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PHOTOS: World AIDS Day 2014

PHOTOS: World AIDS Day 2014

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On December 1, 2014, the world mourns, unites, and creates new hope for the end of AIDS.

Sometimes whimsical, sometimes grimly serious, countries around the globe each created new awareness for AIDS in their own way.

459820854x633_0 Guitarist, The Edge of U2 (left) and Bruce Springsteen perform on World AIDS Day at 'A (RED) Thank You,' presented by Bank of America on December 1 in New York City's Times Square.

459807644x633_0 General view of the atmosphere on World AIDS Day at 'A (RED) Thank You.'

459805606x633_0 Kanye West performs at 'A (RED) Thank You.'

459805502x633_0 Chris Martin of Coldplay performs at 'A (RED) Thank You.'

459808658x633_0 The crowd at 'A (RED) Thank You.'

459809504x633_0 Kris Jenner attends Kim Kardashian's 'Raising a Toast for the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation and World AIDS Day' at The Abbey in West Hollywood.

459809406x633_0 Actress Candis Cayne takes the mic at Kim Kardashian's 'Raising a Toast for the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation and World AIDS Day.'

459809498x633_0 Kris Jenner gets a boost from the boys at Kim Kardashian's 'Raising a Toast for the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation and World AIDS Day.'

Was14-001_0Executive director of UNAIDS Michel Sidibe and actress Charlize Theron attend the launch of the UNAIDS New Fast Track Report ahead of World AIDS Day 2014, November 18 at the University of California, Los Angeles.

Was14-002_0An activist wears a red ribbon, the symbol of AIDS awareness, during an nongovernmental organization's campaign on World AIDS Day in Rio de Janeiro.

Was14-003_0Indian social activists light lamps around a sign during an event to mark World AIDS Day in Kolkata. According to UNAIDS, India had the third-largest number of people living with HIV in the world at the end of 2013, and it accounts for more than half of all AIDS-related deaths in the Asia-Pacific region. In 2012, 140,000 people died in India because of AIDS. The Indian government has been providing free antiretroviral drugs for HIV treatment since 2004, but only 50 percent of those eligible for the treatment were getting it in 2012, according to a report from the World Health Organization.


Was14-004_0Indian social activists and children release ribbons and balloons during an event to mark World AIDS Day in Kolkata.

Was14-005_0Angela Groothuizen, Dutch ambassador for Stop AIDS Now, prepares to release red balloons representing women who have died of the disease on World AIDS Day at the Museumplein in Amsterdam.


Was14-006_0People take part in a rally marking World AIDS Day in Paris.

Was14-007_0An employee wearing a red shirt signs up a customer for a cell phone plan after she purchased an iPhone Monday at the Apple Store in Berlin. For World AIDS Day, Apple announced plans to donate a portion of sales at the company's retail and online stores around the world to a global fund to fight the disease. In addition, for two weeks, the company, in cooperation with the brand Product Red, also known as (RED), will offer 25 apps for sale whose proceeds will go directly to the initiative.

Was14-008_0Indian students pose for a photograph in the shape of a ribbon during an awareness campaign to mark World AIDS Day at a school in Amritsar.


Was14-009_0Indian students perform a street play to create awareness of HIV infection and prevention methods to commemorate World AIDS Day in New Delhi.

Was14-010_0Pakistani transgender activists from the Khawaja Sira Society take part of a rally to mark World AIDS Day in Lahore.

Was14-011_0Indian residents walk past a sand sculpture incorporating what is aimed to be the worlds longest red ribbon created by sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik at Puri Beach.

459793038x633_0 A Community Healthcare Network mobile clinic offers free HIV tests in Union Square Monday in New York City.

459791356x633_0 Demetre Daskalakis, MD, attends the World AIDS Day: Community Launch of the End AIDS NY 2020 Campaign Monday in New York City.

459792980x633_0 Thomas Roberts attends the World AIDS Day: Community Launch of the End AIDS NY 2020 Campaign Monday in New York City.

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