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Article: Proclamation 6959 - World Aids Day, 1996.(Transcript)
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- Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents
- Article date:
- December 2, 1996
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November 26, 1996
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
We dedicate World AIDS Day to the memory of those we have lost to HIV and AIDS and to our quest to help those who are living with this disease. The theme of this ninth observance of World AIDS Day, "One World, One Hope," reminds us that AIDS is a global pandemic and that HIV recognizes no geographic boundaries. Today, an estimated 21.8 million adults and children worldwide are living with HIV/AIDS, and we anticipate that as many as 3 million more will become infected with HIV in this year alone.
Of the almost 6 million men, women, and children around the world who ...