"refrain from publicly promoting World AIDS Day through any communication channels, including social media, media engagements, speeches or other public-facing messaging"
"an awareness day is not a strategy"
"Under the leadership of President Trump, the State Department is working directly with foreign governments to save lives and increase their responsibility and burden sharing,"
"Today is World AIDS Day. For four decades this day has been internationally recognized around the world by people from all walks of life, because millions of people's lives have been touched by the HIV crisis,"
World AIDS Day is observed annually on 1 December to honour millions who have died from AIDS-related illnesses and to raise awareness, combat misinformation, and stand in solidarity with people living with HIV. An internal State Department email instructed employees to refrain from publicly promoting World AIDS Day via communication channels and to avoid using government resources for related events, and said the government would not share messaging on commemorative days. A State Department spokesperson said an awareness day is not a strategy and emphasized working with foreign governments to save lives and increase burden sharing. Madonna condemned the decision as absurd and unthinkable, noting longstanding losses and the absence of a cure.
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