Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) Executive Director Michel Sidibe (L) talks to U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon during a news conference in Kenya's capital Nairobi, March 31, 2011, after outlining new recommendations to reach the 2015 goals for the AIDS epidemic response. Discrimination, stigma and gender inequality are threatening to undermine progress in the fight against HIV/AIDS, 30 years after the deadly virus took its first toll, the U.N. chief said on Thursday. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya (KENYA - Tags: POLITICS HEALTH) 

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (R) receives the Award of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV / AIDS for his leadership, from the UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibe, during a ceremony in Brasilia December 1, 2010. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes (BRAZIL - Tags: HEALTH POLITICS) 

Alba, 38, an AIDS carrier since 2003 and mother of four sons who are non AIDS-carriers, poses for a photograph with two of her sons inside the Integral Attention Center of Escuela hospital in Tegucigalpa November 30, 2010. In Central and South America, new HIV infections were an estimated 92,000 in 2009, bringing to 1.4 million the number of people there who have HIV. An estimated 68,000 people died of AIDS-related illnesses there in 2009, according to a report by the Joint U.N. Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). World AIDS day is on December 1. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido (HONDURAS - Tags: HEALTH SOCIETY) 

Indian policemen patrol near the Red Ribbon express train at Jammu Railway station November 10, 2008. The train aims to spread awareness on HIV-AIDS to promote safe sexual practices and fighting stigma and discrimination against people living with HIV-AIDS. The train will cover more than 27,000 km (17,000 miles) making 180 stops, covering 166 districts across the country in a year, according to the country's National AIDS Control Organisation website. REUTERS/Amit Gupta (INDIAN-ADMINISTERED KASHMIR) 

Members of Bharat Scouts and Guides take part in an AIDS awareness campaign in the northern Indian city of Chandigarh November 7, 2008. According to an official website, Bharat Scouts and Guides is the largest youth organisation in the country functioning as a purely voluntary and non-political organisation since November 7, 1950. REUTERS/Ajay Verma (INDIA) 

Princess Stephanie of Monaco, President of Fight Aids Monaco Association and UNAIDS (joint United Nations programme on HIV/AIDS) special representative, delivers a speech during the "HIV + Monaco Conference" in Monte-Carlo, January 24, 2008. REUTERS/Pascal Deschamps (MONACO) 

Princess Stephanie of Monaco, President of Fight Aids Monaco Association and UNAIDS (joint United Nations programme on HIV/AIDS) special representative, delivers a speech during the "HIV + Monaco Conference" in Monte-Carlo, January 24, 2008. REUTERS/Pascal Deschamps (MONACO) 

Princess Stephanie of Monaco (C), President of Fight Aids Monaco Association and UNAIDS (joint United Nations programme on HIV/AIDS) special representative, Argentina's Jose Maria Di Bello (L) and Burundi's Jeanne Gapiya Niyonzima (R) pose during the "HIV + Monaco Conference" in Monte-Carlo, January 24, 2008. REUTERS/Pascal Deschamps (MONACO) 

Princess Stephanie of Monaco (C), President of Fight Aids Monaco Association and UNAIDS (joint United Nations programme on HIV/AIDS) special representative, Argentina's Jose Maria Di Bello (L) and Burundi's Jeanne Gapiya Niyonzima (R) pose during the "HIV + Monaco Conference" in Monte-Carlo, January 24, 2008. REUTERS/Pascal Deschamps (MONACO) 

Princess Stephanie of Monaco smiles at the UNAIDS headquarters in Geneva October 6, 2006. Princess Stephanie was be appointed UNAIDS (joint United Nations programme on HIV/AIDS) special representative. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse (SWITZERLAND) 

Princess Stephanie of Monaco smiles at the UNAIDS headquarters in Geneva October 6, 2006. Princess Stephanie was appointed UNAIDS (joint United Nations programme on HIV/AIDS) special representative. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse (SWITZERLAND) 

Princess Stephanie of Monaco speaks to journalists at the UNAIDS headquarters in Geneva October 6, 2006. Princess Stephanie was appointed UNAIDS (joint United Nations programme on HIV/AIDS) special representative. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse (SWITZERLAND) 

Princess Stephanie of Monaco poses at the UNAIDS headquarters in Geneva October 6, 2006. Princess Stephanie was appointed UNAIDS (joint United Nations programme on HIV/AIDS) special representative. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse (SWITZERLAND) 

Princess Stephanie of Monaco smiles at the UNAIDS headquarters in Geneva October 6, 2006. Princess Stephanie was be appointed UNAIDS (joint United Nations programme on HIV/AIDS) special representative. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse (SWITZERLAND) 

Princess Stephanie of Monaco smiles at the UNAIDS headquarters in Geneva October 6, 2006. Princess Stephanie was be appointed UNAIDS (joint United Nations programme on HIV/AIDS) special representative. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse (SWITZERLAND) 

Princess Stephanie of Monaco smiles during a visit to the UNAIDS headquarters in Geneva October 6, 2006. Princess Stephanie was be appointed UNAIDS (joint United Nations programme on HIV/AIDS) special representative. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse (SWITZERLAND) 

Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway, smiles to the photographers at her arrival at UNAIDS headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, April 25, 2006. The crown princess, who has been recently appointed as a Special Representative for the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), announced plans to generate more attention and support for young people living with and affected by HIV. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse 

Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway, smiles to the photographers at her arrival at UNAIDS headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, April 25, 2006. The crown princess, who has been recently appointed as a Special Representative for the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), announced plans to generate more attention and support for young people living with and affected by HIV. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse 

Peter Piot, Executive Director of UNAIDS looks on at the headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, April 25, 2006. Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway was recently appointed as a Special Representative for the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and announced plans to generate more attention and support for young people living with and affected by HIV. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse 

Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway, smiles to the photographers at her arrival at UNAIDS headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, April 25, 2006. The crown princess, who has been recently appointed as a Special Representative for the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), announced plans to generate more attention and support for young people living with and affected by HIV. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse 

Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway, smiles to the photographers at her arrival at UNAIDS headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, March 25, 2006. [The crown princess, who has been recently appointed as a Special Representative for the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), announced plans to generate more attention and support for young people living with and affected by HIV.] 

Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway, smiles to the photographers at her arrival at UNAIDS headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, March 25, 2006. [The crown princess, who has been recently appointed as a Special Representative for the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), announced plans to generate more attention and support for young people living with and affected by HIV.] 

Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway, smiles to the photographers at her arrival at UNAIDS headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, March 25, 2006. [The crown princess, who has been recently appointed as a Special Representative for the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), announced plans to generate more attention and support for young people living with and affected by HIV.] 

Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway smiles after a news conference at the UNAIDS headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, April 25, 2006. [The crown princess, who has been recently appointed as a Special Representative for the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), announced plans to generate more attention and support for young people living with and affected by HIV.] 

Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway smiles after a news conference at the UNAIDS headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, April 25, 2006. [Crown Princess Mette-Marit, who has been recently appointed as Special Representative for the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), announced plans to generate more attention and support for young people living with and affected by HIV.] 

Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway smiles after a news conference at the UNAIDS headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, April 25, 2006. The crown princess, who has been recently appointed as a Special Representative for the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), announced plans to generate more attention and support for young people living with and affected by HIV. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse 

Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway addresses a news conference at the UNAIDS headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, April 25, 2006. The crown princess, who has been recently appointed as a Special Representative for the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), announced plans to generate more attention and support for young people living with and affected by HIV. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse 

Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway addresses a news conference at the UNAIDS headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, April 25, 2006. Crown Princess Mette-Marit, who has been recently appointed as a Special Representative for the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), announced plans to generate more attention and support for young people living with and affected by HIV. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse 

Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway smiles after a news conference at the UNAIDS headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, April 25, 2006. Crown Princess Mette-Marit, who has been recently appointed as Special Representative for the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), announced plans to generate more attention and support for young people living with and affected by HIV. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse 

Princess Mathilde of Belgium (2nd-L) is entertained on arrival at Mwanza airport in northern Tanzania where she visited Welasonga village in Magu District February 16, 2006. Princess Mathilde of Belgium, United Nation Children?s Education Fund (UNICEF) Executive Director Ann M. Veneman and Executive Director of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/Aids (UNAIDS), Dr Peter Piot, are visiting Tanzania on a mission that seeks to find ways of assisting Tanzanian orphans whose parents died of HIV/Aids. REUTERS/ Emmanuel Kwitema 

Princess Mathilde of Belgium (2nd-L) is entertained on arrival at Mwanza airport in northern Tanzania where she visited Welasonga village in Magu District February 16, 2006. Princess Mathilde of Belgium, United Nation Children?s Education Fund (UNICEF) Executive Director Ann M. Veneman and Executive Director of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/Aids (UNAIDS), Dr Peter Piot, are visiting Tanzania on a mission that seeks to find ways of assisting Tanzanian orphans whose parents died of HIV/Aids. REUTERS/ Emmanuel Kwitema 

French's gay activists from The Order of Perpetual Indulgence bless the crowd during an AIDES meeting in Paris December 1, 2005. AIDES was founded in France in 1984 and is now the largest community-based organizations against HIV/AIDS. [The number of people living with HIV/AIDS hit a record high of 40.3 million this year, according to the latest figures from the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and the World Health Organisation.] 

A Ukrainian boy holds a candle light during an AIDS awareness rally in central Kiev December 1, 2005. The number of people living with HIV/AIDS hit a record high of 40.3 million this year, according to the latest figures from the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and the World Health Organisation.
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An activist wearing an oversized AIDS awareness ribbon attends the opening session of the Presidency of the Party of European Socialists meeting on World AIDS Day at the European Parliament in Brussels December 1, 2005. The number of people living with HIV/AIDS [hit a record high of 40.3 million this year, according to the latest figures from the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and the World Health Organisation.] 

An AIDS activist pins on a red ribbon during a protest inside the European Parliament marking the World AIDS Day in Brussels, December 1, 2005. The number of people living with HIV/AIDS hit a record high of 40.3 million this year, according to the latest figures from the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and the World Health Organisation. 

AIDS activists protest inside the European Parliament marking the World AIDS Day in Brussels December 1, 2005. The number of people living with HIV/AIDS hit a record high of 40.3 million this year, according to the latest figures from the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and the World Health Organisation. 

A volunteer brings awareness about AIDS by showing her back painted with the words "I have AIDS" (Tengo SIDA) in downtown Madrid during World AIDS day December 1, 2005. The number of people living with HIV/AIDS hit a record high of 40.3 million this year, according to the latest figures from the Joint [United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and the World] Health Organisation. 

A volunteer actor brings awareness about AIDS by showing his bare back painted with the words "I have AIDS" (Tengo SIDA) in downtown Madrid during World AIDS day, December 1, 2005. The number of people living with HIV/AIDS hit a record high of 40.3 million this year, according to the latest figures from the [Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and the World] Health Organisation. 

- PHOTO TAKEN 25NOV05 - A mourner stands over the coffin of an 8-year-old HIV-positive Zambian boy, Aaron Mutti, at his burial in the northern Copperbelt town of Ndola November 25,2005. As the world commemorates World Aids Day on December 1, the number of people living with HIV/AIDS hit a record high of 40.3 million this year, according to the latest figures from the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). [Sub-Saharan Africa remains hardest hit. The region has just over 10 percent of the world's population, but more than 60 percent of its people have HIV.] Picture taken November 25, 2005. 

Malawian youths carry placards during World Aids Day in the rural area of Chikuli some 35 kilometers of Blantyre, December 1, 2005. The number of people living with HIV/AIDS hit a record high of 40.3 million this year, according to the latest figures from the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). Sub-Saharan Africa remains hardest hit. The region has just over 10 percent of the world's population, but more than 60 percent of its people have HIV. REUTERS/Eldson Chagara 

Malawian youths carry placards during World Aids Day in the rural area of Chikuli some 35km of Blantyre, December 1, 2005. The number of people living with HIV/AIDS hit a record high of 40.3 million this year, according to the latest figures from the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). Sub-Saharan Africa remains hardest hit. The region has just over 10 percent of the world's population, but more than 60 percent of its people have HIV. REUTERS/Eldson Chagara 

Lesotho's King Letsie III holds a candle at a World Aids Day commemoration in the capital Maseru December 1, 2005. The tiny southern African mountain kingdom used the commemoration to launch a national ?Know your Status Campaign? to promote free testing and counselling. The number of people living with HIV/AIDS hit a record high of 40.3 million this year, according to the latest figures from the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). Sub-Saharan Africa remains hardest hit. The region has just over 10 percent of the world's population, but more than 60 percent of its people have HIV. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko 

A Ukrainian boy holds a candle light during an AIDS awareness rally in central Kiev December 1, 2005. The number of people living with HIV/AIDS hit a record high of 40.3 million this year, according to the latest figures from the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and the World Health Organisation. REUTERS/Stringer 

Ukrainian girls hold candles during an AIDS awareness rally in central Kiev December 1, 2005. The number of people living with HIV/AIDS hit a record high of 40.3 million this year, according to the latest figures from the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and the World Health Organisation. REUTERS/Stringer 

