Launch of Global Media AIDS Initiative 1/15/2004
United Nations, New York, N.Y.
Media leaders discuss ways in which the media can contribute to the fight against AIDS and commit themselves to raising greater awareness about HIV/AIDS.
Related materials are available on the Kaiser Family Foundation Web site.
Opening Meeting
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Coverage of the opening of the meeting with the U.N .Secretary-General and
leaders of the world's major media organizations. Statements by Kofi Annan,
U.N. Secretary-General; Peter Piot, executive director, UNAIDS; and Drew
Altman, president and CEO, Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation.
Keynote Address by Bill Gates
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Coverage of the luncheon keynote address by Bill Gates, co-founder, The
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and chairman and chief software
architect, Microsoft Corporation.
The transcript of his remarks is available on the Kaiser Family Foundation Web site.
Press Conference
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Press conference on the roundtable meeting with over 20 world media
leaders. Invited media leaders are expected to discuss ways in which the
media can use their resources to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS and also
encourage broader support for the global fight against AIDS.

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