December

Empowering sex workers through social enterprises

Sex workers in several parts of the world have faced a huge economic impact due to COVID-...

8 December 2021   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

We need your thoughts and ideas on how to end AIDS among children, adolescents and mothers—new global online survey launched

The UNAIDS Joint Programme and partners agree that a new initiative is needed to...

8 December 2021   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Leaders from Eastern and Southern Africa recommit to the education, health and well-being of adolescents and young people

Ministers of education, health, gender, and youth in Eastern and Southern Africa (ESA),...

8 December 2021   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

The importance of comprehensive sexuality education for Africa’s young people

As religious leaders, we have a trusting relationship between us and our congregations....

7 December 2021   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

UNAIDS calls for urgent action to end the inequalities driving HIV and other pandemics around the world

As the 21st International Conference on AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections in...

6 December 2021   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Commemorating World AIDS Day in the Central African Republic

World AIDS Day 2021 saw the authorities in the Central African Republic and others...

6 December 2021   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

COVID-19 hit treatment take-up, but 28.2 million people living with HIV now on treatment

There have been substantial setbacks in the HIV response during the COVID-19 pandemic,...

6 December 2021   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Strengthening Haiti’s HIV response through community-led monitoring

“I have not been taking my meds for seven months,” said Carla Joseph (not her real name...

3 December 2021   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Fulfilling our promise to adolescents and young people

Children today are leading the charge on a number of global issues – be it girls’...

3 December 2021   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Community health workers strengthen HIV and COVID-19 responses

Community health workers live in the areas where they work. They help to ensure that...

2 December 2021   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Botswana is first country with severe HIV epidemic to reach key milestone in the elimination of mother-to-child HIV transmission

Botswana has become the first high-burden country to be certified for achieving an...

2 December 2021   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

World AIDS Day 2021—Step up, be bold, end AIDS, end inequalities and end pandemics

With millions of lives on the line, UNAIDS and WHO World AIDS Day event saw global...

1 December 2021   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Letter from Prince Harry to Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and Ms Winnie Byanyima on World AIDS Day

On this World AIDS Day we recognise the 40 years that have shaped life for many. We...

1 December 2021   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

World AIDS Day 2021 message from UNAIDS Executive Director Winnie Byanyima

There is not a choice to be made between ending the AIDS pandemic that is raging today...

1 December 2021   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Forty years of AIDS: Equality remains central to quelling a still-potent epidemic

On 1 December, we mark World AIDS Day. This year marks a sombre anniversary. On 5 June...

1 December 2021   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

November

UNAIDS warns of millions of AIDS-related deaths and continued devastation from pandemics if leaders don’t address inequalities

UNAIDS issued a stark warning today that if leaders fail to tackle inequalities the world...

29 November 2021   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Male circumcisions disrupted by COVID-19, fall short of the 2020 target

In areas with high HIV prevalence and low rates of male circumcision, voluntary medical...

29 November 2021   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Learning lessons from current and future pandemics

An event hosted by the Slovenian Presidency of the Council of the European Union (EU), in...

26 November 2021   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Ready to be the change

La Beauté and Style salon, created by UNAIDS Solidarity Fund grantee Gaurav Trust, opened...

26 November 2021   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Jamaican parliamentarians committed to ending discrimination

Members of parliament have reaffirmed their commitment to tackle all forms of HIV-related...

25 November 2021   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Community outreach fills the gap in Mauritania

The HIV epidemic in Mauritania is concentrated in cities and among key populations. HIV...

25 November 2021   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

UNAIDS welcomes the first WHO COVID-19 Technology Access Pool licensing agreement

UNAIDS welcomes the first licensing agreement under the World Health Organization (WHO)...

24 November 2021   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

UNAIDS Executive Director urges action to turn the tide on violence against women and girls and HIV

“Ending gender-based violence requires a whole-of-government, whole-of-society approach....

24 November 2021   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Condoms are a critical part of combination prevention

When used correctly and consistently, male and female condoms and lubricant offer very...

22 November 2021   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

UNAIDS calls for greater and sustained funding commitments to support its work in leading global efforts to end AIDS by 2030

Having experienced major shortfalls in funding since 2015, UNAIDS convened donors,...

