President George W. Bush waits to speak about his plan for global AIDS relief at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on World AIDS Day, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2005, in Washington, D.C.
Maseru, Lesotho
People wait for free HIV tests in tents outside the Baylor Children's Clinical Center in the Botsabelo district of Maseru, Lesotho, Thursday Dec. 1, 2005. Lesotho's King Letsie III launched a free nationwide testing program. Nearly 70 percent of all new HIV infections occur in sub-Sahara Africa.
Dakar, Senegal
Viviane Wade, wife of Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade, greets children on AIDS day in Dakar, Senegal on Thursday, Dec. 1, 2005. About 40 million people worldwide are now infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. Africa, with only 10 percent of the world's population, suffers over half of its infections, and one in 14 African adults is carrying HIV, according to U.N. estimates.
London, England
In Trafalgar Square, hundreds of people wearing T-shirts emblazoned HIV-Positive gather in the shape of an eye to show G8 leaders that they are watching to see if they meet promises to get life-saving treatment to HIV sufferers, on World AIDS Day, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2005.
Taipei, Taiwan
AIDS activists release lanterns during a rally to celebrate World AIDS Day, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2005. Taiwan's Department Of Health said more than 10,000 people have died of AIDS in the country, and that an average 10 more contract AIDS every day.
New Delhi, India
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh looks on at the National Youth Convention on HIV and AIDS on Thursday, Dec. 1, 2005. With 5.13 million cases, India ranks second only to South Africa in the number of people infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.
New Delhi, India
Indian Congress Party President Sonia Gandhi, center, poses with young people who walked across India to raise HIV/AIDS awareness, at an event organized by American NGO Project Concern International and National AIDS Control Organization, on Thursday, Dec. 1, 2005. Thirty walkers participated in a 4,250 mile walk to raise HIV/AIDS awareness, reaching Delhi for World AIDS Day.
Sofia, Bulgaria
Activists of the Bulgarian Red Cross explain how to use condoms to young people in downtown Sofia, Bulgaria on Thursday, Dec. 1, 2005. Bulgaria marked World AIDS Day with information campaigns, part of a nationwide initiative for HIV/AIDS prevention. A new report showed schoolchildren are among the latest recorded victims of HIV/AIDS.
Sofia, Bulgaria
A young Bulgarian signs an appeal entitled "Together to stop the disease," worn by a girl in downtown Sofia, Bulgaria on Thursday, Dec. 1, 2005. Bulgaria marks this year's World AIDS Day with information campaigns across the country, as part of a nationwide initiative for HIV/AIDS prevention.
Jakarta, Indonesia
Students hold candles during a rally to mark World AIDS Day in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, Dec 1, 2005. Indonesia's response to an emerging AIDS epidemic is "inadequate," the head of the U.N. agency fighting the virus said Wednesday, calling on the president to take a more active role.
Berlin, Germany
German Novice Desidia, right, of "The Free Sisters of the Perpetual Indulgence Association" sells red ribbons to tram passengers to raise awareness for World Aids Day in Berlin, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2005. Members of the Berliner AIDS Association collected donations and gave away red ribbons to raise awareness for AIDS victims across the world.
Cochin, India
Students from the University of Notre Dame in Notre Dame, Indiana, and St. Marie's College, an affiliate of the university, from the United States, display AIDS awareness banners prior to their road show in Cochin, India, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2005, to mark World AIDS Day. The students are in India for an exchange program.
London, England
Ebenezer Jonas, 14, of South Africa, signs handprints made by British and South African children to show their support for children affected by HIV around the world in London's Trafalgar Square, Thursday Dec. 1, 2005. Hundreds of people gathered to protest the prohibitive cost of HIV drugs for the world's poor.
Harare, Zimbabwe
A mother carries her baby while marching on the streets of Harare, Zimbabwe, Dec. 1, 2005. People from all over the world are commemorating World AIDS Day.
Nairobi, Kenya
Doctors and nurses demonstrate how to care for a person infected with the HIV virus, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2005, during a march to mark World AIDS Day in Nairobi, Kenya.
Minsk, Belarus
About 100 members of the pro-government Belarusian Republican Youth Union hold candles as they stand near burning Cyrillic letters which read 'Together Against AIDS,' in Minsk, Belarus, late Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2005. The world marks AIDS Day to promote prevention of the disease on Thursday, Dec. 1, 2005.
Shanghai, China
A Chinese man walks by an AIDS awareness poster during World AIDS day, Dec 1, 2005. China is launching a campaign to educate the country's 120 million migrant workers about condoms, while warning that drug users are a major transmitter of the HIV virus.
Taipei, Taiwan
AIDS activists hold lanterns at a rally to celebrate World AIDS Day, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2005, in Taipei, Taiwan.
Tokyo, Japan
Visitors pose before the statue of Tokyo's famed faithful dog, Hachiko, near the Shibuya railway station Thursday, Dec. 1, 2005. To mark World AIDS Day, the statue wears a red ribbon, symbol of awareness of the deadly disease.
Sydney, Australia
Australian artist Ken Done holds a teddy bear wearing a doctor's jacket during the Sydney launch of the UNICEF World AIDS day, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2005. Australian fashion designers will create special outfits for a number of teddy bears for an auction next year to raise money for UNICEF's global five-year campaign to curb HIV/AIDS, the disease that is devastating the world's children.