Dr Nafis Sadik, said the grant would put resources where they were most needed. The programmes it supports will also serve as models for other hard-hit countries and international aid efforts. The UN General Assembly aims to reduce HIV infections by a quarter in the next five years. Adverse ruling News of the donation came soon after District Court Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson ruled that Microsoft had broken US anti-trust law by attempting to monopolise the internet browser market. But correspondents say UN officials do not believe Mr Gates is using them to get favourable publicity - the foundation has a history of contributing to charities fighting Aids and other diseases.
Charitable donations attract generous tax breaks in the United States.
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