S Asia meet on AIDS to begin Feb. 3 in capital

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KATHMANDU, Feb. 1: Executive Director of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Carol Bellamy will arrive here tomorrow to participate in the high level conference on HIV/AIDS “Accelerating the momentum in the fight against HIV/AIDS in South Asia” to be held here from Feb. 3 to 4.
The conference is being hosted by His Majesty’s Government and sponsored by the UNICEF regional office for South Asia and UNAIDS.

High level delegations from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka comprising senior ministers, parliamentarians, civil society leaders, people living with AIDS, religious leaders and representatives of the South Asia Regional Forum for Young People on HIV/AIDS which met in Kathmandu on 15 to 18 December 2002 will attend the conference.
The UNAIDS Executive Director, Dr. Peter Piot and the special envoy of the UN Secretary-General for HIV/AIDS in Asia, Dr. Nafis Sadik are scheduled to address the delegates and actively participate in the sessions.

The minister in charge of the presidency from Uganda, and senior public health officials from Thailand will share the experiences gained in HIV/AIDS prevention and care in their countries.

During the visit Ms. Bellamy is to meet with His Majesty the King and the Prime Minister to get a better understanding of the situation of children in Nepal.

She will also hold discussions with civil society organisations, international organisations, development partners, media, children and young people to stress the urgent need to advance children as zones of peace in Nepal.

Meanwhile, welcoming the recently announced cease-fire, Ms. Bellamy has said, “this offers a unique window of opportunity to refocus on children and the human development agenda”.S Asia meet on AIDS to begin Feb. 3 in capital.

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