The UNICEF organization began a global campaign along with UNAIDS to place children "at the heart of the fight against AIDS."

The first year's report of the campaign, named Unite for Children Unite Against AIDS, found that the initiative has gained strength in the fight, but much more still needs to be done

A United Nations report released Tuesday said that millions of children around the globe are facing the risk of HIV/AIDS, unfortunately, the world's response to their plight remains "tragically insufficient."

The document, jointly written by UNAIDS, the United Nations Children's Fund, and the World Health Organization (WHO), was released to coincide with the first anniversary of the "Unite For Children, Unite against AIDS" program, which aims to deal problems concerning children with AIDS

Researchers at the Duke University Medical Center have reportedly developed a new test that can help detect whether patients with HIV/AIDS are infected with even small amounts of drug-resistant forms of the virus.

Contrary to other tests that are able to detect drug-resistant strains when they represent a significant portion of the virus in a person's bloodstream, the new test developed at Duke could be of great help to doctors in choosing which medicines will successfully work for patients

A foundation headed by former U.S. President Bill Clinton has negotiated a deal with two pharmacy companies in India to make HIV/AIDS treatments cheaper for children. Clinton was in New Delhi on Thursday to launch the federal government's national program for children suffering with HIV.

According to a new deal, two Indian pharmaceutical companies - Cipla and Ranbaxy Laboratories - have agreed to supply 19 different antiretroviral formulations for prices about 45 percent less than the lowest current rates for such drugs in developing countries

The latest report by the United Nations on Tuesday estimates there are nearly 40 million cases of HIV worldwide. According to the report, HIV infections are on the rise in all regions of the world and are spreading from high-risk groups to the general population in China.

The reports shows that an estimated 39.5 million people worldwide are HIV positive. It goes on to say that the virus claimed 2.9 million lives this year and another 4.3 million people became infected with it