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The International Task Team on HIV-related Travel Restrictions concluded its third meeting with draft recommendations towards the elimination of HIV-specific restrictions on entry, stay and residence. In the coming months, these will be finalized and presented to the boards of the Global Fund and UNAIDS this November and December.

The US Senate has voted on legislation authorizing US$ 48 billion for AIDS, TB and malaria over the next five years. The legislation will replace and expand three-fold the current $15 billion act passed by Congress in 2003 which expires at the end of September.

International labour migrants bring benefits not only to their families but also to their countries of origin and host countries. Yet this type of work can increase their exposure to HIV. For this reason, UNAIDS, in collaboration with the ILO and IOM, have developed a policy brief focusing on the HIV-related needs and rights of international labour migrants.

Established in 2008, the Goal4Africa Global Foundation raises funds through football to improve education and development in Africa.

Anand Grover, head of the HIV/AIDS Unit of Lawyer’s Collective (India) and a member of the UNAIDS Reference Group on HIV and Human RightsAnand Grover, head of the HIV/AIDS Unit of Lawyer’s Collective (India) and a member of the UNAIDS Reference Group on HIV and Human Rights, has been appointed Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health by the UN Human Rights Council.

The UN Secretary General visited Ditan hospital and Red Ribbon centre in Beijing to discuss discrimination issues and HIV treatment with people living with HIV and hospital staff.

DOI: 10.1097/01.qai.0000325768.62305.edAuthors: Grinspoon, Steven K MD, Conference Co-Chair; Grunfeld, Carl MD, PhD; Kotler, Donald P MD; Currier, Judith S MD; Lundgren, Jens D MD, PhD; Dube, Michael P MD; Lipshultz, Steven E MD; Hsue, Priscilla Y MD; Squires, Kathleen MD; Schambelan, Morris MD; Wilson, Peter WF MD; Yarasheski, Kevin E PhD; Hadigan, Colleen M MD, MPH; Stein, James H MD, FAHA; Eckel, Robert H MD, FAHA, Conference, Co-Chair

The AIDS epidemic and the climate change phenomenon are two of the most important “long wave” global issues of the recent past, present and future. They share similarities, interactions, and present possibilities for a more united response. Yet, these links have received little analysis so far.

As world leaders prepare to meet in Hokkaido, Japan for the annual meeting of the G8, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and the Kaiser Family Foundation have released a new report analysing the funding available for AIDS from G8, European Commission (EC) and other donor governments in 2007.

The use of condoms in Brazil is preventing the spread of HIV and it might also be helping to save the rainforest thanks to a condom factory opened in April in the Amazon region. This unique factory uses natural latex collected by local rubber tappers and it will be able to supply the Brazilian government with 100 million condoms a year.

UNFPA: Reproductive and sexual health among youth in Tajikistan The United Nations Populations Fund (UNFPA) is supporting a unique set of media and training interventions in Tajikistan designed to raise awareness, reduce stigma and provide adolescents with the tools to improve their reproductive and sexual health.

DOI: 10.1097/01.qai.0000325769.62305.a4Authors: Grunfeld, Carl MD, PhD, Co-Chair; Kotler, Donald P MD, Co-Chair; Arnett, Donna K PhD, FAHA; Falutz, Julian M MD; Haffner, Steven M MD, FAHA; Hruz, Paul MD; Masur, Henry MD; Meigs, James B MD; Mulligan, Kathleen PhD; Reiss, Peter MD, PhD; Samaras, Katherine MBBS; for Working Group 1

DOI: 10.1097/01.qai.0000325770.00423.62Authors: Currier, Judith S MD, Co-Chair; Lundgren, Jens E MD, PhD, Co-Chair; Carr, Andrew MD; Klein, Daniel MD; Sabin, Caroline A PhD; Sax, Paul E MD; Schouten, Jeffrey T MD; Smieja, Marek MD, PhD; for Working Group 2

DOI: 10.1097/01.qai.0000325771.08047.3dAuthors: Dube, Michael P MD, Co-Chair; Lipshultz, Steven E MD, Co-Chair; Fichtenbaum, Carl J MD; Greenberg, Richard MD; Schecter, Alison D MD; Fisher, Stacy D MD; for Working Group 3

DOI: 10.1097/01.qai.0000325772.85175.46Authors: Hsue, Priscilla Y MD, Co-Chair; Squires, Kathleen MD, Co-Chair; Bolger, Ann F MD, FAHA; Capili, Bernadette DNSc, APRN, NP-C; Mensah, George A MD, FAHA; Temesgen, Zelalem MD; Wanke, Christine A MD; Wohl, David A MD; for Working Group 4

DOI: 10.1097/01.qai.0000325773.92799.49Authors: Schambelan, Morris MD, Co-Chair; Wilson, Peter W F MD, Co-Chair; Yarasheski, Kevin E PhD, Co-Chair; Cade, W Todd PhD; Davila-Roman, Victor G MD; D'Agostino, Ralph B Sr PhD; Helmy, Tarek A MD; Law, Matthew MD; Mondy, Kristin E MD; Nachman, Sharon MD; Peterson, Linda R MD, FAHA; Worm, Signe W MD; for Working Group 5

DOI: 10.1097/01.qai.0000325774.86961.5cAuthors: Stein, James H MD, FAHA, Co-Chair; Hadigan, Colleen M MD, MPH, Co-Chair; Brown, Todd T MD, PhD; Chadwick, Ellen MD; Feinberg, Judith MD; Friis-Moller, Nina MD, PhD; Ganesan, Anuradha MD; Glesby, Marshall J MD, PhD; Hardy, David MD; Kaplan, Robert C PhD; Kim, Peter MD; Lo, Janet MD; Martinez, Esteban MD, PhD; Sosman, James M MD; for Working Group 6

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Executive Director Peter Piot met with China’s Minister of National Population and Family PlanningCommission, Weiqing Zhang to discuss key elements of the country's AIDS response .

Young leaders and prominent global figures addressed the impact of AIDS on young people and called for a stronger role for young people within national and international AIDS policies.