Fight against AIDS
For one of the most dangerous diseases in the world, the United Nations stands tall in its fight against AIDS. This works more like a worldwide war being fought by different people from different countries against the life-threatening disease.
2005 saw the death of 2.3 million people from AIDS alone. The numbers were frightening, and the UN stepped in to curb the death toll. Starting from spreading awareness to reaching out to people for treatment and prevention, the UN has actively played a role in this fight.
Frank Pancha Chisel, 38, collects empty boxes of antiretrovirals from a group of residents on November 27, 2014, before going to the Mikolongwe health center, three hours walk away from his village, to get a month worth of ARV therapy for himself and the others patients. The World Health Organization (WHO) says there were some 35 million people around the world living with HIV by the end of 2013, with some 2.1 million new infections during the course of that year. Sub-Saharan Africa is the most affected region, with almost 70 percent of new infections. AFP PHOTO/MARCO LONGARI (Photo credit should read MARCO LONGARI/AFP/Getty Images)
It has also managed to rope in other organizations like the World Health Organization, UNAIDS, and the Global Fund to fight this battle. The main idea is to come up with ways to spread awareness amongst the people to prevent the occurrence of this deadly disease.