Stand up and speak out 17 October 2007Ces informations ne sont
pas disponibles en français. UNAIDS Secretariat staff in Geneva
joined the STAND UP and SPEAK OUT events taking place across the
globe, calling for leaders to take action against poverty and
inequality and to achieve and exceed the Millennium Development
Goals. Expressing themselves through written messages on a
billboard, UNAIDS staff underlined the critical need to scale up
the response to AIDS in the drive to reach the Millennium
Development Goals. As part of the messages, UNAIDS Executive
Director, Dr Peter Piot called for everyone to “Act everyday
against poverty” while his Deputy, Deborah Landey urged the
world to “Fight AIDS, end poverty”. Last year, more than 23
million people took part in similar STAND UP and SPEAK OUT
events and set a new Guinness World Record. This year, the
organizers expect to break this record so the message rings even
louder. In 2000, leaders of 189 countries signed up to the
Millennium Development Goals, a global p