The Joint United Nations Pro-gramme on HIV/AIDS says world leaders have set a number of bold new targets regarding the virus, such as increasing AIDS-related spending and eliminating HIV infections among children by 2015.
According to a press release, the targets come at a time when international assistance for the AIDS response has dropped for the first time since 2001. At the recent United Nations General Assembly meeting held in New York, member states agreed to increase AIDS-related spending to between US$22 billion and US$24 billion in low and middle income countries by 2015. Leaders have also pledged to advance efforts towards reducing sexual