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urges in message to summit of Eurasia media leaders

 

Following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s message to the Eurasia Media Leader’s Summit on HIV/AIDS in Moscow, today, 27 October 2004:

NEW UN REPORT CITES DEVASTATING EFFECTS OF HIV/AIDS

NEW YORK, 16 September (Department of Economic and Social Affairs) -- The HIV/AIDS epidemic will have devastating consequences in the decades to come for virtually every sector of society ranging from households and farms, to growth of whole economies, according to a new report, The Impact of AIDS, issued today by the Department of Economic and Social Affairs’ Population Division.

AFRICAN MEETING ON TREATMENT, CARE FOR PERSONS LIVING

WITH HIV/AIDS OPENS IN ADDIS ABABA

(Reissued as received.)

COMMISSION ON HIV/AIDS AND GOVERNANCE IN AFRICA to meet in Botswana, 26 – 27 July;

Focus: PREVENTION OF MOTHER-TO-CHILD TRANSMISSION; ACCESS TO TREATMENT AND CARE

(Reissued as received.)

UN-Supported Global Media AIDS Initiative Announces New Efforts

in Russia, India, China, Indonesia, United States

ASIA-PACIFIC’S IMPRESSIVE ANTI-POVERTY GAINS COULD BE REVERSED BY HIV/AIDS,

SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL TO BANGKOK MINISTERIAL MEETING

Following are Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s remarks at the opening ceremony of the Asia-Pacific Ministerial Meeting on HIV/AIDS in Bangkok, 11 July:

I am glad to meet with you at this critical juncture in the fight against AIDS in the Asia-Pacific region.

STRONGER LEADERSHIP NEEDED AT EVERY LEVEL IN FIGHT AGAINST HIV/AIDS,

SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL IN ADDRESS TO BANGKOK CONFERENCE

Following is Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s address to the XV International AIDS Conference in Bangkok, 11 July:

DRUG OFFICE CHIEF UNDERSCORES NEED TO CHECK SPREAD OF HIV/AIDS

THROUGH SHARING OF NEEDLES AMONG DRUG USERS

(Reissued as received.)

‘GLOBAL EMERGENCY’ OF HIV/AIDS REQUIRES RESOLUTE, SWIFT, COMPREHENSIVE RESP0NSE,

SAYS DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL IN REMARKS TO NEW YORK MEETING

Following are Deputy Secretary-General Louise Fréchette’s remarks at a High-Level Global Consultation on linking HIV/AIDS with Sexual and Reproductive Health, in New York, 7 June: