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people in developing countries are the most affected and that women, young adults
and children, in particular girls, are the most vulnerable;
5.
Concerned also that the continuing spread of HIV/AIDS will constitute a
serious obstacle to the realization of the global development goals we adopted at the
Millennium Summit of the United Nations;
6.
Recalling and reaffirming our previous commitments on HIV/AIDS made
through:
• The United Nations Millennium Declaration, of 8 September 2000; 1
• The political declaration and further actions and initiatives to implement the
commitments made at the World Summit for Social Development, of 1 July
2000; 2
• The political declaration 3 and further action and initiatives to implement the
Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, 4 of 10 June 2000;
• Key actions for the further implementation of the Programme of Action of the
International Conference on Population and Development, of 2 July 1999; 5
• The regional call for action to fight HIV/AIDS in Asia and the Pacific, of
25 April 2001;
• The Abuja Declaration and Framework for Action for the fight against
HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and other related infectious diseases in Africa, of
27 April 2001;
• The Declaration of the Tenth Ibero-American Summit of heads of State, of
18 November 2000;
• The Pan-Caribbean Partnership against HIV/AIDS, of 14 February 2001;
• The European Union Programme for Action: Accelerated action on HIV/AIDS,
malaria and tuberculosis in the context of poverty reduction, of 14 May 2001;
• The Baltic Sea Declaration on HIV/AIDS Prevention, of 4 May 2000;
• The Central Asian Declaration on HIV/AIDS, of 18 May 2001;
7.
Convinced of the need to have an urgent, coordinated and sustained response
to the HIV/AIDS epidemic, which will build on the experience and lessons learned
over the past 20 years;
8.
Noting with grave concern that Africa, in particular sub-Saharan Africa, is
currently the worst-affected region, where HIV/AIDS is considered a state of
emergency which threatens development, social cohesion, political stability, food
security and life expectancy and imposes a devastating economic burden, and that
the dramatic situation on the continent needs urgent and exceptional national,
regional and international action;
9.
Welcoming the commitments of African heads of State or Government at the
Abuja special summit in April 2001, particularly their pledge to set a target of
1
See resolution 55/2.
Resolution S-24/2, annex, sects. I and III.
3
Resolution S-23/2, annex.
4
Resolution S-23/3, annex.
5
Resolution S-21/2, annex.
2
2