November

PrEP for her: Cambodia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and the Philippines prepare to introduce the Dapivirine ring to help prevent HIV

The Dapivirine Vaginal Ring or DVR was given the green light by the World Health...

22 November 2024   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Climate emergency risks worsening AIDS epidemic, UN warns at COP29

GENEVA/BAKU, 21 November 2024—The climate crisis could disrupt HIV services and lead to...

21 November 2024   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Upholding dignity for everyone: Ariadne Ribeiro Ferreira

Now 43 years old, Ariadne Ribeiro Ferreira, a trans woman working for UNAIDS in Brazil,...

21 November 2024   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Evelyn Siula: A journey of strength and solidarity

Today, Evelyn works for UNAIDS and is the vice chair of the UN Plus Advisory Group. She...

18 November 2024   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

New Asia Pacific healthcare provider toolkit serves people having chemsex

Several countries in the region are facing an HIV prevention crisis with new infections...

13 November 2024   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

UNAIDS appoints the artist OUM as National Goodwill Ambassador in Morocco

MHAMID AL GHIZLANE, 2 November 2024 — The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (...

2 November 2024   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

G20 commits to fighting the inequalities driving AIDS and other pandemics. Leaders back new initiative to widen production of medicines in every region

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL, 1 November 2024 — Ministers at the G20 Ministerial in Rio De...

1 November 2024   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

October

Empowering youth to lead Togo’s HIV response

In Togo, youth and adolescents living with HIV are stepping forward to lead the response...

31 October 2024   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Experts back G20 action to tackle pandemics by addressing the inequalities which drive them and by boosting production of medicines in every region of the world

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL, 29 October 2024—Today, at a special event organized for the G20...

29 October 2024   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Club Eney: a safe place for those left behind

Club Eney began as a community-based organization offering HIV prevention services to...

21 October 2024   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

UNAIDS calls for global solidarity to strengthen Madagascar’s HIV response to end AIDS as a public health threat

The Executive Director of UNAIDS Winnie Byanyima is calling for accelerated global...

21 October 2024   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Peru approves groundbreaking law to extend health coverage for migrants with HIV and TB

In a milestone decision, the Peruvian Congress has passed legislation that extends...

21 October 2024   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Can this innovation change the way people think about HIV?

In 2020, a gay Thai man living with HIV sparked controversy with a Facebook post. He was...

16 October 2024   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

UNAIDS welcomes the Spanish government’s announcement of a new € 1 million contribution to overcome the global AIDS pandemic

GENEVA, 15 October 2024—The Spanish government has today announced a further € 1 million...

15 October 2024   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

New long-acting HIV prevention options for women and girls in an era of choice

New long-acting technologies are changing the HIV prevention landscape. In recent years,...

14 October 2024   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Women living with HIV in China unite to confront discrimination

There are around 1.4 million people living with HIV in China and women make up around 23....

14 October 2024   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

UNAIDS response to ViiV’s announcement on increasing production of long-acting cabotegravir

Responding to ViiV’s announcement on long-acting cabotegravir , UNAIDS Executive Director...

8 October 2024   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

UNAIDS response to Gilead’s announcement on signing voluntary licensing agreements on lenacapavir with six generic manufacturers

Responding to today’s announcement by Gilead on lenacapavir, UNAIDS Executive Director...

2 October 2024   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

UNAIDS statement on anti-LGBTQ+ legislation in Georgia

UNAIDS expresses deep concern over the recently adopted anti-LGBTQ+ legislation in...

1 October 2024   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    Download PDF

September

The AIDS response is recognized as a beacon of hope and guide for revitalizing multilateralism at the 79th UN General Assembly

At the 79th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA79) and the Summit of the Future in New...

27 September 2024   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Leaders pledge bold action to end AIDS by 2030

The extraordinary advances made in the global HIV response are a success story of...

24 September 2024   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

New UNAIDS report shows that the debt crisis is choking sub-Saharan Africa, leaving health and HIV services chronically underfunded

GENEVA, 19 September 2024—Growing public debt is choking sub-Saharan African countries,...

19 September 2024   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Young people living with HIV urge world leaders to partner with them in the AIDS response

NEW YORK/GENEVA, 19 September 2024—With support from UNAIDS, two young social media...

19 September 2024   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

The power of women supporting women - Mentor program for women living with and affected by HIV in Kazakhstan

The Mentor programme for women in Kazakhstan was established to empower women living with...

13 September 2024   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Interactive health and HIV game app reaches more than 300 000 young people in Côte d’Ivoire

“Despite the fact that young people have more access to information through the internet...

9 September 2024   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Bridging gaps: sex education saves lives in Central African Republic

In a modest neighborhood of Bangui, Central African Republic’s capital city, Gniwali...

