Youth, HIV and Gender

The NGO Committee on Youth at the United Nations in New York is inviting young people to take part in a month long online discussion on: "Young people are the key in the fight against AIDS." This is a month-long moderated discussion for and by youth (aged 15-24) on the gender dimensions of the AIDS pandemic. AIDS affects everyone, but it discriminates against women due to their biological susceptibility to infection during sexual intercourse, cultural norms that prevent women from negotiating safe sex, and their lack of access to health care and education.