November

UNAIDS welcomes new research on ‘opt-out’ HIV testing in England

HIV opt-out testing will consolidate the gains towards HIV epidemic control in the UK

29 November 2023   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

UN Secretary-General's message on World AIDS Day 2023

Message from United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on the occasion of World...

27 November 2023   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Invest in women and girls: Let communities lead

UNAIDS Statement on the International Day to End Violence Against Women and the Launch of...

24 November 2023   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

To end AIDS, Let Communities Lead!

Media are invited to attend the launch of a new report by UNAIDS which shows that the...

20 November 2023   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Holy Disrupters: Interview with Reverend Godson, Presiding Bishop of the Methodist Church of Togo

UNAIDS speaks to Reverend Godson about his work on HIV and about some of the challenges...

17 November 2023   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Holy Disrupters: Interview with Professor Mohamed Karama, working with Islamic Relief on the HIV programme, Kenya

UNAIDS speaks to Professor Mohamed Karama about confronting stigma and his concerns for...

15 November 2023   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Holy Disrupters: Interview with Thabo Makgoba, Archbishop of Cape Town

UNAIDS speaks to the Archbishop of Cape Town, Thabo Makgoba about his work on HIV and his...

13 November 2023   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Government leaders reaffirm their commitment to accelerate HIV prevention efforts to reduce new HIV infections

With just two years left to attain the 2025 HIV prevention target of fewer than 370 000...

10 November 2023   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

October

Indian partners reflect on a year after sex workers’ human rights affirmed

To commemorate this landmark judgment, the All-India Network of Sex Workers (AINSW)...

5 October 2023   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

UNAIDS welcomes new decision in Colombia allowing more affordable access to quality HIV medicines

Colombia makes landmark decision to declare the HIV medicine dolutegravir of public...

4 October 2023   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

The United Nations welcomes the Supreme Court’s decision to decriminalize same sex relations in Mauritius

The United Nations in Mauritius—which includes UNAIDS, UNFPA, OHCHR, UNDP and WHO—welcome...

4 October 2023   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

September

UNAIDS’ key takeaways from the 78th United Nations General Assembly

The topic of the global AIDS response—including its successes and invaluable lessons for...

29 September 2023   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Cities leading the way to achieving key targets in the HIV response

Launched in December 2014, the Fast-Track Cities partnership has grown to more than 500...

27 September 2023   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Voluntary medical male circumcision shown to be highly cost-effective, highlighting the need to intensify scale up and sustainability

These analyses support a call to action on intensified efforts to reach men and boys in...

27 September 2023   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

UNAIDS appoints the First Lady Neo Jane Masisi as a champion for adolescent girls and young women

UNAIDS has designated the First Lady of Botswana, Neo Jane Masisi, as a UNAIDS champion...

21 September 2023   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

The path that ends AIDS by 2030 will boost progress towards achieving many other Sustainable Development Goals

UNAIDS, the Governments of Botswana and the United States of America, together with the...

20 September 2023   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

UNAIDS appoints the First Lady of Sierra Leone as a champion for adolescent girls and young women

UNAIDS has named the First Lady of Sierra Leone, Fatima Maada Bio, as a UNAIDS champion...

19 September 2023   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

South-to-south — Indonesia and Thailand exchange learning on responding to HIV

Thailand’s HIV response can provide important learning for other Southeast Asian...

15 September 2023   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

HIV Prevention Choice Manifesto for Women and Girls in Africa launched

UNAIDS Executive Director, Winnie Byanyima, joined women’s coalitions, government...

12 September 2023   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

August

Future doctors take active role in HIV response to end AIDS

As members of IFMSA, these future doctors have been organizing activities with...

28 August 2023   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

ECOSOC adopts its 2023 resolution on the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS

On 25 July, the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) adopted its...

3 August 2023   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

UNAIDS welcomes the launch of the Bureau of Global Health Security and Diplomacy at the U.S. Department of State

UNAIDS welcomes the launch of the new U.S. Bureau for Global Health Security and...

2 August 2023   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

July

Addressing violence against women sex workers in Peru

Given the situation of violence against sex workers in Peru, the organizations led by...

27 July 2023   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Pandemic Accord: UNAIDS offers lessons from the AIDS pandemic on Bureau’s text

The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) offers lessons learnt from the...

24 July 2023   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

A call to action to save SDG10: reduce inequalities

The Centre for International Cooperation at the University of New York, Development...

