The writer is Executive Director of UNAIDS and Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations. A woman is vaccinated against COVID-19 in the indigenous community of Concordia, Colombia. Meanwhile, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres repeated his call for the G20 to establish a Task Force “able to deal with the pharmaceutical companies and other key stakeholders”, which would […]
Author: henry
To End AIDS, We Need to End Punitive Laws Perpetuating the Pandemic
The 24th International AIDS Conference is taking place in Montreal, July 29 to August 2. A man is tested for HIV at a health centre in Odienné, Côte d’Ivoire. Credit: UNICEF/Frank Dejongh MONTREAL, Aug 2 2022 (IPS) – This week, the global HIV response community is to address the crisis of stalling progress that is […]
Parliamentarians Tackle Youth Employment, SRHR in Post-COVID Asia and Pacific
Delegates at the Youth Empowerment: Education, Employment and Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights forum held in Phnom Penh, Kingdom of Cambodia. Credit: APDA JOHANNESBURG, Mar 8 2023 (IPS) – With more than 600 million youth aged between 18 and 24 in the Asia and Pacific region, putting their issues front and center is crucial. […]