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The topics and resources included in this section are specific for the country or region. Visit the "Major Topics" section, A-Z navigation links above or use the Search link, to find specific topics on HIV/AIDS. UNAIDS Website UNAIDS , an arm of the United Nations, is the major source of information about HIV/AIDS in countries and regions around the world. The "AIDS fact sheets" included here were based mainly from the data compiled by UNAIDS , in collaboration with the responsible national agencies in various countries. The statistical data from Canada , United Kingdom and the United States were based directly from the respective national agencies of the aforementioned countries. To facilitate your search, the "AIDS fact sheets" of each country are organized by region and included here, in the A-Z navigation links of AIDS Primer: Africa America Canada & USA Latin America Asia & Pacific Europe, Russia and Central Asia Russia, East Europe & Central Asia West Europe Middle East The "Best Practices" and other databases created by UNAIDS are integrated also in the A-Z navigation links of AIDS Primer. UNAIDS General Assembly Conference: 25-27 June 2001 New York Documents Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS Draft Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS Technical Background Note on the Draft Declaration Of Commitment Related Links: Resource Needs for HIV/AIDS Schwartlander et al. Science, Vol. 292, Issue 5526, 2434-2436, June 29, 2001. Abstract: " ...[the] Special Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations (25 to 27 June 2001) considers an expanded response to HIV/AIDS. This policy forum estimates that by 2005, that response will require about US$9 billion annually, with half of these resources needed in sub-Saharan Africa. About US$4.8 billion is required for prevention including interventions focusing on youth, workplace programs, mother-to-child transmission and condom distribution. US$4.4 billion is needed for palliative care, treatment and prophylaxis of opportunistic infections, support for orphans, and antiretroviral therapy. One-third to one-half of these resources can come from domestic sources, both public and private, with the remainder needed from international sources. " UN General Assembly Fifty-fifth Session: Resolution 55/13 3 November 2000 Distr. GENERAL A/RES/54/283 14 September 2000 Fifty-fourth session Agenda item 176 54/283. Review of the problem of human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome in all its aspects ___________ Notes and Footnotes: Click on Literature Sources to access the source of the information database, specified as superscript after each topic link.

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