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• Transgenders vie for beauty crown in Chennai

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 732
  Chennai, Dec 20 (ANI): Transgenders from across the country vied for a beauty crown during a contest held here on Saturday. Organised by the Indian Community Welfare Organisation (ICWO), UNAIDS, and Action Aid, it was the first of its kind of contest held in the country.The contest drew around 150 participants from ...
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• Study finds orphanages are viable options for some children

  
  Science Blog - Science news straight from the source — Authority: 622
  DURHAM, N.C. -- A Duke University study of more than 3,000 orphaned and abandoned children in five Asian and African countries has found that children in institutional orphanages fare as well or better than those who live in the community. Link:  ...
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• Coming up, beauty pageant for transgenders

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 732
  Chennai, Dec 17 (IANS) A beauty pageant featuring transgenders would be organised here Saturday to sensitise people towards the rights of the community, an NGO official said Thursday.Organised by ActionAid, UNAIDS and the Indian Community Welfare Organisation, this one of a kind competition is expected to see the ...
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• Canadian Catherine Hankins suggests UNAIDS action against Uganda

  
  gay persons of color — Authority: 425
  Canadian Catherine Hankins, the chief scientific advisor for UNAIDS , has suggested that Uganda may lose its chance to be the home of a major AIDS research institution should the countrys parliament pass a bill that outlaws gay sex and includes a death provision for repeat offenders and people who are HIV-positive. ...
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• UN officials says Uganda may lose AIDS research centre

  
  PinkNews.co.uk — Authority: 691
  Uganda may lose the chance to host a major AIDS research institution if its parliament passes a bill against homosexuality, a United Nations official has said.
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• Changing the Battle Against AIDS in South Africa

  
  Human Rights Now - Amnesty International USA Blog — Authority: 133
  Yesterday on World AIDS Day , South Africa was in the news quite a bit. The executive director of UNAIDS was in Pretoria  for the commemoration and along with South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma, called for greater HIV prevention measures. South Africa has the largest population of person’s living with HIV- ...
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• Caribbean World AIDS Day’s 21st Annual Observances!

  
  Caribbean Islands Realty — Authority: 103
  Yesterday, December 1st, was a somber day of celebrations in the Caribbean for World AIDS Day.  The celebrations were focused on repealing the laws that criminalize homosexuality in all but two of the Caribbean islands.  Did you know that the Caribbean is second only to Sub-Saharan Africa in new HIV/AIDS ...
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• WHO/UNAIDS: HIV peaked in 1996

  
  PinkNews.co.uk — Authority: 144
  A new study says that the AIDS rate leveled off in 1996 at 33 million cases worldwide. Read more….
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• Around the World for World AIDS Day

  
  The New Gay — Authority: 490
  The queer community has had a long and storied past with the HIV/AIDS epidemic. This is, of course, unsurprising, as the disease was once known as the gay disease or gay cancer. In recent years, however, as the epidemic has spread beyond gay men and across the world, many LGBT people in my generation bristle at the ...
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• Light for Rights, World AIDS Day

  
  AWEARNESS: The Kenneth Cole Blog — Authority: 508
  The first rule of journalism should be: Do not attempt to cover a story in the bitter cold while taking photos at the same time. I learned this lesson last night, in Washington Square Park, at the Light for Rights event. Not to worry, however, as one hardly needed to take notes to capture the spirit of the ...
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• World Aids Day in Geneva points to progress

  
  GenevaLunch — Authority: 587
  Gold Disc Swiss artist Shana P singing her latest single “Regarde moi.” Students at Webster afterwards released 250 red and white bio balloons, as a symbol of solidarity and support to those living with HIV/Aids. Members of the Student Government Association handed out free condoms and information about HIV ...
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• South Africa Announces Treatment Plans for HIV-Positive Babies, Moms

  
  Truthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines — Authority: 742
  South African President Jacob “Bring Me My Machine Gun” Zuma has become an unlikely supporter of HIV care in his country, announcing Tuesday—World AIDS Day—new, expanded health care measures to be implemented for HIV-positive mothers and their babies.  —KA AP via Google News: Zuma compared the fight ...
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• UN rejects punishment for homosexuality in 80 countries

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 732
  New York, Dec 2 (DPA) Some 80 countries still penalise homosexuals, including passing criminal laws that fuel discrimination against them, the joint UN programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) said.On World AIDS Day, UNAIDS said that such laws have prevented effective national responses to help those living with HIV and are ...
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• 2 things that you can do for World AIDS Day

  
  Oxfam News Blog — Authority: 146
  HIV and AIDS ribbon The first thing that you can do for World AIDS Day, after you’ve finished reading this, of course, is read an excellent and very personal story from Oxfam global ambassador, Annie Lennox. She talks about how she got involved with the Stop AIDS campaign after she met Zackie Achmat, an HIV ...
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• World AIDS Day 2009 – S. Africa treats babies

  
  ICM Commercial & Business News — Authority: 436
  On World AIDS Day 2009, South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma has announced that the country will treat all babies under the age of one who test HIV positive – and he has also pledged to again take the HIV test himself. According to UNAIDS, in 2007 there were around 7.5 million people living with HIV in South ...
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• Naomi Watts To Cut The Lights For World AIDS Day

  
  Look To The Stars News: Latest — Authority: 561
  The lights on the Washington Square Park Memorial Arch will go off at 6:15 pm tonight, December 1, for World AIDS Day. The New York City Light for Rights event will feature United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, amfAR chairman Kenneth Cole, UNAIDS Goodwill Ambassador Naomi Watts , New York City ...
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• World AIDS Day 2009 Google and twitter are turned red

  
  Ub News — Authority: 544
  World AIDS Day 2009 Google and twitter are turned red and supporting with red ribbon.Everyone is joining hands to raise awareness and support the 33 million people living with HIV/AIDS. Google has also come up to help the people living with Aids. Google has flashedOn its homepage that today is ‘World AIDS Day’ and ...
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• Updates for World AIDS Day

  
  Swords into Plowshares — Authority: 136
  December 1 is World AIDS Day . The Presbyterian International AIDS Office notes that several updates and reports have been released in the last few days. These indicate that though much work remains to be done, there is good news to share. 1) According to UNAIDS 2009 AIDS Epidemic Update , there is an eight-year ...
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• MagicAteamPSA.wmv

  
  NBA Video — Authority: 173
  The PSA produced by the Hip-Hop Summit Youth Council of NBA Legend Magic Johnson helping us launch the A-TEAM’s EPACT initiative for “World AIDS Day.” Watch out for the Hip-Hop ‘Hood Report. This launch was in association with the Clinton HIV/AIDS initiative, UNAIDS (the United Nations), StarFest ...
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• “Stop the Counter” events to mark World AIDS Day 2009 in Yerevan, Armenia

  
  Unzipped: Gay Armenia — Authority: 426
  This year, group of Armenian NGOs united to mark World AIDS Day with a broad range of actions. Other individuals and organisations stage World AIDS Day related events too. Organisers held a press conference today which has been widely reported by Armenian online media. As Tert.am rightly pointed out, the ...
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