In Panel 5, we had productive and fascinating discussions on the various opportunities for expanding and strengthening the response to AIDS through integration, and on the way in which the AIDS response could be used to improve other challenges to health and development. I would like to recall the m…
At the outset, let me convey the greetings of His Excellency Mr. Pierre Nkurunziza, President of the Republic of Burundi, who asked me in particular to congratulate you, Sir, on having convened this High-level Meeting on HIV/AIDS.
The HIV/AIDS pandemic is a threat to the entire world that every day…
Allow me first of all to convey to the Assembly the warm and fraternal greetings of His Excellency Mr. Pierre Nkurunziza, who has just been re-elected for a second term of five years. He had planned to take part in these meetings himself, but the Unity International Foundation insisted on awarding h…
The achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in Burundi is possible for some targets, but for others there is a long road to travel. In order to better understand the progress that has been made and the difficulties encountered, I would like to briefly explain the sociopolitical condit…
