In progress at UNHQ

HIV/AIDS


SG/2068-AIDS/1
20/02/2001
Press Release
SG/2068
AIDS/1


UN SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS ON GOVERNMENTS TO TAKE UP AIDS CHALLENGE


Seeks Global Commitment to Reverse AIDS Spread


Declaring the HIV/AIDS epidemic “the most formidable development challenge of our time”, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan, in a report released today, calls on governments to secure a global commitment for intensified and coordinated action.