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UN praise for US global AIDS efforts

    JOHANNESBURG

    The global battle against HIV and AIDS owes a great deal to funding by US President George W Bush, a senior UN official has said.

    Reuters quoted UNAIDS executive director Peter Piot as saying: "You know, they don't like to hear this in Europe, but actually we owe a lot to President Bush ... and what is at least important, is that the funds were effectively wired."

    In his 2003 state of the union address, Bush pledged some $15 billion over five years for HIV/AIDS care, prevention and treatment in 15 countries, mostly in Africa and the Caribbean.

    However, critics maintain that Washington's bilateral effort undermines the Global AIDS Fund, which faces a funding shortfall.

    This article was produced by IRIN News while it was part of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Please send queries on copyright or liability to the UN. For more information: https://shop.un.org/rights-permissions

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