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Message: Landmark meeting is taking place at the United Nations in New York HANOI, 8 June 2016—A high-level delegation from Viet Nam will join other world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly High-Level Meeting on Ending AIDS, which is taking place at the United Nations in New York, United States of America from 8 to 10 June 2016. The delegation is led by Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam, Chair of the National Committee for AIDS, Drugs and Prostitution Prevention and Control. During the meeting, countries will agree to a new Political Declaration on Ending AIDS. A key element will... https://vietnam.unaids.org/viet-nam-key-partner-high-level-meeting-ending-aids/
Message: A new report released by the United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, warns that the AIDS epidemic could be prolonged indefinitely if urgent action is not implemented within the next five years. The report, On the Fast-Track to end the AIDS epidemic, reveals that the extraordinary acceleration of progress made over the past 15 years could be lost and urges all partners to concentrate their efforts to increase and front-load investments to ensure that the global AIDS epidemic is ended as a public health threat by 2030. Read the full report at http://sgreport.unaids.org/pdf/20160423_SGreport_HLM_en.pdf “The AIDS response has delivered more than results. It has delivered the aspiration and the... https://vietnam.unaids.org/fast-track-ending-aids-epidemic-report-secretary-general/
Message: Ha Noi, 1 December 2013 – On the 25th World AIDS Day, the United Nations congratulates the Government of Viet Nam for its achievements against the HIV epidemic, and calls on the nation’s leaders to make wise investments in the HIV response to ensure Viet Nam achieves national and global targets. “Viet Nam has made great progress against HIV. But big challenges remain. It is critical for Viet Nam to focus precious national resources on three things: the right people, the right places and scaling up the most effective interventions,” said Dr. Kristan Schoultz, Country Director of UNAIDS Viet Nam and Convenor of... https://vietnam.unaids.org/united-nations-in-viet-nam-calls-for-smarter-investment-on-aids-to-accelerate-the-getting-to-zero/
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Message: Message on International day against homophobia and transphobia (IDAHO) 17th May 2013 Michel Sidibé UNAIDS Executive Director More than 30 years ago, gay men lit the first spark that kindled the world’s response to the AIDS epidemic. Thanks to the audacity and courage of lesbians, gays, bisexuals, and transgender people, we have now seen extraordinary progress against AIDS around the world. However, stigma and discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity still drive new HIV infections and are an obstacle to treatment efforts in every part of the world. We call on political and community leaders to cast aside... https://vietnam.unaids.org/unaids-executive-directors-message-on-2013-idaho/
Message: Ha Noi, 17 May 2012 – On the occasion of the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHO), UNAIDS stands together with our gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender friends to celebrate diversity and to speak out against discrimination and violence. The growing number of IDAHO events held in Viet Nam each year is an indication of the growing confidence of gays, lesbians, bi-sexuals and transgenders (LGBT), and the growing openness and tolerance emerging in Viet Nam. However, LGBT still experience violence and discrimination because of their sexual orientation or gender identity. “A society’s value should not be based on money... https://vietnam.unaids.org/press-statement-on-international-day-against-homophobia/
Message: Hanoi, 6 September 2011 – The United Nations in Viet Nam has released the following position paper on administrative detention for sex workers and people who use drugs in Viet Nam. Click here to download the paper. https://vietnam.unaids.org/new-un-position-paper-on-administrative-detention-for-sex-workers-and-people-who-use-drugs/
Message: Ha Noi, 29 August 2011 – United Nations (UN) and Vietnamese officials participating in the 10th International Congress on HIV/AIDS in Asia and the Pacific (ICAAP10) are urging for better focused programmes, stronger legal and policy reforms and more sustainable funding for HIV from domestic resources. ICAAP—the biggest regional event on HIV/AIDS—is taking place 26-30 August in Bussan, Korea. The response to HIV in Asia and the Pacific is currently at a crossroads where there are impressive gains across the region but progress is fragile. Most countries including Viet Nam are a long way from achieving universal access goals for HIV... https://vietnam.unaids.org/viet-nam-and-asia-pacific-countries-aiming-for-zero-new-hiv-infections/
Message: Ha Noi, 21 June 2011 – The United Nations in Viet Nam welcomes the opening on 18 June of the first methadone co-pay clinic in Viet Nam as part of the country’s ongoing efforts to prevent HIV infection among people who inject drugs and to build a more sustainable and multi-sectoral response to HIV. This community-led clinic is the first methadone clinic under the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs, the focal ministry for drug dependence issues in Viet Nam. The United Nations strongly encourages expansion of community based methadone treatment as part of a holistic approach to drug dependency... https://vietnam.unaids.org/united-nations-in-viet-nam-welcomes-the-countrys-first-methadone-co-pay-clinic-in-hai-phong/
