PRESS CONFERENCE ON CONGRESS FOR AIDS IN ASIA AND PACIFIC

The upcoming Sixth International Congress for AIDS in Asia and the Pacific (ICAAP) would be a free zone for genuine discussion, cooperation, and interchange among elements of society and government, as well as infected and affected communities, Dennis Altman, one of the gathering's co-Chairs, said at a Headquarters press conference this afternoon.

PRESS CONFERENCE BY KENYA

The enactment of legislation to make cheaper anti-retroviral drugs available to HIV/AIDS sufferers did not automatically confer accessibility to the medicines, Kenyan Public Health Minister Sam Ongeri told correspondents this afternoon.

PRESS BRIEFING BY UNICEF GOODWILL AMBASSADOR HARRY BELAFONTE

PRESS CONFERENCE BY PRIME MINISTER OF IRELAND

PRESS CONFERENCE BY GLOBAL BUSINESS COUNCIL ON HIV/AIDS

In the fight against HIV/AIDS, businesses have done less than 10 per cent of what they should have been doing so far, Richard C. Holbrooke, former United States Ambassador to the United Nations and President and CEO of the Global Business Council on HIV/AIDS, told correspondents this morning during a press conference at Headquarters.

PRESS CONFERENCE ON EUROPEAN 'HOSPITAL SOLIDARITY' INITIATIVE

ILO DIRECTOR GENERAL INTRODUCES CODE OF PRACTICES ON AIDS

Of the 36 million people infected with HIV/AIDS, 23 million are in the workplace, the Director General of the International Labour Organization (ILO), Juan Somavia,told correspondents this morning during a Headquarters press conference where he introduced the ILO Code of Practice on HIV/AIDS.

PRESS BRIEFING ON ACCESS OF POOR COUNTRIES TO HIV/AIDS TREATMENTS

The leading international research-based pharmaceutical companies support strengthening the ability of the poorest countries to access health care prevention strategies and treatment, according to a statement distributed by the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers at a Headquarters press briefing this afternoon related to the General Assembly’s special session on HIV/AIDS.

PRESS CONFERENCE BY PRESIDENT OF NIGERIA

Nigeria would contribute up to $10 million to the Global AIDS and Health Fund proposed by Secretary-General Kofi Annan, President Olusegun Obasanjo of that country said at a Headquarters press conference this afternoon.

PRESS BRIEFING BY PRIME MINISTER OF SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS