Human Rights Program
December 1st is World AIDS Day
We know that the people and communities most affected by HIV/AIDS are those with limited access to fundamental social and economic rights. Ninety five per cent of all AIDS cases occur in the world's poorest countries where women are now the prime victims and an incredible number of children are being orphaned every day.
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According to UNAIDS estimates, there are 31.3 million adults and 2.1 million children around the world living with HIV, and in 2008 about 2.7 million people became newly infected with the virus. According to the latest UNAIDS Global Report, there has been progress in stabilizing the epidemic globally. However, human rights violations – such as gender inequality, discrimination and stigma – still exist in many places worldwide and in all cases impede an effective response to the epidemic
Today, on World AIDS Day, we must break through these barriers.
The Public Service Alliance of Canada encourages its members and their families to wear the red ribbon on December 1st to bring attention to this epidemic, end discrimination and help lift the veil of ignorance about AIDS.
Read, discuss and learn more about HIV/AIDS and take action by putting pressure on our government to do its part to raise awareness, eliminate discrimination against people with HIV/AIDS and invest the necessary resources to find a cure.
Date Modified : 2010/01/29
