WINDHOEK, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) -- Namibia's Ministry of International Relations and Cooperation said the UNAIDS has shown trust and confidence in the efforts of the leadership of Namibia, in making a contribution to the lives of young women on the world stage.
The Ministry said this on Thursday in a congratulatory message to First Lady, Monica Geingos, following her appointment as UNAIDS Special Advocate for Young Women and Adolescent Girls.
Geingos was presented with the role during a meeting that took place on the margins of the 71st Session of the United Nations General Assembly.
Through the appointment, Geingos is expected to champion the newly launched Start Free, Stay Free, AIDS Free agenda, an agenda to put the world on a Super-Fast-Track to end HIV/AIDS among children, adolescents and young women by 2020.
Furthermore, through this agenda, she will advocate for the improvement of the health of adolescent girls and young women, and will be tasked, specifically, with the responsibility of using her platform to find partners and solutions to some of the difficult health issues facing young women and adolescent girls, including HIV prevention and sexual and reproductive health, as well as access to education.
