to discuss poverty eradication and sustainable development after the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

Ban appeals to philanthropists to help fight five deadly diseases, curb cholera in Haiti

05 June 2013 – Secretary-General ban Ki-moon today appealed to philanthropists to “make a smart investment in the world’s future” by joining the United Nations in accelerating the fight against five of the most deadly infectious diseases which kill millions of people every year.

UN chief urges teamwork, power of sports, to help build peaceful, prosperous future

05 June 2013 – Sport is a valuable vehicle to reach peace and development objectives, including health, education and gender equality, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today at an international forum in New York.

South African epidemiologist to lead panel of expert scientists on HIV – UN agency

03 June 2013 – The head of the United Nations agency leading the global HIV/AIDS response today appointed South African scientist Salim S. Abdool Karim to chair a panel set up to provide advice on how new research and innovations can help tackle the epidemic.

Post-2015 development agenda an ‘historic’ opportunity to eradicate poverty – UN chief

30 May 2013 – The world has an historic opportunity to eradicate extreme poverty and achieve sustainability and equality for all through the new post-2015 development agenda, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today, launching a report that outlines a new framework to build on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

Turkmenistan has long way to go in ensuring human rights, says UN official

28 May 2013 – Despite some progress, Turkmenistan still has a long way to go in promoting human rights, says a senior United Nations official, who cited the need to address issues such as judicial independence, discrimination and the plight of vulnerable groups.

Mariam Gamous: In Sudan, a mission to reform Darfur's prisons

28 May 2013 – Fighting in Darfur, Sudan has killed an estimated 300,000 people and displaced some 2 million others. Mariam Gamous, a Darfur native and civilian peacekeeper with the UN-African Union mission in Darfur, known by the acronym UNAMID, was there when the troubles began in 2003.