United Nations: HIV Infection

Mrs. Curtis-Thomas
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what financial commitments his Department has made to the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS to help fight HIV and AIDS.

Mr. Thomas
Between January 2006 and December 2007 the Department for International Development (DFID) provided £29,955,500 unearmarked core funding and £12,042,500 earmarked for specific activities to the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS). We are currently developing a new core funding agreement with UNAIDS for 2008-09 to 2011-12.