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UNAIDS is the Joint United Nations Programme on [[HIV]]/[[AIDS ]] that works towards achieving universal access to [[HIV]] prevention, treatment, care and support.<ref>{{REFweb
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== Stephen Lewis - Former head of UNAIDS ==
Stephen Henry Lewis, CC, born November ({{LifeData|1937-11, 1937-11}}),<ref>Smith, p.258 ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Lewis more here])</ref> is a Canadian politician,<ref>MacDonald, pp. 151-152 ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Lewis more here])</ref> broadcaster, diplomat and former head of UNAIDS. He is Jewish ([[Religion and Culture|why this is important]]),<ref>{{REFbook
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|title=A Special Discussion with President Clinton on World AIDS Day.
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}}</ref> Stephen was the leader of the democratic socialist Ontario New Democratic Party for most of the 1970s. In the mid-1980s, he was appointed as Canada's United Nations ambassador. He quit in 1988 and worked at various United Nations agencies during the 1990s. In the 2000s, he served a term as the United Nations' special envoy for [[HIV]]/[[AIDS ]] in Africa, and head of UNAIDS.<ref name='Ryerson 2010-09-14'>{{REFweb
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