India marks World AIDS Day

Volunteers of a non-governmental organization along with street children light lamps on a giant red ribbon, the symbol of solidarity with people living with HIV/AIDS, during an awareness rally on World AIDS Day, on the banks of the Ganges River in Kolkata, India, Friday, December 1, 2017. World AIDS Day is celebrated on December 1 every year to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS and to demonstrate international solidarity in the face of the pandemic. [Photo: AP/Bikas Das]