دانشمندان، قانونگذاران، نمايندگان، فعالان حقوق بيماران، و مبتلايان به بيماری ايدز در بزرگترين کنفرانس بين المللی ايدز در واشنگتن گرد هم آمدند.
نوزدهمين کنفرانس بين المللی ايدز
![The XIX International AIDS Conference at the Washington Convention Center in DC.](https://gdb.voanews.com/b9c712b3-0e0e-4fbd-aef5-a8adad37f814_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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The XIX International AIDS Conference at the Washington Convention Center in DC.
![Aaron Laxton gathers in front of the White House in Washington during an AIDS demonstration, July 24, 2012, as the AIDS conference continues.](https://gdb.voanews.com/a72bf58c-b0f2-44ad-a2b9-426a50b1c8c6_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Aaron Laxton gathers in front of the White House in Washington during an AIDS demonstration, July 24, 2012, as the AIDS conference continues.
![Activists gather for the We Can End AIDS march through Washington, July 24, 2012. (Alison Klein/VOA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/12b38972-43ba-418c-91f5-7cfa9c0651f7_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Activists gather for the We Can End AIDS march through Washington, July 24, 2012. (Alison Klein/VOA)
![Activists gather for the We Can End AIDS march through Washington, July 24, 2012. (Alison Klein/VOA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/d6259194-6b80-42f4-8e5c-7612e1c6cdcf_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Activists gather for the We Can End AIDS march through Washington, July 24, 2012. (Alison Klein/VOA)
![A member of the audience looks at slides during a speech given by Barton Haynes, Director of the Duke Human Vaccine Institute and the Center for HIV/AIDS Vaccine Immunology (CHAVI), July 25, 2012.](https://gdb.voanews.com/9bd1447c-9182-4c7a-bfb4-f4a63ee4ddb0_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A member of the audience looks at slides during a speech given by Barton Haynes, Director of the Duke Human Vaccine Institute and the Center for HIV/AIDS Vaccine Immunology (CHAVI), July 25, 2012.
![A variety of art, dancing, and performances can be found in the Global Village at AIDS 2012. ](https://gdb.voanews.com/ec47c3e2-3580-4b76-b679-5ce9373a520b_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A variety of art, dancing, and performances can be found in the Global Village at AIDS 2012.
![Attendees view works of art and biographical stories in the rotunda outside the conference.](https://gdb.voanews.com/cc077da1-edf6-4cc7-8b9b-f289300a1743_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Attendees view works of art and biographical stories in the rotunda outside the conference.
![Bill Gates and World Bank President Jim Yong Kim speak at the conference, July 23, 2012. (Alison Klein/VOA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/124a1dd2-30dd-4344-99a3-a20840652291_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Bill Gates and World Bank President Jim Yong Kim speak at the conference, July 23, 2012. (Alison Klein/VOA)