UNAIDS to slash workforce by more than half as funding by US and other big donors disappears

Researchers warn marginalized young adults in low- and middle-income countries face 'growing online abuse'

An international study has found that young adults in low- and middle-income countries who are sex workers, gay men, transgender or living with HIV are facing a surge in online abuse from harassment and blackmail to the non-consensual sharing of intimate images.

Columbia native's film explores complexity of AIDs Crisis. SC helped him see life in shades of gray.

Luke Hodges co-produced a new documentary that explores the AIDs Crisis-era practice of sick men and women selling their life insurance policies for cash to live out the rest of their lives.

Does the UN’s Restructuring Negotiations Leave the Staff Union Out in the Cold?

The UN’s proposed plans for restructuring the world body, currently under discussion at the highest echelons of the Secretariat, have provoked a protest from the UN Staff Union (UNSU) in New York which claims it is being left out of the ongoing negotiations. The proposed restructuring–including staff cutbacks, the elimination of redundant departments and the …

Advocates fear federal funding cuts to HIV/AIDS prevention programs

Advocates on the front lines of HIV/AIDS prevention say federal funding cuts could mean a dangerous slide back in the fight against the epidemic.Andrew Shayde with AVOL Kentucky tells LEX 18 decades of progress could be undone, due to proposed budget cuts at the federal level."If this funding dries up, we don't even know what that's going to look like yet, but I can tell you it's not going to be good," he said. "We know HIV care funding is being…

UNAIDS to slash workforce by more than half as funding by US and other big donors disappears

The United Nations agency that fights HIV says it plans to slash its workforce by more than half as a result of sweeping funding cuts from longtime donors in the United States, Asia and Europe.

Letter: Where is the anger? Millions will die because of these needless cuts

DETROIT LAKES — When I was serving as president of the Cathedral College at Washington National Cathedral, we had the privilege to host Archbishop Desmond Tutu for a week. While he preached and presided at worship, his primary reason for being there was to work with President George W. Bush on funding for addressing the horrific AIDS epidemic in Africa. My wife was his driver to take him to the White House to meet with President Bush, who was pe…