March

Invest in women and girls’ education and health rights to end AIDS in Africa

Despite substantial declines in new HIV infections globally, the HIV/AIDS epidemic...

11 March 2024   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

At the 68th Commission on Status of Women UNAIDS calls for action to achieve gender equality and end AIDS

UNAIDS is gearing up for the 68th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (#...

11 March 2024   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Asia Pacific women living with HIV build their power through Feminist School

One-third of people living with HIV in Asia and the Pacific are women. But their issues...

8 March 2024   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Community leadership driving progress to eliminate mother-to-child HIV transmission in Indonesia

In June 2023 Indonesia established the National Alliance to End AIDS in Children. This...

7 March 2024   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

On International Women’s Day, UNAIDS calls for protecting women’s rights to protect their health

Ahead of International Women’s Day, celebrated on 8 March, UNAIDS is calling for the...

6 March 2024   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

February

UNAIDS Executive Director Winnie Byanyima responds to the passage of the Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill in Ghana’s parliament

Responding to the passage of the Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill in...

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

Expertise France partners with UNAIDS to fight HIV stigma and discrimination in western and central Africa

The French public international cooperation agency ‘Expertise France’ and UNAIDS have...

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

On the 10th anniversary of Zero Discrimination Day UNAIDS calls for the protection of human rights as a path to protecting health for all

On this Zero Discrimination Day (1 March), and across the whole month of March, events...

27 February 2024   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Statement from UNAIDS on the decision of the High Court of St. Vincent and the Grenadines to uphold discriminatory and harmful laws

UNAIDS is concerned about the impact on peoples’ health and rights following the decision...

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

Two years on: UNAIDS supports Ukraine’s commitment to the HIV response

Two years of war in Ukraine have resulted in significant humanitarian consequences. Forty...

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

Member States negotiating the pandemic instrument have an opportunity to save lives and keep the world safe, says UNAIDS

As Member States enter the next stage of drafting and negotiating a new Pandemics...

18 February 2024   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Countries take practical steps forward towards eliminating discrimination

Countries from across the world who have taken practical steps forward towards...

9 February 2024   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Young people’s inspirational leadership role in India’s HIV response

Divyanshi is an enthusiastic 18-year-old Indian girl with an inspiring personal story of...

6 February 2024   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

UNAIDS mourns the passing of Hage Geingob, President of Namibia

It is with profound sadness that UNAIDS learns of the passing of Dr Hage G. Geingob,...

5 February 2024   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

UNAIDS Executive Director: let women and girls lead to protect and advance human rights globally

At a conference hosted in Oslo by the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad...

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

January

Tajikistan takes a positive step towards decriminalization of HIV exposure and transmission

​In an important decision of the Plenum of the Supreme Court on December 26, 2023,...

30 January 2024   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

UNAIDS welcomes Jamaica’s expansion of protections against gender-based violence

UNAIDS welcomes Jamaica’s expansion of protections against gender-based violence as the...

22 January 2024   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

UNAIDS launches new approach to ensure the long-term sustainability of the HIV response

As countries work to reach the goal of ending AIDS as a public health threat by 2030,...

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

December

UNAIDS Board calls on member states to resource and tailor HIV response that integrates diverse needs of transgender people

During the 53rd meeting of UNAIDS’ Programme Coordinating Board (PCB) held in Geneva,...

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

UNAIDS supports China to play a bigger role to end AIDS at home and globally

The collaboration between UNAIDS and China was the focus of a consultation that took...

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

Seeking justice for HIV-related discrimination in the workplace in Guatemala

In Guatemala, 31,000 people are estimated to be living with HIV. HIV-related stigma and...

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

Cambodia social protection for people living with HIV

With support from UNAIDS and UNDP, Cambodia’s Ministry of Planning launched a web-based...

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

Responding to gender-based violence through sorority and information

With support from UNAIDS, Latiendo Juntas coordinates a project to improve access to...

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

Governments commit to step up the global HIV response to end AIDS as a public health threat by 2030

The 53rd meeting of UNAIDS’ Programme Coordinating Board (PCB) concluded today in Geneva...

14 December 2023   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

To protect everyone’s health, protect everyone’s rights

UNAIDS Statement on the 75th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

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

To end AIDS in Africa, UNAIDS urges governments and partners to ramp up the response to HIV

Africa can end AIDS as a public threat, but to do so governments and international...

9 December 2023   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Executive Director of UNAIDS awarded ‘Most outspoken Ally of the Year’ for her work supporting the rights of marginalized communities

The Executive Director of UNAIDS, Winnie Byanyima has been recognized as the ‘Most...

8 December 2023   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Australian Government enters new partnership with UNAIDS to let communities lead in ending AIDS in Asia Pacific

As part of its ongoing support for ending AIDS in Southeast Asia and the Pacific, the...

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

UNAIDS calls for accelerated political and financial support for communities to lead in the response to HIV

The world can end AIDS as a public health threat if communities on the frontlines of the...

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

Members of United States Congress and global leaders commemorate World AIDS Day in Washington D.C.

UNAIDS hosts bipartisan event on Capitol Hill to highlight the importance of global HIV...

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

On World AIDS Day, UNAIDS, the European Union and partners call for an end to HIV-related stigma and discrimination

On World AIDS Day, UNAIDS, Spain, as President of the Council of the European Union, and...

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

November

Ahead of World AIDS Day UNAIDS is calling for urgent support to Let Communities Lead in the fight to end AIDS

A new report by UNAIDS demonstrates the critical role communities play, and how...

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

UNAIDS commemorates World AIDS Day in Berlin alongside communities delivering life-saving HIV services in Germany and Ukraine

Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, communities of people living with and affected...

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

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   |