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Sports against AIDS.

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Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome↗
PubMed1994

The politics of population.

Whatever succeeds or fails to materialize at the UN Conference on Population and Development in Cairo, most of the peoples of the Earth are represented in one room where their common future is being charted. That is a staggering achievement after the chaotic and fragmented history of the human race up to this point. It is less a development willed by foresighted leaders than an inevitable response to the shrinkage of the planet due to population growth and resource depletion--plus the advent of instantaneous worldwide communication. Some of the alliances, disputes and side issues are momentous. There are governments dedicated to policies of controlling population, such as Egypt and the Philippines, in conflict with their own religious authorities. The Catholic Church finds itself in lock-step with the Islamic theologians opposing birth control and condemning abortion, raising the possibility of a previously unthinkable ecumenical breakthrough to add to the Vatican's dialogues with Protestant Christians and with Jews. There is President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt who wanted to host the conference to show off the stability of his country and regime, only to demonstrate the opposite as extremists threatened the same terror against delegates they have inflicted on tourists. Some Islamic regimes stayed away. There is the ultimate Western feminism and environmentalism expressed by Prime Minister Gro Harlem Brundtland of Norway. And an astounding expression of women's rights to control such matters as childbearing, expressed by Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto of Pakistan, braving the wrath of clerics in her own country to attend, combined with a forceful denunciation of abortion startling to many of her Western admirers. The seriousness of the US effort, led by Vice President Al Gore, to pass a meaningful document that will frame policy for world organizations, contrasts with the previous indifference of the predecessor Reagan and Bush administrations to the issue. The effort of Mr. Gore to cut a deal with the Vatican, to craft a document both can accept, testifies to the seriousness of the Clinton administration purpose in risking Catholic disapproval, and of the Vatican in trying to influence proceedings rather than just denounce them. The holding of such a conference with 90% of its final document agreed beforehand is no doubt its most significant result. But the suspense attending the other 10% is justified. The resulting compromise, if any, is likely to influence world development for decades.

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Young people take action.

Many members of the AIDS Challenge Youth Club in Uganda have had direct and distressing experiences of AIDS, having lost parents or close relatives. Members are aged 13 to 25 years old, and the group meets regularly to share experience and ideas, learn about AIDS, and support others. During training courses, counseling sessions and club meetings, members have built up their confidence and self-esteem. They are open and honest about their family situations, and able to support others in affected families. They talk very freely about relationships, friendships, sex and condom use. Free condoms are also available. Club members are encouraging better communication with their parents. During recent discussions, these issues were raised. Young people said they had difficulties in talking about sex with their parents, and recognized their own responsibility to start communication by discussing neutral subjects such as work or school. Above all, young people wanted to live with hope, not anxiety and fear. Parents said that although traditionally they are not open with their children, they wanted to develop more honest relationships. But they felt that young people themselves were not open with them. They did not want to tell children what to do, but to help them make decisions, while respecting their views. Parents felt there is a need to build confidence in teenagers, by involving them in family decisions. They also felt that it is essential to give education about sex and condoms, and that not doing so could result in a young person's death.

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome↗