Vienna YouthForce The Official Youth Newsletter of the XVIII International AIDS Conference, 18-23 July 2010
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Vienna By Emily Carson Human Rights, when? stood up for Human If anyone doubted the YouthForce Rights and HIV/AIDS. Journalists’ Team power of the youth voice at NOW! I am crying, because a the AIDS Conference; they will soon be changing their http://www.tigblog.org/ By Merette Tschokert lot of people stayed at minds. The conference has group/aids2010/ I am crying, because I home and do not care Editor: Aida Darz- been very direction action post/2112909 was touched of the about people that are hanova oriented this year, discriminated. protests have been Continues on http:// Reporters: Tyrone held every day on a www.tigblog.org/group/ Hall; Alexis Angulo; variety of topics and aids2010/post/2112419 Rachel-Ann Charles; issues. Continues on Michael Ukwo Joy; END VIOLENCE Peaceful March! Aysel Askerova; By Rachel-Ann Charles Photographers: Ko- There is grave need for By Tyrone Hall laole Oreoluwa; the global community to The involvement of Merete Tschokert; respond in a more com- young people in key policy making proc- prehensive way in Vienna YouthForce’s strengthening their re- online address is esses and programme development has been sponse to Violence a central part of the Against Women and www.youthaids2010 discussions here in Girls (VAW/G) and HIV/ .org Vienna, Austria. South Africa’s Deputy AIDS. VAW/G has been “Young people can Health Minister noted that “reaching identified as a critical component of JOIN US IN WEB: make it happen!” the fight against HIV/AIDS and is one young people particularly those who live Young people should design of the ten priorities of the UNAIDS http:// in rural areas has always been a chal- and implement programming agenda in support of the Millenium www.tigblog.org/ lenge” for her government. Continues that target young people in Development Goals (MDGs). Contin- group/aids2010 on http://www.tigblog.org/group/ preventing HIV/AIDS. “They ues on http://www.tigblog.org/group/ aids2010/post/2111925 are the brain of what is sup- aids2010/post/2109609 TWITTER: Norway Princess visits posed to happen,” says Remmy http://twitter.com/ Shawa. Press Conference on Sex & Sexuality by Youth Youth Pavilion! UNAIDS improvement of HIV VYF2010 By Tyrone Hall prevention by Vienna Youth- Scores of young people attended the Force 2010, http:// Sex and Sexuality-Youth Perspec- FACEBOOK www.tigblog.org/group/ tives on Pleasure and Prevention Vienna-Youth-Force session today. The session was filled aids2010/post/2116865 FLICKR with robust discussions and moving http://www.flickr.com/ anecdotes from a range of people about MSM/transgendered people, photos/ We’re here because 40% condom use and stigma. viennayouthforce/ of new infections fall on One panelist said an “early sense of masculinity failure is driving young By Aida Darzhanova young people under the people into depression. “I believe in young people. Involve them,” said her Royal Highness the age of 24. Youth leader- Violence and discrimination also occur among young gays, this re- Crown Princess of Norway Mette-Marit ship is important, we sults in internalization of young Tjessem on the opening ceremony of MSM and also shame.” Men who Youth Pavilion of YouthForce, July 19th, should involve them in have sex with men (MSM0 are 2010. She visited Youth Pavilion wear- decision making! We need among the most discriminated ing t-shirt saying ‘Youth we can!’ and groups affected by HIV and AIDS in emphasizing that youth leadership is to make it happen now! the developing world. More on important aspect ... Crown Princess of Norway http ://www.tigb lo g.o rg /g roup / More on http://www.tigblog.org/group/ Mette-Marit Tjessem aids2010/post/2116609 aids2010/post/2116753