February

UNAIDS urges that all essential HIV services must continue while U.S. pauses its funding for foreign aid

While continuity of HIV treatment is essential,  services must continue to be...

1 February 2025   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

January

UNAIDS welcomes the decision by the US Secretary of State to continue life-saving HIV treatment and convenes partners to assess and mitigate impacts on HIV services

The United States Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, has approved an “Emergency...

29 January 2025   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Zambian football star Racheal Kundananji named UNAIDS Goodwill Ambassador for Education Plus in Zambia

Zambian football star Racheal Kundananji has been appointed as a UNAIDS Goodwill...

23 January 2025   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

UNAIDS encourages President Donald J. Trump to continue the strong leadership of the United States of America in the global AIDS response

UNAIDS encourages President Donald J. Trump to continue the strong leadership of the...

22 January 2025   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

UNAIDS calls on leaders at Davos to commit to rapid global access to revolutionary new long-acting HIV medicines

UNAIDS urges speed and compassion urging pharmaceutical companies to enable access to new...

21 January 2025   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Lost and link: Indonesian initiative to find people living with HIV who stopped their treatment

Grabbing his helmet, Hadi Timotius gets in the back of his colleague’s scooter to pay a...

21 January 2025   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Promoting positive masculinity to end gender-based violence in Armenia 

A new initiative in Armenia is redefining perceptions of gender roles to end gender...

9 January 2025   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

December

Efforts to end AIDS in children receive major boost with the launch of the first provincial chapter of the Global Alliance in Eastern Cape Province, South Africa

South Africa’s fight to end AIDS in children has received a major boost with the launch...

23 December 2024   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

UNAIDS - partnerships for country led and country owned data system: A transformative approach

​There is an urgent need to address inequities in global health practices, including how...

23 December 2024   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Driving change through sports and HIV awareness

Marouane Abouzid, a 25-year-old from Casablanca, grew up in an environment where social...

20 December 2024   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Building country-led sustainable HIV responses

What does the HIV response look like beyond the 2030 targets to end AIDS? For the past...

20 December 2024   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

HIV financial data: A transformative power to ensure sustainability of the AIDS response

Progress towards ending AIDS as a public health threat has been strongest in the...

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

Global leaders commit to accelerating global efforts to end AIDS as a public health threat by 2030

NAIROBI, 13 December 2024—The 55th meeting of UNAIDS’ Programme Coordinating Board (PCB)...

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

Global leaders in the HIV response call for access to long-acting medicines

NAIROBI, 10 December 2024—Today, at the 55th Programme Coordinating Board for the Joint...

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

AIDS is at a crossroads: Take the rights path on Human Rights Day to end AIDS

The world can end AIDS—if the human rights of people living with or affected by HIV are...

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

To end AIDS, communities mobilize to engage men and boys

A regional strategy developed in 2022 by UNAIDS, WHO, UN Women and partners –“Male...

4 December 2024   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

UNAIDS appoints artist Funke Akindele as National Goodwill Ambassador for Nigeria

ABUJA, NIGERIA, 3 December 2024 — The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS...

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

Resilience amid crisis: strengthening the HIV response for displaced communities in Ethiopia

Ethiopia faces a triple crisis of conflict, climate change, and displacement that impedes...

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

Global celebrities unite behind UNAIDS’ call for world leaders to “take the rights path to end AIDS”

This World AIDS Day (1 December), sixteen global celebrities, including Hollywood film...

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

November

Christoforos Mallouris: From personal struggle to collective strength

Christoforos Mallouris' journey from humble beginnings in Cyprus to becoming a prominent...

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

Academy Award-winning actress and philanthropist Charlize Theron hands over her Instagram account to 21-year-old HIV activist

GENEVA, 28 November 2024 — A 21-year-old South African HIV activist, Ibanomonde Ngema,...

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

UNAIDS report shows that upholding human rights is vital for ending the AIDS pandemic

Ahead of World AIDS Day (1 December), a new report by UNAIDS shows that the world can...

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

UNAIDS calls for an end to violence against women and girls. No excuses

UNAIDS remains committed to working collaboratively with governments, business, civil...

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

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   |