And we must acknowledge that without peace and stability in Africa the chances of staunching this epidemic will be much slimmer. I bring it to this table. We must recognize that if we provide the resources and the enabling environment, solutions will come from communities. No community wants to dash the dreams of its children. AIDS will do nothing to change that bedrock bond between generations.
Every war needs a war chest, but that provided by the international community is woefully empty.
I have told all my offices in Africa that we will provide governments with the maximum available funding to create and implement programs. We can make a very big difference but we cannot do the job alone. We will discuss AIDS at the meeting of the Development Committee in April, and I hope that there too we can see action on the issue of resources. We must build a coalition for change. As surely as if we mobilized for peace, we must now mobilize for war.