3 September 2024   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

August

Working to end gender-based violence in fragile settings

Across the world, spikes in instability, displacement, and conflict are exacerbating...

28 August 2024   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

UNAIDS calls for a rapid international response to mpox based on rights and an equitable access to vaccines and treatments

UNAIDS is calling on the international community to respond swiftly and decisively to the...

19 August 2024   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

July

Developing the 2030 recommended HIV targets: framing the future of the HIV response

UNAIDS has launched the 2030 target-setting process that will provide the framework for...

26 July 2024   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

UNAIDS urges leaders to ‘act now’ to overcome the world’s deadliest pandemic at AIDS 2024

GENEVA/MUNICH, 26 July 2024—At the 25th International AIDS Conference (#AIDS2024), UNAIDS...

26 July 2024   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

With new HIV infections rising in a growing number of countries and regions, urgent action is needed to turn the prevention crisis around

GENEVA/MUNICH, 24 July 2024—An estimated 1.3 million people became infected with HIV in...

24 July 2024   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Women living with HIV continue to face violations of their sexual and reproductive rights—including coercion into sterilization

The report, Confronting Coercion: A global scan of coercion, mistreatment and abuse...

24 July 2024   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

New UNAIDS report shows AIDS pandemic can be ended by 2030, but only if leaders boost resources and protect human rights now

GENEVA/MUNICH, 22 July 2024—A new report released today by UNAIDS shows that the world is...

22 July 2024   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Stigma, criminalization and under-investment are driving worrying rises in new HIV infections in Eastern Europe and Central Asia

A new United Nations report released today shows that the HIV response in Eastern Europe...

22 July 2024   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Unfinished business: only the urgent and accelerated delivery of HIV services will keep the promise of ending AIDS in children by 2030

GENEVA/MUNICH, 22 July 2024—Despite progress made in reducing HIV infections and AIDS-...

22 July 2024   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Decriminalization of LGBTQ+ people saves lives

Decriminalization of LGBTQ+ people saves lives: Joint Statement by UN High Commissioner...

19 July 2024   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

A transformative journey: Parisa's decades-long battle against HIV stigma and discrimination

Undeterred by adversity, Parisa embarked on a relentless mission for human rights,...

18 July 2024   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

UNAIDS and China sign two strategic agreements to advance the HIV response

Beijing, 15 July 2024 – The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and China...

15 July 2024   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

UNAIDS welcomes the adoption of a key HIV resolution by the Human Rights Council

GENEVA, 12 July 2024— UNAIDS welcomes the adoption, by consensus, of a critical...

12 July 2024   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Joint UN statement calling for sexual and reproductive health and rights for all

Joint UN statement calling for sexual and reproductive health and rights for all

11 July 2024   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    Download PDF

New HIV drug can only offer hope of ending AIDS if all have access, UNAIDS says

GENEVA, 10 July 2024— UNAIDS has welcomed the release of Gilead Sciences’ trial results...

10 July 2024   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Girls’ education for HIV prevention at 1st Pan-African Conference on Girls’ and Women’s Education in Africa

Girls’ education as a tool to prevent HIV infection has been centered at the 1st African...

8 July 2024   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

June

Governments, civil society and United Nations agencies join together to “accelerate and sustain” a resilient response to HIV

GENEVA, 27 June 2024—At the 54th meeting of UNAIDS’ Programme Coordinating Board (PCB)...

27 June 2024   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Mountaintop moment: Ensuring a sustainable AIDS response beyond 2030

Key figures in the AIDS response came together at the 54th meeting of the UNAIDS...

27 June 2024   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

United Nations General Assembly debate highlights the need for urgent action to ensure that progress in the HIV response is accelerated and sustained

On 19 June 2024, the United Nations General Assembly convened to evaluate the progress...

26 June 2024   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

To help ensure the end of AIDS, leaders need to move away from punitive approaches to people who use drugs

GENEVA, 26 June 2024—UNAIDS welcomes the recent report by Dr Tlaleng Mofokeng, Special...

26 June 2024   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

UNAIDS and Global Fund sign a new strategic framework for their collaboration to end AIDS

UNAIDS Executive Director, Winnie Byanyima, and Executive Director of The Global Fund to...

24 June 2024   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

UNAIDS applauds Namibian High Court's decision to declare unconstitutional the law that had criminalised same-sex relationships

GENEVA, 21 JUNE 2024—UNAIDS applauds the judgment by the High Court of Namibia, striking...

21 June 2024   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Four Albanian cities commit to ending the AIDS epidemic by 2030

Four Albanian cities—Kolonja, Durrës, Pogradec, and Shkodra—have signed the Paris...

19 June 2024   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |