Each day 14,000 people-half of them aged 15 to 24-are newly infected, and add to the epidemic's staggering impact on health and on the social and economic stability of nations. In some parts of sub-Saharan Africa, young women are now up to six times more likely than young men to be infected with HIV.

Prevention, the centerpiece of UNFPA's fight against the disease, is being integrated into reproductive health programming around the world. Prevention includes promoting safer sexual behaviour among young people, making sure condoms are readily available and widely and correctly used, empowering women to protect themselves and their children, and encouraging men to make a difference.

	AIDS Epidemic Update 2004 (UNAIDS/WHO Report)
	UNAIDS 2004 Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic
	World AIDS Campaign 2004
	World AIDS Day Event in New York

	Number of Countries Contributing to UNFPA Reaches New High in 2004
	Luncheon Meeting to Launch the Reports of the UN Millennium Project
	UNFPA Appeals to Donors for $28 Million for Women and Youth Affected by Tsunami
	Women Survivors of Indian Ocean Disaster Face Urgent Needs, Warns UNFPA
	UNAIDS Programme Coordinating Board: Gender, Women and HIV/AIDS
	World AIDS Day - 1 December 2004

IRIN News Report: UNFPA Promotes Voluntary HIV/AIDS Tests and Counselling in Zimbabwe