The XIX International AIDS Conference

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.

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)

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. 

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)

A woman looks out over the AIDS Memorial Quilt, which is now in its 25th year, on the National Mall in Washington July 24, 2012.

People walk in the AIDS March in Washington, July 22, 2012.

Sir Elton John speaks at conference, July 23, 2012, in Washington.

A display is set up in the Convention Center by The CONDOMIZE! Campaign. The campaign is a joint program of the United Nations Population Fund; its goals are to de-stigmatize and encourage access to condoms around the world. (Alison Klein/VOA)

2,000 journalists were expected to cover the AIDS conference. (Alison Klein/VOA)

A translation booth is set up which enables live translated versions of speeches to be recorded and broadcast throughout the building. There are booths for Arabic, Chinese, Russian, French, and Spanish; the Spanish booth is pictured. (Alison Klein/VOA)

The Orphan Tower, a tower of small beaded cloth dolls, is set up at the AIDS conference. The tower signifies the number of young children orphaned by AIDS in South Africa -- the current number is 3.7 million. (Alison Klein/VOA)

International attendees line up to obtain cell phones at the Washington Convention Center, July 23, 2012. (Alison Klein/VOA)

A variety of art, dancing, and performances can be found in the Global Village at AIDS 2012.

AIDS demonstrators outside the White House, Washington, July 24, 2012. (P. deHahn/VOA)