Tuesday, June 14, 2011

World leaders gather at UN to chart future response to HIV/AIDS

Top United Nations officials today issued a call to action to end AIDS, stressing the need for a broad partnership among governments, the private sector and civil society to combat an epidemic that is still wreaking havoc 30 years after the first case was reported.

"We have reached a critical moment in time," General Assembly President Joseph Deiss said at the start of the High-Level Meeting on HIV/AIDS, which brings together some 30 heads of State and government, along with senior officials, representatives of international organizations, civil society and people living with HIV.

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