AIDS activists demand more EU funds

ACTIVISTS trashed the European Commission's exhibition stand at the world AIDS conference in Barcelona, Spain, yesterday demanding the European Union contribute more to a global fund against AIDS.

They spray-painted “Shame” on the counter and on an EU flag, scattered leaflets on the floor and plastered the booth with stickers saying “Where is the $10 billion?”

Wealthy nations have pledged $2.8bn to the global fund against AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis launched last year by UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, but it is only a fraction of the $10bn goal.