HIV and AIDS

April 2006 Crown Princess Mette-Marit was appointed Special Representative for UNAIDS (Photo: Lise Åserud, Scanpix)

I 2016 besøkte Kronprinsessen UNAIDS-støttede prosjekter i Tanzania. Foto: Christian Laagard, Det kongelige hoff

I Tanzania fikk hun se hvordan mødre med HIV nå får sunne barn, takket være tilgang på viktige medisiner. Foto: Christian Laagard, Det kongelige hoff

Det ble også anledning til å møte unge aktivister ved Stepping Stones Community of Practice. Senteret tilbyr ungdom opplæring på en rekke områder, inklusive seksualopplysning, HIV og likestilling. Foto: Christian Laagard, Det kongelige hoff

I juni 2014 ble Kronprinsessen tildelt den prestisjetunge amfAR Award of Inspiration for sitt mangeårige aidsarbeid, gitt av American Foundation for Aids Research. Foto: Kevin Tachman.

The Crown Princess attends conference on women's health - Women Deliver in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Takes part in the debate on HIV - AIDS (Photo: UNAIDS)

Kronprinsessen og Lakshmi Puri i UN Women under en paneldebatt om mødredødelighet (Foto: Azhar Rahim)

Crown Princess Mette-Marit listens to caregivers making floor mats as she visits a shelter for children with HIV/AIDS in Kuala Lumpur on May 29, 2013 (Photo: Bazuki Muhammad, AFP)

Kronprinsessen møter unge aktivister i Kuala Lumpur (Foto: UNAIDS)

Kronprinsessen besøker NORADs stand på konferansen (Foto: UNAIDS)

The Crown Princess meets with UNAIDS in Geneva, discussing young leadership in the fight against HIV and AIDS with UNAIDS Director Michel Sidibé (Photo: Y. Gripas, UNAIDS)

In June 2011 the Crown Princess attended the UN General Assembly High-Level Meeting on AIDS. Here with ambassador Morten Wetland and Bernhard Schwartlander of the UNAIDS (Photo: mfa)

The Crown Princess speaks at the opening of the youth pavilion at the 18th World Aids Conference in Vienna July 19, 2010 (Photo: Marcus Rose, IAS, Workers’ Photos)

Crown Princess Mette-Marit displays her T-shirt as she attends the opening of the youth pavilion at the 18th World Aids Conference in Vienna (Photo: Herwig Prammer, Reuters)

The Crown Princess and Minister Erik Solheim host the Young Leader Summit II in Oslo - a three day's conference on young people's participation in the fight against AIDS

Crown Princess Mette-Marit attnends the World AIDS Day in Oslo (Photo: Lise Åserud, Scanpix).

Crown Princess Mette-Marit at the official opening of the CONCASIDA conference in Managua (Photo: Lise Åserud, Scanpix)

The Crown Princess and UNAIDS' Director Peter Piot attend several events in Managua together (Photo: Lise Åserud, Scanpix)

The Crown Princess at a Si Mujer performance dealing with various HIV and AIDS-related myths and taboos (Photo: Lise Åserud, Scanpix)

Crown Princess Mette-Marit met with President Daniel Ortega discussing the HIV-AIDS issue (Photo: Lise Åserud, Scanpix)

The Crown Princess talking with Maria Laura (7) outside Fundacion Xochietzal in Managua, Nicaragua (Photo: Lise Åserud, Scanpix)

Crown Princess Mette-Marit speaking at the Central American meeting i Managua (Photo: Lise Åserud, Scanpix)

The Crown Princess attends the international AIDS conference in Toronto (Photo, Gorm Kallestad, Scanpix)

In January 2005, Crown Princess Mette-Marit visited Malawi, focusing on the HIV-AIDS situation in the country. The Crown Princess was greeted by Vice President Cassim Cilumpa and Minister for Health Dr H. Ntaba (Photo Knut Falch, Scanpix)

Crown Princess Mette-Marit herself describes her meetings with mothers and children affected by HIV and AIDS in Malawi in 2005 as a personal turning point. (Photo: Knut Falch, Scanpix)

The Crown Princess with seven months old Deborah at the hospital in Chiradzulu. Deborah's mother has HIV, while her father is HIV negative (Photo: Knut Falch, Scanpix)

The Crown Princess at the Alinafe Centre. The centre received funds from a Norweigan fundraiser the year before (Photo: Knut Falch, Scanpix)