18 July 2023   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    Download PDF

New report from UNAIDS shows that AIDS can be ended by 2030 and outlines the path to get there

A new report released today by UNAIDS shows that there is a clear path that ends AIDS....

13 July 2023   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

June

Supporting women and girls affected by gang violence in Haiti

Haiti’s significant gains made over the past decade in controlling its HIV epidemic are...

29 June 2023   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

UNAIDS Board closes with commitment to resource the HIV response and tackle the inequalities holding back progress

The 52nd meeting of UNAIDS’ Programme Coordinating Board (PCB) concluded today in Geneva...

28 June 2023   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Highlighting the role that faith communities are playing to end AIDS in children and adolescents

UNAIDS and PEPFAR have co-published the Compendium of Promising Practices on the Role of...

27 June 2023   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Asociación Lambda: the second home for LGBTIQ+ migrants in Central America

Along with UNAIDS, several UN agencies, funds, and programmes, like the United Nations...

27 June 2023   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

The Denver Principles: 40 years on

Forty years ago, visionary activists developed the Denver Principles manifesto, which...

26 June 2023   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Demanding more options for young people who use drugs in Nepal

With support from UNAIDS Asia Pacific, Youth LEAD is now piloting a “Regional Healthcare...

26 June 2023   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Compassionate care for people who use drugs in Thailand

At the Ozone Foundation clients talk about their drug use with as much openness as they...

26 June 2023   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

How to build stigma-free key population services

It was this need for stigma-free services that led to the establishment of the Rainbow...

23 June 2023   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Young role models combat HIV stigma in Central Asia

According to the recent Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) in Uzbekistan, 76% of...

22 June 2023   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Launch of UNAIDS Global AIDS Update 2023

UNAIDS announces that despite the many challenges there is a path that ends AIDS. In its...

20 June 2023   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

PEPFAR, Global Fund and UNAIDS leaders visit Mozambique in support of a sustainable HIV/AIDS response

Ambassador Dr. John N. Nkengasong, U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator and Special...

16 June 2023   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Executive Director of UNAIDS receives prestigious award for activism

The Executive Director of UNAIDS Winnie Byanyima has been presented with the prestigious...

13 June 2023   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

UNAIDS welcomes announcement by Colombian government that will enable people access to the most appropriate HIV treatment for them

UNAIDS welcomes the issuance of Resolution 881 of 2023 by the Ministry of Health of...

12 June 2023   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

A Thank You letter to the American people from the Executive Director of UNAIDS: PEPFAR is the Greatest Contribution Made by Any Country to Ending AIDS

To mark the 20th Anniversary year of PEPFAR, UNAIDS Executive Director has written a...

12 June 2023   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Brazil hosts the announcement of the Global Council on Inequality, AIDS and Pandemics

UNAIDS launching group to generate evidence on the inequalities driving pandemics and...

6 June 2023   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

The urgency of HIV prevention among adolescent girls and young women

My name is Naadu Awuradwoa Addico and I work as a Project Officer at Planned Parenthood...

1 June 2023   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

May

UNAIDS celebrates Pride Month and calls for decriminalization of same-sex relationships

As the world comes together to celebrate Pride Month, UNAIDS stands in solidarity with...

31 May 2023   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Joint Statement by the Leaders of the Global Fund, UNAIDS and PEPFAR on Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Act 2023

The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (the Global Fund), the Joint...

29 May 2023   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

How working with providers of natural and holistic medicine for complementary self-care techniques is helping Nicaragua increase adherence to HIV medicines and reduce new infections

Right after taking his HIV treatment each morning, Antonio Hooker prepares a kit of fresh...

29 May 2023   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

UNAIDS alerts countries to an unprecedented opportunity to stop new HIV infections, end AIDS and prepare for future pandemics

UNAIDS urges countries to take full advantage of new opportunities to step up funding,...

24 May 2023   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Brazil announces its commitment to the global initiative against HIV-related stigma and discrimination

Brazil has joined the 34 countries that are part of the Global Partnership to take action...

19 May 2023   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Virtual course on HIV, gender and human rights: empowering medical teachers in Guatemala

The University of San Carlos de Guatemala (USAC) Faculty of Medical Sciences, in...

18 May 2023   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

UNAIDS urges all countries to decriminalise homosexuality as a vital step in ensuring health for all

Around the world, 67 countries still criminalise same sex relations, with 10 imposing the...

17 May 2023   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

A rainbow of hope for LGBTQI+ people in rural Japan

“Before I worked in Tokyo but I returned to my native city,” Mr Okumara explained. “The...

17 May 2023   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |