Have you heard me today?
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Dear friends and colleagues,
FYI - in follow-up of the earlier message on same.
Bob Verbruggen
mailto:verbruggenb@unaids.org
(Important note: To order materials or for more information
mailto:wac@unaids.org or Sharad Agarwal, Campaigns Officer, UN-
AIDS, Geneva, Switzerland mailto:agarwals@unaids.org).
We are pleased to announce the launch of the new website of the
World AIDS Campaign on 'Women, Girls, HIV and AIDS' at
http://www.unaids.org/wac2004/index_en.htm
Campaign posters with the strapline 'Have you heard me today?'
explore how gender inequality fuels the AIDS epidemic, and can
now be viewed at this website.
The World AIDS Campaign hopes to encourage people to address the
vulnerability of women and girls to HIV - including the role of
men and boys in tackling the underlying gender inequalities that
fuel the epidemic. All over the world women do not enjoy the
same rights and access to employment, property and education as
men. Women and girls are also more likely to face sexual vio-
lence. This makes them more vulnerable to HIV and, as the pri-
mary care givers, to the impact of AIDS. The posters end with
the strong message: "Equality for women helps fight AIDS".
Campaign Materials
Hard copies of the World AIDS Campaign posters will be available
in English, French, Spanish and Russian by late October. We are
hoping to arrange for Arabic and Chinese versions as well. Based
on requests from previous years, blank templates of images and
text will also be available for local adaptation.
A host of other resources can also be found on the website that
could be useful to help analyze, plan and launch efforts around
the issue.
Around World AIDS Day
The global epidemiological update will be launched to the media
in the run-up to World AIDS Day, this year on 23 November. It
will include a section highlighting the impact of HIV and AIDS
on women and girls.
World AIDS Day 2004 falls on a Wednesday and we know that there
will be events all over the world both on the day and during the
weekends of 27-28 November and 4-5 December to maximize public
participation as well as holding media events on the day itself.
Write in to us with a brief summary (less than 200 words) of
your plans around World AIDS Day through a brief questionnaire
posted at www.unaids.org/wac2004/activityform.htm.on the Cam-
paign website dedicated to National Campaigns. We will be happy
to profile your activities/plans on the website.
MTV
As mentioned last month, the MTV/One World Audio and Video PSA
contest on the theme is open till 1 November 2004. Winners will
be announced on 1 December and the winning as well as the short-
listed entries will be made available through UNAIDS for advo-
cacy work. See details of the contest at the UNAIDS home page
http://www.unaids.org or the Campaign website
http://www.unaids.org/wac2004/index_en.htm
In addition, MTV is trying to source examples of past national
AIDS campaigns over the years and from across the world, as part
of a presentation to the upcoming Media Summit on the Evolution
of AIDS. If anyone would like to send campaign posters or images
to be considered as part of this important presentation, please
contact Simon Morris on Morris.Simon@mtvne.com before 12 Novem-
ber.
Don't Forget!
In the lead-up to World AIDS Day 2004, please keep us informed
of your innovations and plans around the theme of 'Women, Girls,
HIV and AIDS' and send in your feedback on the new website and
what you find most useful.
With best wishes,
The World AIDS Campaign
mailto:wac@unaids.org