Press Conference by Chief of UNICEF HIV/AIDS Section
Peter McDermott (left), Chief of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) HIV/AIDS Section, briefs the media on children and AIDS, in advance of the global UNICEF campaign, "Unite for Children, Unite Against AIDS". Next to him is Ann M. Veneman, Executive Director of UNICEF. McDermott said the global campaign was intended to focus on four key efforts: preventing mother-to-child-transmission; providing paediatric treatment; preventing HIV/AIDS infection; and protecting and supporting children affected by HIV/AIDS.