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UNAIDS Special Youth Programme
The UNAIDS Special Youth Programme seeks to recruit young people aged 20-24 from developing countries with some programme experience in HIV related issues to join UNAIDS for a 9-month remunerated fellowship. The fellowship is divided into two sections: an initial fellowship in UNAIDS Geneva, followed – upon satisfactory performance - by a continued fellowship in the UNAIDS country office (UCO) in the fellow’s country of origin. The expected dates of the fellowship are from May 2010-February 2011.

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St. Maarten HIV Programme Distributes New Posters
ImageImageIn keeping with the 2010 slogan of the [RED] Campaign, which is Act [RED], Go Test, the HIV/AIDS Programme Management Team in St. Maarten had new posters designed bearing the message “Positive? Negative? Not Sure? Act [RED], GO TEST.”

These posters were distributed to all
[RED] businesses along with signature Act [RED], Go Test pens.

The
[RED] Campaign is in its third year, and this year the campaign will be encouraging the community to know their HIV status by getting tested. With the assistance of the established [RED] businesses who will encourage their employees to get tested, designate every Friday as [RED] day to encourage customers to Act [RED], Go Test and have their employees wear their [RED] Campaign t-shirt every Friday during their designated month.

Suzette Moses Burton wins the Juanita Altenberg Award
ImageThe Caribbean Vulnerable Communities Coalition (CVC)  announced  Suzette Moses-Burton as the winner of the inaugural Juanita Altenberg Award for Excellence on World AIDS Day, December 1.
In making the announcement, CVC Executive Director, Dr. Robert Carr, detailed that Moses-Burton stood out in the region as a defender of the human rights of person living with HIV and AIDS. She has worked regionally to help set up national groups and to build the capacity of members of the PLWHIV community. Additionally she has done extensive work with members of other populations most at risk for HIV.

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