World AIDS Day was marked across the globe on 30 November 2001.

Goodwill Ambassador of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Mpule Kwelagobe, has received the Jonathan Mann Award for her work on HIV/AIDS, at a ceremony in Chicago in December.

<p class="bodytext"> <b>BRATISLAVA, Slovakia</b> - Actions to protect women’s rights and meet their specific needs should become a standard part of any international response in wars and post-conflict situations, an expert meeting agreed here today.<