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An AIDS patient in the San Jose Hospice in San Pedro Sula, Honduras. © A.Waak/PAHO.

AIDS emerges from the shadows

Unless countries act now, the epidemic will become uncontrollable

In June, the United Nations held a Special Session of the General Assembly to address the critical situation of the HIV/AIDS epidemic worldwide. The U.N. only calls for a special session when there is a threat to peace somewhere in the world. For the first time, it decided to elevate a health problem to the level of a war threat, calling for a global mobilization to treat AIDS as a matter of international security...

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IN THIS ISSUE

FOCUS: AIDS IN THE AMERICAS
 AIDS emerges from the shadows
After years of neglect in Latin America and the Caribbean, the HIV/AIDS crisis has finally forced its way to the front of the public agenda. How will governments respond?
Against the odds
Brazil defied skeptics by heading off an AIDS catastrophe with treatment and prevention programs that are now being replicated by governments around the world.
A cloud over the Caribbean
A new joint effort by the nations of the Caribbean Community could help to contain the most serious AIDS crisis outside of Africa.
The cost of silence
Peter Piot, executive director of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), urges the region's governments to end to stigma surrounding the disease.

NEWSBEAT
The nuances of exclusion
For years, ethnic minority groups in Latin America and the Caribbean have fought against subtle forms of discrimination. Now, it is time for governments to join the battle for equality and inclusion.

Social exclusion: Is there a role for the IDB?
IDB Executive Vice President K. Burke Dillon explains why problems of race and exclusion are central to the IDB's mission and programs.

A new vision for Mesoamerica
 From Mexico to Panama, eight countries embark on a road to integration.

EXPRESSIONS
1,400 years of Honduran art
A recent exhibition at the IDB Cultural Center showcased the rich traditions in this country's pre-Columbian and modern art.

IDB NEWS
IDB funds agribusiness growth in El Salvador
Also, links to new project summaries.


Urban Heritage


Indigenous Peoples

VIEWPOINT


The cost of silence Peter Piot, executive director of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), urges the region's governments to end the stigma surrounding the disease.

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