The President of the Republic of Liberia, His Excellency Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr., has by Proclamation declared Sunday, December 1, 2024 as “World AIDS Day” to be noticed all through the Republic on Monday, December 2, 2024 as a working vacation, in recognition of the immense contribution of the United Nations to fight HIV and AIDS. In accordance with a International Ministry launch, this yr’s World Aids Day will likely be celebrated below the Theme: ‘COLLECTIVE ACTION: SUSTAIN AND ACCELERATE HIV PROGRESS’ in addition to the Nationwide theme: ‘ONE GOAL, ONE FIGHT: ENDING AIDS TOGETHER IN LIBERIA’
The Proclamation calls on all Ministries and Businesses of Authorities, native and worldwide organizations in addition to most of the people to be part of the Nationwide Aids fee, to arrange and execute acceptable applications befitting the event. The discharge says that the citizenry of Liberia constitutes a significant useful resource of the nation, and the Authorities is cognizant to enhancing the standard of lifetime of its individuals by promulgating and selling applications aimed toward enhancing their well being, wellbeing, and welfare, thereby stopping deaths and sicknesses amongst the complete populace. The Presidential Proclamation said that the United Nations Joint Program on HIV/ AIDS (UNAIDS), has designated the primary day of December of every yr as ‘World AIDS Day’ in recognition of the immense contributions of the United Nations to fight HIV/AIDS.
The Proclamation additional indicated that the ideas of making consciousness of the specter of HIV/AIDS embodied within the insurance policies of the Authorities, as adopted, are in accordance with these really useful by the World Well being Group (WHO) and the United Nations Joint Program on the HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), to coach and preserve the Liberian Folks conscious of the specter of AIDS. Because the analysis of AIDS in 1981, it has continued to pose a significant issue and threats to the well being and wellbeing of the human race, of which the Folks of Liberia are of no exception, the Proclamation added.
Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of International Affairs of Liberia.