The XIX International AIDS Conference

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

Bill Gates and World Bank President Jim Yong Kim attend the XIX International AIDS Conference, July 23, 2012. (Alison Klein/VOA)

Sir Elton John speaks at the XIX International AIDS 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)

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrives to speak at the AIDS Conference, July 23, 2012.

Phangisile Mtshali walks among the panels of the AIDS Memorial Quilt on display at The National Mall in Washington, July 23, 2012. The quilt is being displayed in its entirety for the first time since 1996.

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)

Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts speaks at the AIDS Conference July 23, 2012. (Alison Klein/VOA)

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

Demonstrators march from the site of the XIX International AIDS Conference toward the White House, Washington, July 24, 2012. (D. Chambers/VOA)