Today, December 1, 2012 is World AIDS Day.

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Separately, we are working with Faith leaders to develop a tool kit that they may use to highlight the goals and measures of the strategy during upcoming World AIDS Day (December 1) events.

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NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States do hereby proclaim December 1, 2012, as World AIDS Day.

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Young people ages 13 to 24 account for 26 percent of all new HIV infections, according to the report by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which was released on Tuesday in advance of World AIDS Day on December 1.

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