December

UNAIDS welcomes the appointment of Erika Castellanos as Executive Director of GATE

UNAIDS warmly welcomes the appointment of Erika Castellanos as the new Executive Director...

13 December 2022   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Thailand’s Mplus: HIV services delivered in style

From banners to brochures, all promotional materials are slick and cheerful. Smiling...

13 December 2022   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Preventing transmission and tackling stigma: The power of U=U

U=U, which stands for Undetectable = Untransmittable, is a vital public health message...

12 December 2022   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Thailand hosts global HIV meeting this week, showcases AIDS response leadership

The 51st meeting of the UNAIDS Programme Coordinating Board (PCB) will be held from...

11 December 2022   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

International Human Rights Day: ending the AIDS pandemic means respecting human rights for all

On International Human Rights Day, UNAIDS is highlighting that the AIDS pandemic will...

10 December 2022   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

UNAIDS welcomes the recent decision of the government of the Republic of Kazakhstan to remove the remaining legal barriers for people living with HIV to adopt children

The 2020 Kazakhstan Code on Public Health and Health Care System guaranteed the right of...

7 December 2022   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

By bringing an end to societal and economic inequalities, we can end AIDS in Tanzania

Following a one-week visit to Tanzania and Zanzibar to launch the 2022 Global World AIDS...

5 December 2022   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Criminalisation has hurt sex workers and perpetuated the AIDS pandemic. UNAIDS welcomes South Africa's call to end it.

UNAIDS welcomes South Africa's Cabinet's proposal to repeal criminalisation and to...

4 December 2022   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Australia and UNAIDS strengthen partnership to advance the end of AIDS

UNAIDS and the Australian Government have signed a new five-year strategic partnership...

2 December 2022   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

UNAIDS welcomes the decriminalisation of same sex relations by Singapore's Parliament

Responding to the scrapping of the colonial era law which had criminalised gay men,...

1 December 2022   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

November

World AIDS Day 2022 — Message from Winnie Byanyima, Executive Director of UNAIDS

Today is a moment to honour over 40 million lives lost to AIDS, take stock of the AIDS...

29 November 2022   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    Download PDF

Inequalities are blocking the end of the AIDS pandemic, say UN

Analysis by the UN ahead of World AIDS Day reveals that inequalities are obstructing the...

29 November 2022   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

UNAIDS again urges Russia to repeal 'LGBTQ propaganda' law

Responding to the decision of the Russian Duma to pass a further extension of the so-...

25 November 2022   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

UNAIDS urges world to unite to end gender-based violence against women and girls

On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, UNAIDS is calling...

25 November 2022   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Dangerous Inequalities: Global launch of UNAIDS World AIDS Day report

UNAIDS World AIDS Day report 2022 will be launched on Tuesday, 29th November in Dar Es...

25 November 2022   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Ahead of World AIDS Day, ASEAN countries recommit to ending inequalities and accelerating progress to end AIDS

Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have reaffirmed their...

25 November 2022   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Governments step up to close the resource gap for UNAIDS work to end AIDS by 2030

Major donors today announced funding increases to support UNAIDS’ evidence driven, human...

18 November 2022   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Dangerous inequalities and overcoming them

Grace Amodu was 7 years old when she found out she was living with HIV. Until then she...

18 November 2022   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

United for ending cervical cancer, HIV and inequities for women and girls

On this Day of Action, as we celebrate a two-year anniversary of the launch by the World...

17 November 2022   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Delays in global, affordable access to long-acting, injectable HIV medicines would cost lives, say AIDS campaigners

Reflecting on 100 days since the 24th International AIDS Conference in Montreal, at which...

16 November 2022   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

“I am confident that Jamaica can end AIDS”

Following a five-day visit to Jamaica to see first-hand the extraordinary work of joint...

15 November 2022   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Board members warned that the severe shortfall in UNAIDS operating budget risks prolonging the AIDS pandemic

UNAIDS Executive Director calls for immediate investment of $35 million in end-of-year...

3 November 2022   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

UNAIDS welcomes signing of an agreement to restore peace in northern Ethiopia

The peace agreement will facilitate access to health services including access to HIV...

3 November 2022   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

The First Fallen but We Will Overcome

Standing outside of the cinema house, Rodrigo de Oliveira felt exhilarated by his...

3 November 2022   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

UNAIDS is deeply concerned that rising violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo threatens HIV treatment and prevention services

UNAIDS is alarmed that fighting between government forces and rebels in the east of the...

2 November 2022   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

October

UNAIDS urges Russia to repeal 'LGBTQ propaganda' law

Responding to the statement by the Russian government that it intends to extend the so-...

28 October 2022   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Eastern Europe and Central Asia may face an accelerated increase in new HIV infections and AIDS-related deaths because of the humanitarian crisis gripping the entire region

Global shocks, including the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine, have further...

28 October 2022   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

A Quilt in the Making: UNAIDS shares learnings from its journey of Culture Transformation

To help reflect on the progress made and the work still under way in the process of...

26 October 2022   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Asia-Pacific youth demand robust action to lower the HIV risk of young key populations

Youth advocates from 14 countries have called on governments and development partners in...

25 October 2022   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

On eve of the World Health Summit, UNAIDS urges countries to end the inequalities driving the HIV pandemic and other health threats

As global health leaders arrive in Berlin for the World Health Summit, UNAIDS is calling...

14 October 2022   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

UNAIDS warns that HIV, COVID and other health investments are in danger due to a looming debt crisis in Africa and the developing world

In 2020 highly indebted countries already used four times more of their revenues on debt...

13 October 2022   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Six cities and a Ukrainian community-led organization recognized at Fast-Track Cities 2022 Conference

At a Fast-Track Cities 2022 conference reception held today in Seville, Spain, six Fast-...

11 October 2022   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Sevilla Declaration on the centrality of affected communities in urban HIV responses unveiled at Fast-Track Cities 2022 conference

At a Fast-Track Cities 2022 conference reception held today in Seville, Spain, several...

11 October 2022   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

With new infections 1 million higher than the 2020 target, UNAIDS and partners convene emergency meeting on HIV prevention

HIV experts and implementers from around the world join UNAIDS in South Africa to set...

10 October 2022   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Communities at the centre of an orchestrated emergency response to monkeypox in Peru

"My name is Jonathan. Today I'm not going to tell you how I got monkeypox, but how...

10 October 2022   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Former UNAIDS Country Director, Michel de Groulard, remembered for championing communities

UNAIDS is saddened by the passing of long-time HIV and public health adviser to the...

10 October 2022   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Indonesia: Helping one family at a time through Lentera Anak Pelangi’s One Child One life program

Lentara Anak Pelangi (LAP), an organization that provides HIV services, including...

10 October 2022   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

UNAIDS welcomes Angeli Achrekar and Christine Stegling as Deputy Executive Directors

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has today announced the appointment of...

5 October 2022   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Fifth episode of UNAIDS podcast series ‘Against the Odds’ released

UNAIDS is pleased to announce the launch of a podcast series called ‘Against the Odds.’...

5 October 2022   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

September

African governments unite with UNAIDS, PEPFAR and global health partners to sustain political leadership to end AIDS and respond to future pandemics

Just one day after record resources were pledged to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and...

28 September 2022   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Communities of faith unite with health leaders to reach all children affected by HIV

Only half (52%) of the 1.7 million children living with HIV around the world had access...

23 September 2022   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

UNAIDS applauds donors for pledging the largest amount ever to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria

UNAIDS congratulates donors for increasing their contributions to the Global Fund to...

21 September 2022   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

School saves lives: World leaders back a courageous goal, “Education Plus”, to prevent new HIV infections through education and empowerment

At the Transforming Education Summit in New York it was announced that 12...

19 September 2022   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

PrEParing for the next chapter of HIV prevention in Myanmar

The UHF Project, overseen by UNAIDS Myanmar and the non-governmental organisation...

19 September 2022   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

UNAIDS urges donors to fully fund the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria to get the HIV response back on track

UNAIDS is calling on countries and donors to fully fund the Global Fund to Fight...

18 September 2022   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Nigeria calls for a successful 7th Global Fund Replenishment

Nigeria has hosted a meeting of key stakeholders in the country’s HIV and wider health...

12 September 2022   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Statement by the UNAIDS Executive Director on the death of Queen Elizabeth II

Queen Elizabeth II was a great friend of the United Nations and spoke very movingly of...

9 September 2022   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

UNAIDS commends Germany’s pledge of €1.3 billion for the 7th Global Fund Replenishment

UNAIDS warmly welcomes Germany’s pledge of €1.3 billion for the 7th replenishment of the...

8 September 2022   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

People living with HIV speak loudly and clearly at World Council of Churches Assembly

The 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches (WCC) is meeting in Karlsruhe, Germany...

7 September 2022   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

UNAIDS launches new platform on ending HIV-related stigma and discrimination in the Asia and Pacific region

Despite decades of advances in prevention and treatment, stigma and discrimination...

7 September 2022   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |