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 

A large red ribbon is fixed to the main entrance of Vienna's city hall to mark 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/Heinz-Peter Bader 

Mourners lower the coffin of an 8-year-old HIV-positive Zambian boy 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. REUTERS/Salim Henry 

Candles are placed at Madrid's Puerta de Alcala monument during a ceremony to commemorate people who have died of AIDS, on the eve of World Aids day, November 30, 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. 

Candles are placed at Madrid's Puerta de Alcala monument during a ceremony to commemorate people who have died of AIDS, on the eve of World Aids day, November 30, 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. 

French President Jacques Chirac speaks to journalists after a meeting on [AIDS during the eve of the World AIDS Day in Paris] November 30, 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.] 

Candles are lit underneath a giant red ribbon to commemorate people who have died of AIDS during a ceremony at Madrid's Puerta de Alcala monument on the eve of World Aids day November 30, 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/Paul Hanna 

Candles are placed at Madrid's Puerta de Alcala monument during a ceremony to commemorate people who have died of AIDS, on the eve of World Aids day, November 30, 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/Paul Hanna 

French President Jacques Chirac speaks to journalists after a meeting on AIDS during the eve of the World AIDS Day in Paris November 30, 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/Christophe Ena/Pool 

Candles are placed at Madrid's Puerta de Alcala monument during a ceremony to commemorate people who have died of AIDS, on the eve of World Aids day, November 30, 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/Paul Hanna 

Madrid city councillor and gay rights activist Pedro Zerolo (L) and actress Cayetana Guillen Cuervo place candles underneath a giant red ribbon during a ceremony at Madrid's Puerta de Alcala monument to commemorate people who have died of AIDS, on the eve of World Aids day, November 30, 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/Paul Hanna 

Mourners cover the grave of 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. REUTERS/Salim Henry 

Mourners pray at the grave of 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. REUTERS/Salim Henry 

A HIV positive Zambian man receives treatment 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. REUTERS/Salim Henry 

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. REUTERS/Salim Henry 

Head of the United Nations' AIDS programme Peter Piot speaks during an interview with Reuters in Shillong, the capital of India's northeastern state of Meghalya, November 18, 2005. Piot said the emerging battle against bird flu could divert attention and funds away from the global efforts to combat the spread of HIV/AIDS. Picture taken on November 18, 2005. REUTERS/Utpal Baruah 

Head of the United Nations' AIDS programme Peter Piot speaks during an interview with Reuters in Shillong, the capital of India's northeastern state of Meghalya, November 18, 2005. Piot said the emerging battle against bird flu could divert attention and funds away from the global efforts to combat the spread of HIV/AIDS. Picture taken on November 18, 2005. REUTERS/Utpal Baruah 

Dr. Peter Piot, Executive Director of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, speaks during interview in Rio de Janeiro. Dr. Peter Piot, Executive Director of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, speaks during an interview with Reuters at a hotel in Rio de Janeiro July 27, 2005. REUTERS/Bruno Domingos 

Dr. Peter Piot, Executive Director of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, speaks during interview in Rio de Janeiro. Dr. Peter Piot, Executive Director of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, speaks during an interview with Reuters at a hotel in Rio de Janeiro July 27, 2005. REUTERS/Bruno Domingos 

Dr. Peter Piot, Executive Director of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, speaks during interview in Rio de Janeiro. Dr. Peter Piot, Executive Director of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, speaks during an interview with Reuters at a hotel in Rio de Janeiro July 27, 2005. REUTERS/Bruno Domingos 

Former U.S. President Bill Clinton talks with Tanzanian President Benjamin Mkapa at the State House in Dar es Salaam. Former U.S. President Bill Clinton (L) talks with Tanzanian President Benjamin Mkapa at the State House in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, before they launch an anti-AIDS project known as the Benjamin William Mkapa National HIV/AIDS Fellows Programme financed jointly by the Tanzanian Government and the Clinton Foundation July 20, 2005. Africans infected by HIV/AIDS are now receiving cheaper life-prolonging drugs, but lack the medical personnel to administer and manage their treatment, Clinton said on Wednesday. REUTERS/Emmanuel Kwitema 

Former U.S. president Bill Clinton watches a traditional Tanzanian dance at the State House in Dar es Salaam. Former U.S. president Bill Clinton watches a traditional Tanzanian dance at the State House in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, before launching an anti-AIDS project known as Benjamin William Mkapa National HIV/AIDS Fellows Programme, financed jointly by the Tanzanian Government and the Clinton Foundation July 20, 2005. Africans infected by HIV/AIDS are now receiving cheaper life-prolonging drugs, but lack the medical personnel to administer and manage their treatment, Clinton said on Wednesday. REUTERS/Emmanuel Kwitema 

Former U.S. president Bill Clinton and Tanzanian President Benjamin Mkapa watch a traditional Tanzanian dance at the State House in Dar es Salaam. Former U.S. president Bill Clinton (L) and Tanzanian President Benjamin Mkapa watch a traditional Tanzanian dance at the State House in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, before they launch an anti-AIDS project known as Benjamin William Mkapa National HIV/AIDS Fellows Programme, financed jointly by the Tanzanian Government and the Clinton Foundation July 20, 2005. Africans infected by HIV/AIDS are now receiving cheaper life-prolonging drugs, but lack the medical personnel to administer and manage their treatment, Clinton said on Wednesday. REUTERS/Emmanuel Kwitema 

Former U.S. president Bill Clinton (L) greets 11-year-old Irene Andrew, a HIV/AIDS-positive pupil at Bryson Primary School, as Tanzanian President Benjamin Mkapa (2nd L) and HIV/AIDS-positive educator Agnes Christopher (R) look on at the State House in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, during the launch of an anti-AIDS project known as Benjamin William Mkapa National HIV/AIDS Fellows Programme, financed jointly by the Tanzanian Government and the Clinton Foundation July 20, 2005. Africans infected by HIV/AIDS are now receiving cheaper life-prolonging drugs, but lack the medical personnel to administer and manage their treatment, Clinton say on Wednesday. REUTERS/Emmanuel Kwitema EK/RSS/YH 

Former U.S. president Bill Clinton and Tanzanian President Benjamin Mkapa watch a traditional Tanzanian dance at the State House in Dar es Salaam. Former U.S. president Bill Clinton (L) and Tanzanian President Benjamin Mkapa watch a traditional Tanzanian dance at the State House in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, before they launch an anti-AIDS project known as Benjamin William Mkapa National HIV/AIDS Fellows Programme, financed jointly by the Tanzanian Government and the Clinton Foundation July 20, 2005. Africans infected by HIV/AIDS are now receiving cheaper life-prolonging drugs, but lack the medical personnel to administer and manage their treatment, Clinton said on Wednesday. REUTERS/Emmanuel Kwitema 

Manju, 28, a HIV positive Indian, lies on a hospital bed run by a Non-Governmental Organisation in the southern Indian city of Bangalore November 30, 2004. [India has about 5.1 million people infected with HIV, according to the latest estimates. A report from UNAIDS, the joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, released last week shows the number of adults and children living with HIV reached 39.4 million in 2004.] 

Manju, 28, a HIV positive Indian, lies on a hospital bed run by a Non-Governmental Organisation in the southern Indian city of Bangalore November 30, 2004. India has about 5.1 million people infected with HIV, according to the latest estimates. A report from UNAIDS, the joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, released last week shows the number of adults and children living with HIV reached 39.4 million in 2004. REUTERS/Jagadeesh Nv AH/CP 

People place candles on the eve of World AIDS Day for the victims of the HIV virus that causes AIDS in Berlin November 30, 2004. World AIDS Day has been held each year on December 1, since 1988, the year when health ministers from around the world first convened a summit on the HIV/AIDS epidemic. A report from UNAIDS, the joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, released last week shows the number of adults and children living with HIV reached 39.4 million in 2004. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch FAB/WS 

People light candles on the eve of World AIDS Day for the victims of the HIV virus that causes AIDS in Berlin November 30, 2004. World AIDS Day has been held each year on December 1, since 1988, the year when health ministers from around the world first convened a summit on the HIV/AIDS epidemic. A report from UNAIDS, the joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, released last week shows the number of adults and children living with HIV reached 39.4 million in 2004. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch FAB/WS 

An Indian social activist lights candles on the eve of World AIDS Day in New Delhi November 30, 2004. India has about 5.1 million people infected with HIV, according to latest estimates. A report from UNAIDS, the joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, released last week shows the number of adults and children living with HIV reached 39.4 million in 2004. REUTERS/B Mathur AH/FA 

Candles are lit on the eve of World AIDS Day in New Delhi November 30, 2004. India has about 5.1 million people infected with HIV, according to latest estimates. A report from UNAIDS, the joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, released last week shows the number of adults and children living with HIV reached 39.4 million in 2004. REUTERS/B Mathur AH/FA 

An Indonesian youth drinks a glass of methadone at a drug rehabilitation centre in Jakarta on November 5, 2004. The United Nations programme on AIDS in Indonesia recently launched a drug substitution programme to prevent the spread of the HIV virus among drug users in the country. Picture taken November 5, 2004. REUTERS/Beawiharta BEA/TS/TW