title: UN: Political Declaration on HIV and AIDS aims to intensify efforts to combat the epidemic.
abstract: In June 2011, the United Nations General Assembly issued a Political Declaration on HIV and AIDS as a means to reaffirm its support for human rights and to call for the removal of barriers to treatment. The Declaration also explicitly recognizes key affected groups such as men who have sex with men (MSM), injection drug users (IDUs), and sex workers.
authors.affiliation: Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network. earkin@aidslaw.ca
authors.forename: Eli
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Arkin
mesh_terms: D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D018451:Homosexuality, Male; D006806:Human Rights; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011057:Politics; D011477:Sex Work; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous; D014480:United Nations