Workplace issues on HIV/AIDS and TB and HIV/AIDS were
the two cross cutting themes during the 2006 World AIDS
Day commemoration for UN staff and family, supported by
UNIC Pretoria.
The Resident Coordinator Ms Scholastica Kimaryo,
UNICEF Resident Representative
Mr. Macharia Kamau and ILO Director
Ms. Judica-Amri Makhetha gave keynote addresses.
A UN staff member shared his experiences on HIV/AIDS
support in the workplace.
On 3 December, 2005 UNIC
Sana'a organized in cooperation with UNICEF
a round table discussion for the media with the theme of "HIV/AIDS:
Stand up to the challenge (it is everyone's responsibility)."
Around 50 media representatives attended. Dr. Fawzia Gharamah,
National Coordinator of AIDS Program at the Ministry of Public
Health and Population, and Mr. Hussein Basalim, Deputy Minister
of Information, spoke at the seminar.
UNIC
Yaounde organized a commemoration of World
AIDS Day. The event included a panel discussion, in which
the UN Resident Coordinator, Mrs. De Mowbray, participated
together with representatives from the WHO and UNAIDS. There
was also a speech delivered by H.E. Catherine Bakang Mbock,
the Minister of Women's Affairs.
