In order to minimize the spread and effect of this disease the UN family has taken several steps. Since 1996, its efforts have been coordinated by UNAIDS — the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS. UNAIDS is an innovative joint venture of the United Nations family, which brings together the efforts and resources of 11 UN system organizations to unite the world against AIDS. These are: UNHCR, UNICEF, WFP, UNDP, UNFPA, UNODC, the ILO, UNESCO, WHO and the World Bank.In 2000, at the General Assembly’s Millennium Summit world leaders set specific goals to stop and reverse the spread of HIV…