World AIDS Day

World AIDS Day is celebrated on December 1 each year around the world. .This day is dedicated to raising awareness of the AIDS pandemic caused by the spread of HIV infection.. Since 1995, the President of the United States has made an official proclamation on World AIDS Day. Governments of other nations have followed suit and issued similar announcements.

UNAIDS 2012 World Report:

http://www.un.org/en/events/aidsday/2012/pdf/JC2434_WorldAIDSday_results_en.pdf

This collection of resources from TeachersFirst is selected to help teachers and students learn more about HIV/AIDS and to plan curriculum-related projects and classroom activities related to this sensitive but important topic.

http://www.teachersfirst.com/spectopics/hivandaids.cfm