New Zealand is contributing $1million to United Nations agencies working to resettle Tamils forced from their homes by the recent civil war in Sri Lanka, Foreign Minister Murray McCully announced today.

National efforts to combat AIDS, particularly by preventing mother-to-child transmission, are showing positive results, but many HIV and AIDS affected children still struggle to have their basic needs met, according to a report launched today by four United Nations agencies.

1 December 2008 - Early diagnosis and treatment can significantly improve the prospects for survival of newborn babies exposed to HIV, according to an international report released today by UNICEF and other UN agencies.