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UN HIV/AIDS envoy finishes role in the Caribbean region
The United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Envoy on HIV/AIDS has completed his tenure in the Caribbean region. Guyana-born Edward Greene was appointed to the post on 1 January 2012, and is now looking ahead to future opportunities. “I wish to take this opportunity to thank you for your activism in our collective quest to end AIDS by 2030, and in particular…
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Belize decision a significant Human Rights landmark – Edward Greene
The decision of the Government of Belize to accept the judgment of the High Court to decriminalise consensual sexual acts between adults in private has been described as a significant Human Rights landmark. Dr. Edward Greene, United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Special Envoy for HIV and AIDS in the Caribbean congratulated the Government and Parliament of Belize following the judgement last week…
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Nine per cent rise in new HIV infections in Caribbean
This was the view of the United Nations Secretary-General Special Envoy for HIV in the Caribbean, Dr Edward Greene who was speaking from Durban, South Africa, where more than 18,000 scientists, practitioners and members of civil society are meeting at the 21st International AIDS Conference. Dr. Greene was referring to the recent 2016 Prevention Gap report issued by the Joint United…
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UN Envoy Briefs CARICOM’S Lead Prime Minister On HIV/AIDS
By Valencia Grant – CNS Contributor NEW YORK, Apr 25 2016 – The United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in the Caribbean Dr. Edward Greene has briefed Prime Minister Dr. Timothy Harris on a number of upcoming events that will be crucial in procuring resources for one of the region’s most pressing health challenges. Prime Minister Harris serves as…
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Dr. Edward Greene, UN Secretary-General Special Envoy for HIV In The Caribbean World Aids Day Message On The Occasion Of 2015 World Aids Day
LET US RESOLVE TO MAKE THE CARIBBEAN FIRST TO ZERO Another year. Another World AIDS Day. So much to celebrate yet so much more to achieve. Young people are still dying. Rates of infection are too high among vulnerable groups. Raging stigma and discrimination continue to fan the flames of the disease. Volumes of information are available, yet intolerance…
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Guyana has something to celebrate- remarkable progress made in tackling HIV/AIDS – UN envoy
Georgetown, GINA, November 14, 2015 Guyana’s achievement in the battle against HIV/AIDS compared with some countries in the Caribbean has been described as remarkable. This is according to United Nations Secretary General Special Envoy for HIV in the Caribbean, Dr. Edward Greene. Dr. Greene, in a recent interview with the Government Information Agency (GINA), disclosed that, “we have to look…
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Special UN Envoy on official mission in Guyana to discuss HIV response initiative
Georgetown, Guyana, (November 13, 2015) Minister of Social Cohesion, Amna Ally was today paid a courtesy call by Special Envoy of the United Nations (UN) Secretary General in the Caribbean Region, Dr. Edward Greene who is currently on a six-day official mission in Guyana. Dr. Greene was accompanied by UNAIDS Country Director to Suriname and Guyana, Dr. Martin Odiit. From…
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United Nations Secretary-General Special Envoy for HIV, Caribbean: Report to United Nations Secretary-General 2014-2015
“While I fully understand the political constraints faced by our Heads of Governments in the court of public opinion, as UN Secretary-General Special Envoy, I must continue to make the case that principles of human rights demand that the barriers to HIV related stigma and discrimination be removed. I urge Ministers of Government and other leaders to join as champions…
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World AIDS Day Message from Dr. Edward Greene, UN Secretary General Special Envoy for HIV in the Caribbean
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) This World AIDS Day brings with it the realization that in less than 400 days the Millennium Development Goals would have expired. It is clear that some targets would not have been achieved. Among them, are those associated with the response to HIV and AIDS. Yet there is much to celebrate. People with AIDS…
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US Ambassador Birx to deliver keynote address to PANCAP 13th AGM
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) — Under the theme, “Positioning the Partnership for Post-2015,” more than one hundred representatives of the Pan Caribbean Partnership against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP) will meet for the 13th Annual General Meeting of the Partnership, on 3-4 November 2014, in Guadeloupe. World re-known expert on HIV and Ambassador-at-Large and Coordinator of the United States…
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