1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:29,720 You're watching UNICEF Television, a song about pain and suffering, loss and bereavement. 2 00:00:30,240 --> 00:00:37,240 A song about the impact of HIV and AIDS on children everywhere. 3 00:00:38,920 --> 00:00:44,840 Eleven-year-old Florence Kangai from Kenya is one of 15 million children orphaned by 4 00:00:44,840 --> 00:00:51,840 AIDS. She's also one of the 2.3 million children under the age of 15 living with HIV. 5 00:00:51,840 --> 00:00:58,840 We want to launch a global campaign on children and AIDS. 6 00:00:58,840 --> 00:01:03,840 And finally drawing the attention of the world to the end of my childhood. 7 00:01:03,840 --> 00:01:07,160 We need your support and our love. 8 00:01:07,160 --> 00:01:14,160 On October 25, 2005, UNICEF, UNAIDS and many partners gathered at the United Nations in 9 00:01:14,960 --> 00:01:20,040 New York to launch Unite for Children, Unite Against AIDS. 10 00:01:20,040 --> 00:01:25,520 The event marked the start of a five-year campaign to put the missing face of children 11 00:01:25,520 --> 00:01:28,560 at the centre of the global AIDS agenda. 12 00:01:28,560 --> 00:01:35,560 To young people everywhere, let us speak up to support them and let us unite for children 13 00:01:36,300 --> 00:01:42,640 and unite against AIDS. 14 00:01:42,640 --> 00:01:48,200 Since then, the campaign has been launched in more than 50 countries around the world, 15 00:01:48,320 --> 00:01:54,920 including governments, NGOs, charities, private companies and young people themselves, creating 16 00:01:54,920 --> 00:02:00,840 new partnerships to make sure the youngest members of every society are part of the response 17 00:02:00,840 --> 00:02:04,080 to the AIDS pandemic. 18 00:02:04,080 --> 00:02:07,080 Did you know children are dying because of AIDS? 19 00:02:07,080 --> 00:02:08,280 Devastating young life. 20 00:02:08,280 --> 00:02:09,480 Devastating young life. 21 00:02:09,480 --> 00:02:11,600 Devastating young lives around the world. 22 00:02:11,600 --> 00:02:17,680 Unite for Children, Unite Against AIDS has also attracted the support of dozens of celebrities. 23 00:02:17,680 --> 00:02:21,040 Some are missing your support. 24 00:02:21,040 --> 00:02:26,360 Eager to lend their voices to the campaign and determined to share the spotlight for 25 00:02:26,360 --> 00:02:28,360 the good of children and young people. 26 00:02:28,360 --> 00:02:35,360 I think that our generation is the first generation that can actually provoke tangible changes 27 00:02:40,600 --> 00:02:44,760 in the world because we have the resources, we have the ideas. 28 00:02:44,760 --> 00:02:51,000 A special website has documented the campaign's progress, including a monthly TV show. 29 00:02:51,000 --> 00:02:56,720 Welcome to the Unite for Children, Unite Against AIDS update. 30 00:02:56,720 --> 00:03:01,200 And video reports have been distributed to broadcasters all over the world. 31 00:03:01,200 --> 00:03:07,280 Every day, another 2,000 children are infected. 32 00:03:07,280 --> 00:03:12,440 Classes pause for prayer at the Zain al-Hassan Islamic School in East Java. 33 00:03:12,440 --> 00:03:17,200 But now, a subject that would have once been considered taboo here has become part of the 34 00:03:17,200 --> 00:03:19,000 curriculum. 35 00:03:19,000 --> 00:03:22,400 Wandele is six but looks half her age. 36 00:03:22,400 --> 00:03:27,560 Wandele is HIV positive and since her mother died of AIDS, her granny and her medicine 37 00:03:27,560 --> 00:03:30,360 have become her lifeline. 38 00:03:30,360 --> 00:03:35,960 You, the adults, hold the resources, but we together can find ways. 39 00:03:35,960 --> 00:03:40,720 Partners in the Unite for Children, Unite Against AIDS campaign have taken their message 40 00:03:40,800 --> 00:03:47,920 to a number of high-level events, including the Global Partners Forum in London, the Conference 41 00:03:47,920 --> 00:03:55,320 on Childhood and AIDS in Paris, and the massive AIDS 2006 gathering in Toronto, where more 42 00:03:55,320 --> 00:04:01,120 than two dozen sessions were devoted specifically to the needs of children and young people. 43 00:04:01,120 --> 00:04:03,200 Hope is something that keeps us alive. 44 00:04:03,200 --> 00:04:06,960 Hope is something that is not tangible, but it holds us for the future. 45 00:04:06,960 --> 00:04:12,680 The challenges of creating an AIDS-free generation remain huge, but countries around the world 46 00:04:12,680 --> 00:04:17,200 are implementing a growing number of programs to fight the disease. 47 00:04:17,200 --> 00:04:25,120 UNICEF including young people in the fight against HIV-AIDS makes me feel really useful. 48 00:04:25,120 --> 00:04:30,680 In terms of being a young person, you don't really get to feel like you matter sometimes. 49 00:04:30,680 --> 00:04:32,000 And it's a fight for us. 50 00:04:32,000 --> 00:04:35,480 It's our future that we're fighting for. 51 00:04:35,480 --> 00:04:40,800 The cost of antiretroviral drugs for children has been dramatically reduced thanks to new 52 00:04:40,800 --> 00:04:51,320 deals negotiated by campaign partners. 53 00:04:51,320 --> 00:04:55,660 Broadcasters like MTV and other media have gone out of their way to spread awareness 54 00:04:55,660 --> 00:05:00,440 and educate young people. 55 00:05:00,440 --> 00:05:06,120 And since the campaign started, BBC World has broadcast two series of films documenting 56 00:05:06,120 --> 00:05:08,960 the lives of HIV-positive children. 57 00:05:08,960 --> 00:05:15,240 The title, both a question and a challenge. 58 00:05:15,240 --> 00:05:20,120 Unite for Children, Unite Against AIDS, has also attracted support from major sporting 59 00:05:20,120 --> 00:05:29,280 organizations including the NBA, Barcelona Football Club and the International Cricket 60 00:05:29,280 --> 00:05:30,880 Council. 61 00:05:30,880 --> 00:05:42,000 Top players taking part in the 2007 Cricket World Cup are also backing the campaign. 62 00:05:42,000 --> 00:05:47,400 It's been a year of extraordinary partnership building, advocacy and activities. 63 00:05:47,400 --> 00:05:53,320 As Unite for Children, Unite Against AIDS continues to gather momentum, the aim is to 64 00:05:53,320 --> 00:06:06,320 make sure that children are truly part of the global response to HIV and AIDS. 65 00:06:06,320 --> 00:06:08,240 What are we here to do? 66 00:06:08,240 --> 00:06:11,080 But it's our duty toward those children. 67 00:06:11,080 --> 00:06:13,200 That's the question I'm asking all the leaders of the world. 68 00:06:13,200 --> 00:06:18,400 We cannot, absolutely not, take any decision that can jeopardize the future of the children 69 00:06:18,400 --> 00:06:20,400 of any country in any part of the world.