A Turkish activist performs with a transparent ball on Dec. 1, 2010, during a World AIDS Day rally in the center of Istanbul. A top UN expert said on November 30 that complacency among young people is causing a new surge of the AIDS epidemic in the United States and European nations like Britain and Germany.
A volunteer of the Indian Red Cross Society lights a candle during an HIV and AIDS awareness rally ahead of World AIDS Day in Agartala, capital of India's northeastern state of Tripura.
Students pose for a photograph as they stand inside a giant 25-meter long condom during an AIDS awareness event marking World AIDS Day in Budapest on Dec. 1, 2010.
People take condoms from a big billboard during events for World Aids Day in Athens, on Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2010. The billboard exhorts Greeks to use condoms in order to eradicate Aids.
Turkish activist performs on Dec. 1, 2010, during a World AIDS Day rally in the center of Istanbul. A top UN expert said on November 30 that complacency among young people is causing a new surge of the AIDS epidemic in the United States and European nations like Britain and Germany.
A woman activist performs on Dec. 1, 2010, during a World AIDS Day rally in the Taksim area in the center of Istanbul. A top UN expert said on November 30 that complacency among young people is causing a new surge of the AIDS epidemic in the United States and European nations like Britain and Germany.
An unidentified African resident of Pamplona northern Spain, holds a red symbol of the fight against AIDS during events for World Aids Day Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2010 .
The London Eye turns (RED) on World AIDS Day to support an AIDS Free Generation by 2015 on Dec. 1, 2010, in London England. More than 80 iconic landmarks across 13 countries will join (RED) to promote awareness of the ongoing fight against the AIDS epidemic, by turning red to mark World AIDS Day on December 1.
Indian nursing staff from the Ahmedabad Civil Hospital and citizens participate in a boat rally at Nalsarovar, near Ahmedabad, on Dec. 1, 2010, to mark World Aids Day. The event was organized by the Manav Sewa Education and Charitable Trust and District AIDS Control Society to spread awareness about HIV/AIDS.
Indian nursing staff from the Ahmedabad Civil Hospital and citizens participate in a boat rally at Nalsarovar, on Dec. 1, 2010, to mark World Aids Day. The event was organized by the Manav Sewa Education and Charitable Trust and District AIDS Control Society to spread awareness about HIV/AIDS.
Indian nursing students hold a candlelight vigil on the occasion of World AIDS Day in Amritsar on Dec. 1,2010. The U.N. AIDS agency says some 2.5 million Indians are living with HIV, many of them ostracised by their communities.
A attendee listens to speeches of acting Afghan Health Minister Suraya Dalil, unseen, during a ceremony marking the World AIDS Day in Kabul, Afghanistan on Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2010. The Afghan ministry of Health has recorded 636 HIV positive cases and estimates around 2,000 - 3,000 HIV and AIDS cases in the country, Dalil said.
Girls hold a banner that reads "Condoms protect you of HIV/AIDS" during an HIV/AIDS awareness event staged by the Red Cross in Bucharest, Romania, Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2010, on the eve of World AIDS Day.
The White House in Washington is decorated with a red ribbon to commemorate World Aids Day, Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2010.
Red and white balloons are tied to a platform during World AIDS Day in Manila, Philippines, Wednesday, Dec.1, 2010. Citing 2008 figures, WHO (World Health Organization) said some 33.4 million are living with HIV, with 2.7 million newly infected with the virus and 2 million dying of AIDS. The Philippines has a low prevalence of HIV infection with 5,729 cases, according to the data from the Department of Health.
Students of the American University of Beirut hold balloons as they form the AIDS red ribbon symbol during the "Free Hugs: Hugging is really not contagious" campaign to commemorate World AIDS Day at the AUB campus in Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2010. The campaign is an initiative to show support and combat discrimination against people infected with AIDS.
A person passes beneath the reflection of a giant AIDS ribbon at the U.S. embassy in Pretoria, South Africa on World AIDS Day Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2010. South Africa's health minister is increasingly concerned at the cost of coping with AIDS in the country with the world's largest number of HIV-positive citizens.