Resolution 1308 recognized the epidemic’s potential effects on stability and peacekeeping. Developing countries and health advocates emphasized that the crisis required affordable medicines,...
The session sought a global response to the epidemic, which disproportionately affected poorer countries with limited access to treatment and public-health resources. Delegates debated prevention,...
The declaration established targets for prevention, treatment and financing. It recognized shared responsibilities but did not itself overcome patent barriers, unequal medicine access or shortages...
