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2004 International Women's Day: Women and HIV/AIDS

8 March 2004

As the United Nations observed International Women's Day, Secretary-General Kofi Annan today called on men to assume the responsibilities that would reduce the terrifying pattern of HIV/AIDS infection among the world's women.
Shown on screen is Lee Jong-wook (upper right), Director-General of the World Health Organization.
On the podium from left to right; Queen Noor of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Secretary-General Kofi Annan, Shashi Tharoor, Under-Secretary-General for Communications and Public Information, and Angela E.V. King, Assistant Secretary-General and Special Adviser on Gender Issues and Advancement of Women.

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