US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton pledges on HIV et al

Senator Hillary Clinton pledged that, if elected US President, she will deliver on a range of bold, new policies to address global HIV/AIDS, the plight of orphaned children, women's rights and related issues.

Religious and community leaders belonging to two local groups, Iowans for AIDS Action and New Hampshire Fights AIDS, had asked that she sign a "Presidential Pledge for Leadership on Global AIDS and Poverty," which she did on October 26.

In the statement, she promised to provide "at least $50.0 billion" for the fight against AIDS by 2013 and to "make significant progress toward providing an additional 1% of the US budget to fighting poverty in impoverished countries."