Annual “Report on the IADS epidemic development” contains data reflecting the latest trends in the global epidemic of HIV/AIDS. The report for 2002 includes maps and brief information on regions, and presents the latest evaluation results on the scale of the epidemic and human victims. It also analyzes new trends in the epidemic development and contains special section on the interrelation between HIV/AIDS and humanity crises. The presented data covers on the regions: Asia and the Pacific; Eastern Europe and Central Asia; Sub-Saharan countries; Latin America and countries of the Caribbean; Middle East and North Africa; high-income countries. HIV/AIDS and humanitarian crises. HIV/AIDS and food crisis in the south of Africa. HIV/AIDS in warfare. Maps. Cumulative number of HIV cases among adults and children, new cases, death cases.