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

15,000 people, who

Vienna By Emily Carson Human Rights, when? stood up for Human
If anyone doubted the
YouthForce Rights and HIV/AIDS.
Journalists’ Team
power of the youth voice at NOW! I am crying, because a
the AIDS Conference; they
will soon be changing their http://www.tigblog.org/ By Merette Tschokert lot of people stayed at
minds. The conference has group/aids2010/ I am crying, because I home and do not care
Editor: Aida Darz-
been very direction action post/2112909 was touched of the about people that are
hanova
oriented this year, discriminated.
protests have been Continues on http://
Reporters: Tyrone
held every day on a www.tigblog.org/group/
Hall;
Alexis Angulo; variety of topics and aids2010/post/2112419
Rachel-Ann Charles; issues. Continues on
Michael Ukwo Joy; END VIOLENCE
Peaceful March!
Aysel Askerova; By Rachel-Ann Charles
Photographers: Ko- There is grave need for
By Tyrone Hall
laole Oreoluwa; the global community to
The involvement of
Merete Tschokert; respond in a more com-
young people in key
policy making proc- prehensive way in
Vienna YouthForce’s strengthening their re-
online address is esses and programme
development has been sponse to Violence
a central part of the Against Women and
www.youthaids2010
discussions here in Girls (VAW/G) and HIV/
.org
Vienna, Austria. South Africa’s Deputy AIDS. VAW/G has been
“Young people can
Health Minister noted that “reaching identified as a critical component of
JOIN US IN WEB: make it happen!” the fight against HIV/AIDS and is one
young people particularly those who live
Young people should design of the ten priorities of the UNAIDS
http:// in rural areas has always been a chal-
and implement programming agenda in support of the Millenium
www.tigblog.org/ lenge” for her government. Continues
that target young people in Development Goals (MDGs). Contin-
group/aids2010 on http://www.tigblog.org/group/
preventing HIV/AIDS. “They ues on http://www.tigblog.org/group/
aids2010/post/2111925
are the brain of what is sup- aids2010/post/2109609
TWITTER: Norway Princess visits posed to happen,” says Remmy
http://twitter.com/ Shawa. Press Conference on Sex & Sexuality by Youth
Youth Pavilion! UNAIDS improvement of HIV
VYF2010 By Tyrone Hall
prevention by Vienna Youth- Scores of young people attended the
Force 2010, http:// Sex and Sexuality-Youth Perspec-
FACEBOOK
www.tigblog.org/group/ tives on Pleasure and Prevention
Vienna-Youth-Force session today. The session was filled
aids2010/post/2116865
FLICKR with robust discussions and moving
http://www.flickr.com/ anecdotes from a range of people
about MSM/transgendered people,
photos/ We’re here because 40% condom use and stigma.
viennayouthforce/ of new infections fall on One panelist said an “early sense of
masculinity failure is driving young
By Aida Darzhanova young people under the people into depression.
“I believe in young people. Involve
them,” said her Royal Highness the
age of 24. Youth leader- Violence and discrimination also
occur among young gays, this re-
Crown Princess of Norway Mette-Marit ship is important, we sults in internalization of young
Tjessem on the opening ceremony of MSM and also shame.” Men who
Youth Pavilion of YouthForce, July 19th, should involve them in have sex with men (MSM0 are
2010. She visited Youth Pavilion wear- decision making! We need among the most discriminated
ing t-shirt saying ‘Youth we can!’ and groups affected by HIV and AIDS in
emphasizing that youth leadership is to make it happen now! the developing world. More on
important aspect ... Crown Princess of Norway http ://www.tigb lo g.o rg /g roup /
More on http://www.tigblog.org/group/ Mette-Marit Tjessem aids2010/post/2116609
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