May 31, 2006

UN Assembly Tackles HIV

May 31, 2006—The second UN General Assembly Special Session on HIV/AIDS opened today in New York to wrestle with the goal of treating all who need it by 2010, among other targets set in 2001. A crowd rallied outside, where actress Rosie Perez and an international array of speakers presented a laundry list of issues they hoped delegates would cover during the three-day session.