HIV/AIDS gets the world's full attention

In its first major policy statement on HIV and AIDS, the World Summit on Sustainable Development has put the pandemic firmly on the Conference agenda. "Because of its importance in social and economic terms, we see tackling it as absolutely central to our agenda," said Summit Secretary-General Nitin Desai.

Auntie Merle's' recipe for HIV/AIDS

HIV/AIDS is a serious disease but when Auntie Merle, aka popular local comedian Marc Lottering, enters with her lemon meringues and her recipe for HIV/AIDS in the Workplace, the ice is broken and the subject given a lighter tone.

Banks promise not to evict orphans of HIV/AIDS

Banks had agreed to allow orphans of HIV/AIDS to stay in houses even if they did not have the money to pay the outstanding bonds, said Bob Tucker, the Chief Executive of the Banking Council.

Gold Fields' participatory approach to HIV/AIDS

There is a sense in South Africa that the corporate world is failing to play an active part in the fight against HIV/AIDS, particularly in relation to the actuarial impact of the disease on the companies themselves. Gold Fields, however, had been addressing this pandemic disease for almost 15 years, said Ian Cockerill, its chief executive.

Pooling capacities against HIV/AIDS in Pietermaritzburg

Zanele Hlatshwayo, the Deputy Mayor of Pietermaritzburg, could well have spent her days attending meetings, making pleasant speeches and keeping the peace. This would have been easier than trying to turn the tide of HIV/AIDS, which, by conservative estimates, has infected more than 10 000 people living within a short distance of Hlatshwayo's grand brick Victorian offices.

School Feeding Scheme for HIV/AIDS Orphans

The World Food Programme (WFP) in Zambia is planning an urban school feeding programme to help keep HIV/AIDS orphans in class, and support HIV/AIDS-affected families struggling to cope with the impact of the disease and rising food prices.

They brought me back from death

Programme involved in row over UN funding takes the load off hospitals by treating HIV-positive people as outpatients.

HIV/AIDS, human resources and sustainable development

At the heart of sustainable development lies the integration and balancing of social, economic and environmental priorities.

Secretary Powell to participate in 2002 African Affairs Series

U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell, Assistant Secretary of State Walter Kansteiner, UNAIDS Director Peter Piot, U.S. Agency for International Development Assistant Administrator for Africa Constance Berry Newman, and New Partnership for Africa€™s Development (NEPAD) Steering Committee Chair Professor Wiseman Nkuhlu are among the global leaders participating in the Constituency for Africa€™s annual Ronald H. Brown African Affairs Series taking place in Washington, D.C., September 9-17, 2002.

Death on the doorstep of the summit

As thousands of delegates converge on Johannesburg for the World Summit on Sustainable Development, 13 million people face severe food shortages and famine across Southern Africa. This crisis has many causes.