19 November 2021   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Supporting people living with HIV with income generation in the Central African Republic

The Multi-Partner Trust Fund granted the UNAIDS Country Office for the Central African...

17 November 2021   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

UNAIDS Respect campaign against abusive conduct

Launched by the UNAIDS Executive Director, Winnie Byanyima, in mid-September, the Respect...

16 November 2021   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Race affecting HIV service provision in the United States of America

HIV service disparities by race have been documented in several parts of the developed...

15 November 2021   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Kingston declares World AIDS Day as a commemorative day of public interest

A resolution calling on the Kingston and Saint Andrew Municipal Corporation to declare...

10 November 2021   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

UNAIDS is deeply saddened by the sudden death of Ly Penh Sun

UNAIDS is deeply saddened by the sudden death of Ly Penh Sun, Director of the National...

10 November 2021   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Retention in care a growing concern

Data from South Africa highlight the challenge faced by many treatment programmes when it...

8 November 2021   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Funding the AIDS response and reforming health systems in western and central Africa

During the West and Central Africa Summit on HIV in Dakar, several international partners...

3 November 2021   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Summit concludes with a call for action to reinvent the response to the HIV pandemic and end AIDS in Western and Central Africa

A three-day regional summit on HIV/AIDS held in Dakar, Senegal, has concluded with a call...

3 November 2021   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Invest in adolescent girls’ and young women’s rights, education and health to end AIDS in Western and Central Africa

Leaders from governments, civil society and the United Nations have renewed their...

2 November 2021   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Harm reduction services reduce new HIV infections

The neighbouring Baltic states of Estonia and Latvia offer starkly contrasting examples...

1 November 2021   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Regional HIV summit aims to reinforce HIV response in Western and Central Africa

The Western and Central Africa region represents only 8% of the world’s population but is...

1 November 2021   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

On International Drug Users’ Day, UNAIDS calls for action against the criminalization of people who use drugs and for community-led harm reduction programmes

On International Drug Users’ Day, UNAIDS is calling for urgent action against the...

1 November 2021   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

October

How to end the AIDS epidemic in western and central Africa

The AIDS epidemic in western and central Africa is an ongoing emergency. The early gains...

31 October 2021   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Five questions about the HIV response in the Gambia

In the lead up to the West and Central Africa Summit on HIV/AIDS taking place in Dakar...

31 October 2021   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Five questions about the HIV response in Nigeria

In the lead up to the West and Central Africa Summit on HIV/AIDS taking place in Dakar...

31 October 2021   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Adapting to keep people living with HIV taking their treatment in the Central African Republic

To counter the low level of people living with HIV in Central African Republic (CAR) on...

31 October 2021   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Brandy Rodriguez leaves legacy of courageous advocacy and community support

The Trinidad and Tobago transgender activist and community leader Brandy Rodriguez has...

29 October 2021   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Zero Discrimination Platform relaunched in Central African Republic

The goal of zero discrimination still eludes the Central African Republic. HIV-related...

29 October 2021   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Getting unconditional cash to marginalized households during COVID-19

COVID-19 has underscored the crucial need for pandemic responses to include social...

29 October 2021   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

UNAIDS welcomes landmark agreement between Medicines Patent Pool and Merck Sharp and Dohme

UNAIDS welcomes the agreement between the Medicines Patent Pool (MPP) and the...

28 October 2021   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Bangkok Metropolitan Administration receives award for innovations on PrEP and key population-led services

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) in Thailand has been awarded the inaugural...

28 October 2021   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

ASEAN cities protecting the gains of the HIV response during the COVID-19 pandemic

Fast-Track cities in South-East Asia have been stepping up efforts during the COVID-19...

26 October 2021   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

UNAIDS welcomes New Zealand’s decision to lift travel restrictions for people living with HIV

UNAIDS welcomes the announcement by New Zealand that it has removed all travel...

25 October 2021   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Financial shortfalls hold back the HIV response in western and central Africa

Underinvestment in the HIV responses of low- and middle-income countries was a major...

25 October 2021   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

The quest to end the COVID-19 and HIV pandemics

At a time when millions have lost work, Queen Kennedy got a new job. As a woman living...

25 October 2021   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |