UN Secretary General. December 1, 2010.
Next year, the AIDS epidemic will have 30 years. This anniversary provides a moment of reflection and an opportunity to reaffirm our determination. For 30 years, AIDS sown pain and death. But in parallel, over the years, the world community has united and human forces deployed in a fight with passion to save lives, making a real difference in the world. Decreases the number of new infections. Millions of people now receiving HIV treatment. Women are increasingly likely to be able to avoid passing the virus to their babies. Many countries have lifted the travel ban that affects people with HIV. The stigma is up - albeit slowly - with compassion and respect for human rights. The determination and solidarity are the strength of a movement through which the epidemic will eventually be removed. The first part the sixth Millennium Development Goal has been achieved: we have halted and begun to reverse the spread of HIV. We must stay the course and move forward without hesitation. The goal is clear: prevention, treatment, care and support should be universal. And action must be sustainable. After 30 years of struggle, raising the bar to zero: there is no new infection, no more discrimination and no deaths due to AIDS. World AIDS Day is an opportunity to commit ourselves to work together on this ambition, for all the inhabitants of the planet.
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