Eric Samuels, right, and John Island, back right, listen to prayers and thanks during a candlelight service, Dec. 1, 2004, at the Special Health Resources office in Paris, Texas, in honor of World Aids Day.
Argentina
Victoria holds her kite with messages regarding ways of preventing AIDS written by children during a ceremony to commemorate those who have died of this disease in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Dec. 1, 2004, World Aids Day.
California
Kelly Hart places his hands on a memorial for AIDS victims at the National AIDS Memorial Grove in San Francisco, Dec. 1, 2004. Ceremonies took place at the grove in honor of World AIDS Day.
Michigan
This 12-by-12-foot section of the AIDS quilt is displayed, Dec. 1, 2004, and will be on display in NMC's Welcome Center through Dec. 6, 2004, in Traverse City, Mich. All of the people who are remembered on this section lived in Michigan. The panel on the right was made by the Grand Traverse Area HIV/AIDS support group, Wellness Networks, and lists 10 people.
Washington D.C
Dr. Vineeta Gupta, center, of Insaaf International, and Sophia Lafontant, right, of Global Justice, thank each other as they lie in the street across from the World Bank headquarters, Dec. 1, 2004, in Washington. The women were part of a protest against policies they feel undermine the fight against AIDS in women.
Brazil
Two young women pass in front of a large red ribbon, the internationally-known symbol of AIDS, hung over Sao Paulo's City Hall in commemoration of World AIDS Day, Dec. 1, 2004.
Greece
Youths use their mobile phones to take photographs of candles forming the shape of a big red bow, the symbol of AIDS awareness, to mark World AIDS Day in the northern Greek port city of Thessaloniki, Dec. 1, 2004. Since 1981, Greece has recorded a total of nearly 7,000 HIV and AIDS cases and some 1,400 deaths.
Denmark
Two women observe World AIDS Day at a candlelight vigil, Dec. 1, 2004, in Copengahen, Denmark. The United Nations has dedicated this year's observance to improving protection for women and girls. Nearly half of the 39.4 million people infected with HIV worldwide are female.
El Salvador
A boy walks between banners commemorating International AIDS Day, in a park in San Salvador, Dec. 1, 2004.
Switzerland
Members of different Swiss aid organizations set alight some 6,000 candles forming a ribbon, the symbol for solidarity with AIDS patients, on Federation Square in front of the government building in Bern, Switzerland, Dec. 1, 2004, World AIDS Day. The candles symbolize the number of victims who die daily in Africa because of AIDS.
Kenya
A Kenyan listen to speeches as she sits near a banner to promote HIV/AIDS awareness at a public rally in Nairobi, Kenya, Dec. 1, 2004, World AIDS Day. The National AIDS Council of Kenya warned that the AIDS situation was worsening in Kenya because of a lack of awareness about the dangers of unprotected sex.
Germany
A vistor at the former cemetery of the Peter Church in Frankfurt, western Germany, looks at the Frankfurt AIDS memorial, which is iron nails hammered into the church's wall, on World AIDS Day, Dec. 1, 2004. Each nail represents an AIDS victim from Frankfurt. More than 40 new nails have been hammered into the wall in 2004.
China
A woman puts a red ribbon, the international symbol for AIDS awareness, on a tree to mark the World AIDS Day in Hong Kong, Dec. 1, 2004. The number of people contracting the AIDS virus in China is rising, and infections are spreading from high-risk groups, such as drug users, to the general population, according to a recent study.
Mozambique
An unidentified mother and child wait outside a polling station in Maputo, Dec. 1, 2004. Mozambique is holding its third presidential and parliamentary elections with some polling stations hanging up banners with red ribbons in commemoration of World AIDS Day.
Malaysia
Malaysian AIDS Council volunteers display posters to promote HIV/AIDS awareness at a public train station in Kuala Lumpur, Dec. 1, 2004. Marina Mahathir, president of the non-government Malaysian AIDS Council, warned that the AIDS situation was worsening in Malaysia because of a lack of awareness about the dangers of unprotected sex and intravenous drug use.
Vietnam
Vietnamese women do their morning exercise with swords in a park in Hanoi, Vietnam, Dec. 1, 2004.
France
Act Up militants lie on the street in front of the Elysee Palace in Paris, Nov. 30, 2004, after spraying red paint on the walls and gates of the French President's residence in a protest on the eve of World's AIDS Day. Eight militants were arrested during the protest.
Brazil
A woman sings the Brazilian national anthem as she holds a candle during a candlelight vigil in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Nov. 30, 2004. This event was organized to spread awareness ahead of World AIDS Day on Dec. 1.
South Dakota
Kim Cunningham-Foster, left, and Helen Frank, both of Sioux Falls, S.D., join others in lighting candles in memory of those who have died of HIV/AIDS, Nov. 30, 2004, at a World Aids Day service in Sioux Falls, S.D.
South Korea
Various condoms are displayed during an AIDS awareness campaign on the street in Seoul, Nov. 30, 2004. The United Nations marks the World AIDS day to increase the awareness of the sexually-transmitted disease.