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This report from UNAIDS was produced for the 2004 International AIDS Conference in Bangkok. The report begins by providing an overview of the global nature and impact of the AIDS epidemic. The report proceeds to examine the impact of AIDS on people and families, with a particular focus on the ways in which the AIDS epidemic disproportionately affects women. The report reviews issues involving treatment and care and utilizes a human rights framework in this assessment. The report concludes with an examination of national responses to the epidemic. The appendices of the report contain detailed information on the status of AIDS in individual countries and list of relevant resources. [Descriptors: Reproductive Rights - HIV/AIDS, International}