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Head of embattled UNAids to leave post immediately
Published on 08/05/2019
» GENEVA: The UN Aids agency says its executive director is leaving the post immediately, following allegations he mishandled sexual assault claims at the agency.
One in three UN employees have been sexually harassed: survey
AFP, Published on 16/01/2019
» UNITED NATIONS (UNITED STATES) - A third of United Nations employees have reported experiencing sexual harassment at the world body over the last two years, according to the findings of the first-ever survey on such misconduct released Tuesday.
Under-fire UNAIDS chief offers to resign in June
AFP, Published on 13/12/2018
» GENEVA - Scandal-plagued UNAIDS head Michel Sidibe offered Thursday to resign in June, following an expert report that said his "defective leadership" had plunged the agency into crisis.
UNAIDS plagued by 'failed' leadership
AFP, Published on 07/12/2018
» GENEVA: UNAIDS, under fire over a mishandled sexual assault investigation, suffers from "a broken organisational culture," where leaders fail "to accept responsibility" and fear among staff is rampant, an expert report said Friday.
Celebrations greet India's ruling to allow gay sex
AFP, Published on 07/09/2018
» NEW DELHI: India's Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a ban on gay sex sparking emotional and joyous celebrations among activists after a decades-long campaign against a colonial-era law used to clamp down on homosexual rights.
Record 3 in 5 HIV-carriers now have access to drugs: UN
AFP, Published on 18/07/2018
» PARIS: Almost three in five people infected with HIV, or 21.7 million globally, took antiretroviral therapy in 2017 -- a new record for anti-AIDS drug access, the UN's HIV/AIDS agency said Wednesday.
'Sugar daddies' and 'blessers': A threat to AIDS fight
AFP, Published on 21/07/2016
» DURBAN (SOUTH AFRICA) - Lebogang Motsumi, 27, still remembers the moment when she learnt she had contracted HIV from a man a decade her senior.
AIDS summit opens with warnings that progress at risk
AFP, Published on 18/07/2016
» DURBAN (SOUTH AFRICA) - More than 18,000 scientists, campaigners and donors opened a major AIDS conference in South Africa on Monday, issuing stark warnings that recent gains in the fight against the disease were under threat.
Quest to end AIDS epidemic at risk: UN
AFP, Published on 12/07/2016
» GENEVA - Efforts to end the global AIDS pandemic by 2030 are lagging, the UN warned Tuesday, decrying rising numbers of new HIV infections among adults in many regions, with Russia especially hard-hit.
Man of the people
Asia focus, Tanyatorn Tongwaranan, Published on 08/02/2016
» There are no traces of pretense or vanity about Michel Sidibé. When he enters a room, laughter and high spirits take over. His simple attire underlines his humility and his ebullient manner speaks to the joy he takes in being around others and helping them.