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HIV / AIDS
New York, July 19 (Just Earth News): More than 18,000 global leaders, scientists, advocates, and frontline health workers gathered on Monday in Durban, South Africa, for a United Nations-cosponsored international conference on AIDS, to advance knowledge about HIV and build innovative partnerships to strengthen global response to the endemic. more
Addressing AIDS conference in South Africa, Ban calls for scaling up global response

New York, July 19 (Just Earth News): More than 18,000 global leaders, scientists, advocates, and frontline health workers gathered on Monday in Durban, South Africa, for a United Nations-cos ...

Adolescents are dying of AIDS at an alarming rate, UN agency warns

New York, July 19 (Just Earth News): An average of 29 adolescents between the ages of 15 and 19 are infected with HIV every hour, according to the United Nations Children's Fund, which is ca ...

Cancer-fighting gene immunotherapy shows promise as treatment for HIV

Boston, July 16 (Just Earth News): A type of immunotherapy that has shown promising results against cancer could also be used against HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.

UN General Assembly adopts political declaration to fast-track progress on ending AIDS

New York, June 9 (Just Earth News):At a high-level meeting on ending AIDS that opened at the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday, Member States adopted a new political declaration t ...

UN urges collective action ahead of forum to fast-track AIDS response over next five years

New York, June 7 (Just Earth News):While much has been done over the past few years to halt and reverse the AIDS epidemic, the international community is set to gather for a three-day meetin ...

New UN report shows that urgent action is needed to end the AIDS epidemic by 2030

New York, May 7 (Just Earth News/IBNS): A new report released by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warns that the AIDS epidemic could be prolonged indefinitely if urgent action is ...

Workplace stress ‘a collective challenge’ as work-life boundaries become blurred – UN

New York, Apr 29 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Marking World Day for Safety and Health at Work, the United Nations’ International Labour Organization (ILO) on Thurssday outlined the findings of ...

UN report urges rights-based approach to reduce HIV infections among drug users

New York, Apr 16 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Ahead of next week’s General Assembly special session on drugs, the United Nations agency leading the world’s HIV/AIDS response has released a ne ...

United Nations News Centre - ‘Stand out and stand together,’ says UN on Zero Discrimination Day

New York, Mar 2 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The United Nations agency leading the world’s HIV/AIDS response Tuesday called on the international community to celebrate individuality, as it obse ...