Ukrainian girls hold candles during an AIDS awareness rally in central Kiev December 1, 2005. The number of people living with HIV/AIDS hit a record high of 40.3 million this year, according to the latest figures from the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and the World Health Organisation. REUTERS/Stringer 

French's gay activists from The Order of Perpetual Indulgence bless the crowd during an AIDES meeting in Paris December 1, 2005. AIDES was founded in France in 1984 and is now the largest community-based organizations against HIV/AIDS. The number of people living with HIV/AIDS hit a record high of 40.3 million this year, according to the latest figures from the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and the World Health Organisation. REUTERS/Charles Platiau 

An AIDS activist protests inside the European Parliament marking the World AIDS Day in Brussels December 1, 2005. The number of people living with HIV/AIDS hit a record high of 40.3 million this year, according to the latest figures from the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and the World Health Organisation. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir 

An activist wearing an oversized AIDS awareness ribbon attends the opening session of the Presidency of the Party of European Socialists meeting on World AIDS Day at the European Parliament in Brussels December 1, 2005. The number of people living with HIV/AIDS hit a record high of 40.3 million this year, according to the latest figures from the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and the World Health Organisation. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir 

AIDS activists protest inside the European Parliament marking the World AIDS Day in Brussels December 1, 2005. The number of people living with HIV/AIDS hit a record high of 40.3 million this year, according to the latest figures from the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and the World Health Organisation. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir 

A man is reflected on a mirror that bears the sentence "We have AIDS" (Tenemos SIDA) as part of an AIDS awareness event during World AIDS day in Madrid December 1, 2005. The number of people living with HIV/AIDS hit a record high of 40.3 million this year, according to the latest figures from the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and the World Health Organisation. REUTERS/Susana Vera 

People look at themselves on mirrors that bear the sentence "We have AIDS" (Tenemos SIDA) as part of an AIDS awareness event during World AIDS day in Madrid December 1, 2005. The number of people living with HIV/AIDS hit a record high of 40.3 million this year, according to the latest figures from the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and the World Health Organisation. REUTERS/Susana Vera 

A man is reflected on a mirror that bears the sentence "We have AIDS" (Tenemos SIDA) as part of an AIDS awareness event during World AIDS day in Madrid December 1, 2005. The number of people living with HIV/AIDS hit a record high of 40.3 million this year, according to the latest figures from the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and the World Health Organisation. REUTERS/Susana Vera 

A volunteer brings awareness about AIDS by showing her body painted with the words "I have AIDS" (Tengo SIDA) in downtown Madrid during World AIDS day December 1, 2005. The number of people living with HIV/AIDS hit a record high of 40.3 million this year, according to the latest figures from the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and the World Health Organisation. REUTERS/Susana Vera 

A volunteer actor brings awareness about AIDS by showing his bare back painted with the words "I have AIDS" (Tengo SIDA) in downtown Madrid during World AIDS day, December 1, 2005. The number of people living with HIV/AIDS hit a record high of 40.3 million this year, according to the latest figures from the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and the World Health Organisation. REUTERS/Susana Vera 

An AIDS activist pins on a red ribbon during a protest inside the European Parliament marking the World AIDS Day in Brussels December 1, 2005. The number of people living with HIV/AIDS hit a record high of 40.3 million this year, according to the latest figures from the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and the World Health Organisation. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir 

An AIDS activist pins on a red ribbon during a protest inside the European Parliament marking the World AIDS Day in Brussels, December 1, 2005. The number of people living with HIV/AIDS hit a record high of 40.3 million this year, according to the latest figures from the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and the World Health Organisation. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir 

A volunteer brings awareness about AIDS by showing her back painted with the words "I have AIDS" (Tengo SIDA) in downtown Madrid during World AIDS day, December 1, 2005. The number of people living with HIV/AIDS hit a record high of 40.3 million this year, according to the latest figures from the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and the World Health Organisation. REUTERS/Susana Vera 

A volunteer brings awareness about AIDS by showing her back painted with the words "I have AIDS" (Tengo SIDA) in downtown Madrid during World AIDS day December 1, 2005. The number of people living with HIV/AIDS hit a record high of 40.3 million this year, according to the latest figures from the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and the World Health Organisation. REUTERS/Susana Vera 

A crane is used to hang a giant red ribbon from the facade of the Teatro Arriaga in central Bilbao, Northern Spain, on World Aids day, December 1, 2005. The number of people living with HIV/AIDS hit a record high of 40.3 million this year, according to the latest figures from the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and the World Health Organisation. REUTERS/Vincent West