UNAIDS Award to CORE Manipur on World AIDS Day

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UNAIDS Award to CORE on World AIDS Day

(AIeF)CORE Centre for Organisation Research & Education (Indigenous Peoples'

Centre for Policy and Human Rights in India's North East) has been selected to

receive a a Civil Society Award to acknowledge the exemplary role of CORE in

the fight against HIV in India.

On the occasion of World AIDS Day 2006, UNAIDS and SAATHI are organizing jointly

a Civil Society Awards Ceremony to acknowledge the exemplary role of civil

society organizations in the fight against HIV in India, especially combating

discrimination and denial of access to care and support to indigenous

communities in Manipur.

Organizations that have through the years provided outstanding support to HIV

prevention, treatment and care services at the community level have been

selected to receive the awards.

UNAIDS is the Secretariat of the selection committee and CORE has been selected

to receive the award after a rigorous selection process. The UNAIDS Civil

Society Awards Ceremony is organized to take place on 1st December 2006 from

6.30pm to 9.00pm at the National Stadium, New Delhi

The event will be televised, partly live partly deferred-live. The event will

include moments of entertainment and will provide opportunities for delivering

messages on HIV awareness, prevention, care and support.