United Nations Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa
- United Nations Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa
The United Nations Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa is a diplomatic position that deals with the deadly disease on the continent where the issue is most pressing.
pecial envoys
* 2001-2006: Stephen Lewis
* 2007 on: Elizabeth Mataka
External links
* [http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2007/sga1068.doc.htm SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS ELIZABETH MATAKA OF BOTSWANA AS SPECIAL ENVOY FOR AIDS IN AFRICA, RENEWS APPOINTMENTS OF THREE OTHERS] , United Nations, 21 May 2007
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