World Aids Day December 1, 2012 ?Working Together for an AIDS-Free Generation"

Laidback Al · Nov 28, 2012

World Aids Day December 1, 2012 ?Working Together for an AIDS-Free Generation"

Background
World AIDS Day is celebrated around the world on December 1st each year. It has become one of the most recognized international health days and a key opportunity to raise awareness, commemorate those who have passed on, and celebrate victories, such as increased access to treatment and prevention services.

UNAIDS took the lead on campaigning for World AIDS Day from its creation until 2004. From 2004 onwards the World AIDS Campaign?s Global Steering Committee began selecting a theme for World AIDS Day in consultation with civil society, organisations and government agencies involved in the AIDS response.

Themes run for one or two years and are not just specific to World AIDS Day. Campaigning slogans such as ?Stop AIDS. Keep the Promise? have been used year-round to hold governments accountable for their HIV and AIDS related commitments.

Link http://www.un.org/en/events/aidsday/2012/background.shtml

The United Nations Response -

Resolutions:

General Assembly

Security Council

Economic and Social Council

Secretary-General's Reports

UNAIDS Reports:

2012 UNAIDS World AIDS Day Report

2011 UNAIDS World AIDS Day Report

UNAIDS Outlook 2010

Agenda for Accelerated Country Action for Women, Girls, Gender Equality and HIV

Children and AIDS: Fourth Stocktaking Report, 2009

UNAIDS Outcome Framework 2009-2011 ?Joint Action for Results?
Guidelines on construction of core indicators (2010 reporting)

What countries need: Investments needed for 2010 targets

AIDS Outlook 2009

Report on the global AIDS epidemic

Declarations:

Political Declaration on HIV and AIDS: Intensifying Our Efforts to Eliminate HIV and AIDS (2011)

Ministerial Declaration adopted at the first meeting of Ministers of Health and Education to stop HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted infections in Latin America and the Caribbean "Prevention through education"

Political Declaration on HIV/AIDS

Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS

Previous Observances

2011: Getting to Zero - Zero New HIV Infections. Zero Discrimination and Zero AIDS-Related Deaths

2010: Universal Access and Human Rights

2009: Stop AIDS: Keep the Promise

2008: Lead, Empower, Deliver

2007: Take the Lead: Stop AIDS, Keep the Promise

2006: Stop AIDS: Keep the Promise

2005: Stop AIDS, Keep the Promise

2004: Have you heard me today?

2003: Live and Let Live!

2002: Live and Let Live!

2001: I care, do you?

2000: AIDS: Men Make a Difference

1999: The Children Left Behind

From USA.gov -

World AIDS Day is Saturday, December 1. The 2012 theme is "Working Together for an AIDS-Free Generation".

It has been more than 30 years since the first cases of AIDS were reported in the U.S. HIV is still a reality for more than a million Americans. Nearly one of every five people living with HIV in the U.S. doesn?t know it.

If you want to help create an AIDS-free generation, participate in the Facing Aids Initiative, get resources to plan an event, read the National HIV/AIDS Strategy, and more at AIDS.gov.

To get tested for HIV, locate a testing site near you by sending a text message with your ZIP code to "KNOWIT" (566948) or visit HIVtest.org.

Learn more about World AIDS Day.
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World Aids Day December 1, 2012 ?Working Together for an AIDS-Free Generation"

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