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Monthly Archives: October 2009
HIV/AIDS talk today in Wellington
Our global HIV chief Jimmy Kolker is giving a talk today in Wellington at the Centre for Global Action, level 2 James Smiths Corner. Jimmy will discuss the key findings of the recent “Towards Universal Access” HIV status report, with recent indicators from PNG and the Pacific highlighted, specifically antiretroviral therapy access and uptake, and [...]
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Global HIV/AIDS Chief Visiting Wellington
Our global HIV chief, Jimmy Kolker, will be here in Wellington next week. This coincides with the recent release of a joint progress report by UNICEF, WHO and UNAIDS – “Towards Universal Access: Scaling Up Priority HIV/AIDS Interventions In The Health Sector” which details progress made in the last year regarding antiretroviral therapy (ART) uptake [...]
Our hearts go out to the children and families of Samoa
Our hearts go out to the children and families of Samoa and the terrible suffering they are enduring from the effects of a natural disaster. Last week I attended a hui in Auckland, convened by CPAG – the Child Poverty Action Group, and the on going suffering of many children in this country was brought [...]
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World March for Peace and Non-Violence
Despite the windy Wellington weather, the World March for Peace and Non-violence got off to a great start today on the anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi’s birthday. UNICEF was there in solidarity with other individuals and organisations promoting a global movement for peace. The march will now travel through an amazing 90 countries over the next [...]
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