ADDIS ABABA, September 3 (Xinhuanet) -- Norway has decided to
grant 1.6 million U.S. dollars to finance building the capacity of
the regional AIDS council secretariats and its implementing
partners in youth HIV/AID prevention program in Ethiopia, said the
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Office here on Monday. The granting agreement, which is expected to be signed on
Wednesday between UNICEF and Norway in Addis Ababa, comes in
response to the rapid spread of HIV/AIDS in Ethiopia, which is
threatening precious development gains achieved in recent years,
said the UNICEF office in a press release. The number of HIV infected persons in Ethiopia is estimated to
be close to 3 million, out of which 250,000 are children under the
age of five. In a related development, the United Nations Development Program
is reportedly assisting Ethiopia's bid to host a major HIV/AIDS
donor pledging conference later this year. Enditem
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