10 Dec, 2009
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Dec 1 was World AIDS Day.
This is Chi Chi LaRue’s message.
WRAP IT UP!
Stop and think.
Play safe.
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Dec 1 was World AIDS Day. This is Chi Chi LaRue’s message. WRAP IT UP! Stop and think. Play safe. www.safesexishotsex.com
by Denis Burke
World AIDS Day was initiated by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 1988, and is recognised throughout the world as a key day to mobilise resources to combat HIV and AIDS, increase awareness of the disease and fight stigma and prejudice. It is an opportunity to remember and express solidarity with those living with and affected by HIV and AIDS.
Teachers have a key role to play in the global campaign to reverse the spread of HIV and AIDS. With no cure in sight, education, the ‘social vaccine’, is crucial to prevention and to combating HIV/AIDS.
AIDS has had a serious impact on the education sector worldwide. It is essential that teachers stand together to fight the disease, to protect our colleagues, our children and our future.
Education International encourages its affiliates to spend “One Hour on AIDS” on Tuesday 1 December 2009. To this end, EI has designed a ‘One Hour on AIDS’ activity kit for teachers to help them raise awareness amongst their students about HIV and AIDS on World AIDS Day which includes:
The idea is not to restrict teachers teaching about HIV/AIDS to only one hour per year, but to use the slogan as a guiding theme and the activity kit designed by EI as a starting point for further activities throughout the year. Teachers unions also show great creativity in organising events to mark World AIDS Day in schools which often reach out to the surrounding community.
Go to Education International website to download the ‘One Hour on AIDS toolkit’
To read more, go to www.worldaidscampaign.org
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Education International: One hour on AIDS by Denis Burke On World AIDS Day 2009, Education International invites teachers and students around the world to spend “One Hour on AIDS”. Building on the success of last year, EI hopes that the lesson proposed in the ‘One hour on AIDS’ activity kit will be taught in thousands [...]
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01 Dec, 2009
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UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message on World AIDS Day 2009 urges countries to protect people rather than punishing them.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (UN Photo/Evan Schneider)
New York, NY — Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: “The world is seeing signs of progress in reversing the AIDS epidemic in some countries. Investments in the AIDS response are producing results and saving lives.
At the same time, in global terms new infections are outpacing the gains achieved in putting people on treatment, and AIDS remains one of the leading causes of premature death globally.
On World AIDS Day this year, our challenge is clear: we must continue doing what works, but we must also do more, on an urgent basis, to uphold our commitment to reach universal access to HIV prevention, treatment, care and support by 2010.
This goal can be achieved only if we shine the full light of human rights on HIV. That means countering any form of HIV-related stigma and discrimination. It means eliminating violence against women and girls. It means ensuring access to HIV information and services.
I urge all countries to remove punitive laws, policies and practices that hamper the AIDS response, including travel restrictions against people living with HIV.
Successful AIDS responses do not punish people; they protect them.
In many countries, legal frameworks institutionalize discrimination against groups most at risk. Yet discrimination against sex workers, drug users and men who have sex with men only fuels the epidemic and prevents cost-effective interventions.
We must ensure that AIDS responses are based on evidence, not ideology, and reach those most in need and most affected.
People living with HIV can be powerful role models in guiding us to better approaches to prevention, health and human dignity. We must recognize their contributions and promote their active participation in all aspects of the AIDS response.
On this World AIDS Day, let us uphold the human rights of all people living with HIV, people at risk of infection, and children and families affected by the epidemic. Let us, especially at this time of economic crisis, use the AIDS response to generate progress towards the Millennium Development Goals. Most of all, let us act now.”
Source: UN
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message on World AIDS Day 2009 urges countries to protect people rather than punishing them. New York, NY — Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: “The world is seeing signs of progress in reversing the AIDS epidemic in some countries. Investments in the AIDS response are producing results and saving lives. At the same [...]
