WASHINGTON, July 23 (UPI) -- The United States pledged $80 million in new funding for global efforts to combat AIDS, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced Monday.
The United States is committed to "an AIDS-free generation," Clinton said during the International AIDS Conference in Washington. "The United States is committed and will remain committed to achieving an AIDS-free generation. We will not back off; we will not back down; we will fight for the resources necessary to achieve this historic milestone."