United Nations Department of Public
Information (UNDPI)
Joint United Nations Programme on
HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)
cordially invite you to
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a town hall meeting in observance of World AIDS Day
Friday,
30 November 2001 at 10:00 a.m.
Conference
Room 4, UN Headquarters, New York
WELCOMING REMARKS
Shashi Tharoor, Interim Head, Department of Public Information
OPENING
REMARKS
Han Seung-soo,President of the 56th session of the General Assembly
Louise Fréchette, Deputy Secretary-General
FEATURED
PARTICIPANTS INCLUDE
Nane Annan, lawyer, artist, advocate
and author
Noeleen Heyzer, Executive Director, United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM)
Thoraya Ahmed Obaid
, Executive Director, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
Reverend Canon Gideon Byamugisha,
Anglican priest living with HIV/AIDS (Uganda)
Mia Farrow,
UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador
Wendy Fitzwilliam,
Miss Universe 1998 (Trinidad and Tobago) and Goodwill Ambassador for HIV/AIDS
Danny Glover,
UNDP Goodwill Ambassador
Mathilde Krim, Ph.D., Founding Chairman and Chairman of the Board, amfAR
Charlotte Mjele,
youth activist on HIV/AIDS (South Africa)
Ana Oliveira, Executive Director, Gay Men’s Health Crisis
Denise Quiñones-August,
Miss Universe 2001 (Puerto Rico)
Ken Thomas,
Deputy Director for International Affairs, White House Office of National
AIDS Policy
Blaine Trump,
Vice-Chair, God’s Love We Deliver
Tom Viola,
Executive Director, Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS
MODERATOR
Daljit Dhaliwal, Anchor, ITN World News
and Channel 4 News (London)
CLOSING SEGMENT
Poetry
reading by Evert Eden (South Africa)
Performance by South African actors from
the Broadway musical The Lion King
This event is also co-sponsored by
United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
International Labour Organisation (ILO)
World Health Organization (WHO)
World Bank
United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM)
United Nations Volunteers (UNV)
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