The Government of Belgium and UNAIDS have signed a new multi-year funding agreement for 2017–2020. The agreement was formalized on 24 June in Brussels, Belgium, by UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé and Alexander De Croo, Deputy Prime Minister of Belgium and Minister of Development Cooperation.
The new agreement renews Belgium’s contribution to UNAIDS, which remains at €4 million per year until 2020—years that are crucial to achieving the Fast-Track Targets and putting the world on track towards ending the global AIDS epidemic as a public health threat by 2030.
UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé commended Belgium for its long-standing support to UNAIDS and its political leadership in the global AIDS response. Belgium has been a key partner in the global AIDS response since the beginning of the epidemic and the country is among UNAIDS’ strongest allies on issues such as the promotion of human rights in the context of HIV, including sexual and reproductive health and rights.
“I am very pleased to work with UNAIDS, especially in our priority countries in western and central Africa.”
Alexander De Croo Deputy Prime Minister of Belgium and Minister of Development Cooperation
"Since the beginning of the AIDS epidemic, Belgium has been a key partner in the global AIDS response."
Michel Sidibé UNAIDS Executive Director
