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Religious and traditional leaders in the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) participated in online consultations on the SADC Model Law on gender-based violence.

“Disability does not mean inability! Human rights for all! Equality and access to good health care! Leave no one behind!” Slogans were plentiful at the 18th International Conference on AIDS and STIs. Some participants felt that the conference venue sadly belied these clarion calls as it was ill-equipped to handle the mobility and access needs of persons with disabilities.

„Die Ausbreitung von HIV und AIDS wird durch Stigmatisierung, Diskriminierung, fehlenden Zugang zu Information und angemessenen Präventionsmaßnahmen verschärft“, erklärte Samuel Matsikure anlässlich des Dialogs über HIV/AIDS, der im vergangenen Juli von der Ökumenischen HIV- und AIDS-Initiative des ÖRK in Simbabwe organisiert wurde.

“Stigma, discrimination, lack of access to information and appropriate prevention measures aggravate the spread of HIV and AIDS,” says Samuel Matsikure, who participated in a dialogue sponsored by Ecumenical HIV and AIDS Initiatives and Advocacy of the WCC.

“El estigma, la discriminación y la falta de acceso a la información y medidas de prevención adecuadas intensifican la propagación del VIH y el SIDA”, dice Samuel Matsikure, que participó en un diálogo sobre el VIH celebrado en Zimbabwe el pasado mes de julio con el patrocinio de Iniciativas Ecuménicas y Acción Mundial sobre el VIH y el SIDA del CMI.

«La stigmatisation, la discrimination et le manque d’accès à l’information et de mesures préventives adéquates contribuent à la propagation du VIH et du sida», indique Samuel Matsikure, qui a participé en juillet dernier au Zimbabwe à un dialogue sur le VIH parrainé par les Initiatives et plaidoyer œcuméniques pour la lutte contre le VIH et le sida du COE.

Grateful for the opportunity of working for a global fellowship of the churches, the two new interns at the WCC aspire to use their personal and professional experiences from Malawi and the Democratic Republic of Congo in the WCC’s work on gender justice and health issues.