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Namibia: US will no longer commemorate World Aids Day, reports say – News

Namibia: US will no longer commemorate World Aids Day, reports say – News

Africa Links 24 with Lucy Campbell
Published on 2025-11-29 18:47:12

For the first time since 1988, the United States (US) government will no longer commemorate World AIDS Day, according to reports.

The state department has directed its employees and grant recipients not to use government funds to mark the event – which falls annually on 1 December – and not to promote the day publicly.

The news was first reported by journalist Emily Bass and confirmed in an email viewed by the New York Times.

Employees and grantees could still “tout the…

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