UN campaigns to end AIDS in children
The United Nations is l aunching a global campaign to stop the increasing threat of AIDS against children. Nearly 1,800 children are infected with HIV every day and every minute a child under the age of 15 dies as a result of AIDS. Aids Education Global Information System

Doctors cautious about AIDS cure
British doctors have urged c aution after reports a 25-year-old Scottish man has been cured of the virus that c auses AIDS. The man tested negative for HIV fourteen months after a positive test. ABC

Cardinal endorses condom use in marriage
Cameroon Cardinal Christian Wiyghan Tumi has approved the use of condoms by married couples as a protective measure against AIDS. Nearly one million people are currently living with HIV AIDS in Cameroon and more than 210,000 children under 14 have lost one or both parents to AIDS. The Tablet

No hope for world trade deal
Hope for establishing a new world trade deal at the World Trade Organisation meeting in Hong Kong next month, have collapsed. Trade Minister Mark Vaile has criticised the European Union on it's reluctance to negotiate further on cutting agricultural protection. The Australian

Chirac admits inequalities lead to riots
French President Jacques Chirac said that France will have to respond to the 'undeniable problems' experienced by residents of underprivileged neighbourhoods, following two weeks of rioting across France. Anger about high unemployment and discrimination among the French-born children of immigrants from former colonies is seen as a major c ause of the unrest. Boston Globe

Sorcery and shame hinder fight against AIDs in PNG
The 5.4million people of Papuan New Guinea face the threat of an AIDS epidemic on par with Cambodia, Myanmar and Thailand. Those living with the illness face abandonment and a lack of medical and other support services. Reuters

Young Botswana blood donors spread hope not AIDS
A simple, educational project taking off in Africa is seeing young people donating uncontaminated blood to save lives, while learning about the importance of avoiding HIV AIDS. Reuters

Anti-terror raids supported by most Muslims
"Whereas support for previous raids was as rare as a pork chop in a mosque, this time the response is markedly more considered. A few are even predicting that in the long run Tuesday will mark a positive turning point for Australian Muslims. They want the scourge of terrorism eradicated more than anyone else, and are likely to feel much more comfortable about the police's conduct if a fair trial produces conviction." Waleed Aly, The Australian

Aids.Org
This website has as its aims education, raising awareness and building community. It documents information about all aspects of HIV AIDS and includes fact sheets, a file of Frequently Asked Questions, news on treatments and prevention programs and video webcasts by doctors speaking about important aspects of the illness.
http://www.aids.org/

Cutting Edge: Never Again
This documentary considers the world's failure to effectively intervene to prevent the genocide and violence in Darfur, Sudan. The program looks at the Rwandan genocide more than a decade ago and how world leaders pledged at the time to never again delay in acting to prevent such a human tragedy.

SBS TV, Tuesday November 29, 8.30pm

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