Quotable quotes

"The fight against HIV/AIDS requires leadership from all parts of government - and it needs to go right to the top.  AIDS is far more than a health crisis. It is a threat to development itself."
UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan

"The global treatment discussion is only beginning to factor in the needs of children, in terms of the kinds of drugs and technologies that are developed and the resources that are allocated. UNICEF is committed to bringing together the best and most experienced thinkers, planners and practitioners to address this complex and urgent problem."
Peter McDermott, the head of UNICEF's HIV/AIDS programme

"The ravaging effects of AIDS seem to be felt more among the youth and children. If this goes on unchecked there may be no tomorrow or the world will be full of oldies."
by Ogechi [17, Nigeria]

"I know AIDS is out there; I have seen and lived with it. If I could speak to the world, I would thank those people that have helped children like me. Because of them I have three meals, a safe, warm place to sleep, an education, and most of all I have people around me that love and care for me. I am very thankful for that."
Frida, an orphan living at the UNICEF-supported Anglican Children's Project in Lusaka, Zambia.