UNAIDS Names Designer Cole as Goodwill Ambassador

The head of the United Nations' AIDS-fighting organization on Tuesday named U.S. fashion designer Kenneth Cole as an international goodwill ambassador, the day before a U.N. General Assembly high-level meeting on AIDS begins. UNAIDS chief Michel Sidibe said he thought Cole, who has a long history of AIDS activism, could make a "significant and powerful contribution" toward the international goal of ending AIDS by 2030. Sidibe praised Cole for "his commitment, compassion...

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