Originally published Monday, December 1, 2008 at 1:10 PM
PrintUNAIDS program appoints new executive director
The United Nations' AIDS program says Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed a new executive director for the group.
The United Nations' AIDS program says Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed a new executive director for the group.
The U.N. said Monday that Michel Sidibe will be the next executive director of UNAIDS, based in Geneva, Switzerland. He is its deputy executive director and was recommended by a U.N. search committee. Sidibe, a citizen of Mali, replaces Dr. Peter Piot as UNAIDS executive director.
In its report on the search for the AIDS program's next leader, the committee reported "a paucity of highly qualified candidates."
An independent audit of UNAIDS is under way to determine the program's future.
The U.N. has said that the AIDS pandemic probably peaked and is unlikely to cause big outbreaks beyond Africa.
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