UN envoy pledges commitment to helping women, children fight HIV-AIDS
August 4, 2007 – 7:36 amLUSAKA, Aug. 3 (Xinhua) — UN special envoy on HIV-AIDS in Africa Elizabeth Mataka said here Friday that she will concentrate on uplifting the plight of women and children in her tenure of office.
Mataka expressed concern at the increasing vulnerability among women and children especially in Africa.
She said time has come for Africa to nurture women and children as they have potential to contribute to national development.
She called on society to embrace this grouping, saying that the HIV-AIDS pandemic has continued to burden many economies including Zambia’s.
Mataka was speaking when Zambian Vice President Rupiah Banda officially launched the David Emmett Children International Center.
Mataka, who is also Children International Board chairperson, appealed to the vice president to consider allocating land to organizations that have passion for issues concerning children.
She also said that most institutions looking into the plight of children have inadequate infrastructure saying her organization is committed to partnering with the government in addressing the issue and helping to fight the pandemic.
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