The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) on Friday, annouced the appointment of leading fashion designer, Victoria Beckham as its International Goodwill Ambassador.
Bechkam’s appointment was made by the Executive Director of UNAIDS, Michel Sidibe while briefing journalists at the UN Headquarters in New York.
Sidibe said: “I dream of a generation free of HIV and I know that Beckham’s support will help us to achieve this shared goal.
“In her role as an ambassador for
UNAIDS, Beckham will work towards ensuring that all children are born
free from HIV and that women who are living with and infected by HIV,
have access to medicare.
“Her creativity, innovation and outreach
will amplify our efforts and bring us one important step closer towards
ending the AIDS epidemic.”
Responding, Beckham said: “This is the
beginning of an important journey for me. As a woman and mother, I
have a responsibility to support other women.
“I am proud and honoured to be working
with UNAIDS in this new role to help raise resources and awareness to
support and empower women and children affected by HIV.
“Babies should not be born with HIV.”
UNAIDS is the main advocate for accelerated, comprehensive and coordinated global action on the HIV and AIDS epidemic.
The mission of UNAIDS is to lead, strengthen and support an expanded response to HIV and AIDS that includes preventing transmission of HIV, providing care and support to those already living with the virus, reducing the vulnerability of individuals and communities to HIV and alleviating the impact of the epidemic.
UNAIDS seeks to prevent the HIV/AIDS epidemic from becoming a severe pandemic.
It has five goals namely: Leadership and advocacy for effective
action on the epidemic; strategic information and technical support to
guide efforts against AIDS worldwide and tracking, monitoring and
evaluation of the epidemic and of responses to it.
Others are civil society engagement and
the development of strategic partnerships and mobilization of resources
to support an effective response.
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