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Vienna YouthForce
The Official Youth Newsletter of the XVIII International AIDS Conference, 18-23 July 2010

Vienna
YouthForce
Journalists’ Team

Editor: Aida Darz-

hanova
By Alexis Angulo accessing health ser-
Reporters: Tyrone
Martinez
OO3 HR Campaign!
Hall; vices, harm reduction
5 young people from
Alexis Angulo; which are: Human harm reduction and and human rights.
Rachel-Ann Charles; Africa, Europe, North
Rights, Health Re- defending human Example: people in
Michael Ukwo Joy; America and Asia had
sources and Human rights of young peo- Lebanon might have
Aysel Askerova; a say at the first press
Rights. ple. to go to another area
Photographers: Ko- conference of the Vi-
laole Oreoluwa; Vienna YouthForce Going more into de- or city to get tested .
enna Youth force.
Merete Tschokert; wants our govern- tails, stigma, discrimi- Because...
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ments to stop being nation, taboo, lack of
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vocacy messages
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“Keep in mind that
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new models for treat-
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speaks up at the XVIII ment, equality for XVII International
at risk!
TWITTER: International AIDS women and an end to AIDS Conference in
http://twitter.com/ Conference on July 19th. Since 2001, Presi- discrimination are the Vienna, Austria.
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thropy and public service through the William achieving the vision www.tigblog.org/
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Tokenism, Youth and Human Rights
By Tyrone Hall Deputy Health Minister noted such representation. Many young
The involvement of young that “reaching young people people who are drafted into policy
people in key policy mak- particularly those who live in circles tend to come from affluent
ing processes and pro- rural areas has always been a segments of society-distant from
gramme development has challenge” for her government. the day to day concerns of the vast
been a central part of the However, it isn’t just a matter of majority of youths who come
discussions here in Vienna, representation that affects from working class families.
Austria. South Africa’s young people but the quality of More http://www.tigblog.org/group/
aids2010/post/2105791