There is general agreement that strong community participation in the response to HIV, tuberculosis (TB) and malaria is essential to controlling these epidemics. In the AIDS response, community-based organizations (CBOs) and other NGOs have played a critical role. They have been key providers of prevention, treatment, care and support services and have worked to create the social, political, legal and financial environment needed to effectively respond to the epidemic

In the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, the HIV epidemic has been on the rise since 2001. Although the overall HIV prevalence in the region is still low, the rise in new infections has put MENA among the top two regions in the world with the fastest growing HIV epidemic. The rise in the estimated number of people living with HIV in the region presumably is the result of an increased HIV prevalence among key populations at higher risk and a forward transmission of the virus to a larger number of individuals who are generally at lower risk of infection.

CrowdOutAIDS – новый проект Секретариата ЮНЭЙДС по разработке политики силами молодежи. В нем используются инструменты социальных сетей и технология краудсорсинга, дающие возможность молодым людям со всего мира разработать набор рекомендаций, которые позволят Секретариату ЮНЭЙДС более эффективно работать с молодежью в деле противодействия СПИДу.

Хотя женщины и составляют половину населения планеты, их положение нельзя назвать равноправным. Это особенно очевидно, когда речь заходит о ВИЧ. Половина всех людей, живущих с ВИЧ, – женщины, но многие из них не получают необходимой помощи или же не знают своего статуса. Несмотря на многочисленные свидетельства успехов, женщины по-прежнему сталкиваются с неравенством, которое препятствует полной реализации потенциала мер противодействия СПИДу.

30 лет с начала эпидемии СПИДа, 30 вех, мыслей, образов, слов, произведений искусства, прорывов, озарений и идей в ответ

In the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, the HIV epidemic has been on the rise since 2001. Although the overall HIV prevalence in the region is still low, the rise in new infections has put MENA among the top two regions in the world with the fastest growing HIV epidemic. The rise in the estimated number of people living with HIV in the region presumably is the result of an increased HIV prevalence among key populations at higher risk and a forward transmission of the virus to a larger number of individuals who are generally at lower risk of infection.

This regional consultation is the culmination of a country-driven process to concretize three increasingly famous words – towards universal access.

Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. This is a special lecture in the Department for International Development series of lectures on HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases

This conference takes place as we enter a new phase in confronting aids. A new phase because we now have results on a large scale. For the first time, fewer people are dying of aids and fewer people are becoming infected with HIV. For the first time we have empirical evidence that our brilliant coalition can move mountains. A unique and diverse coalition present here in this auditorium. This is cause for encouragement. But not cause for complacency, nor for declaring victory.

Michel Sidibé, Executive Director of UNAIDS. Opening Session of XVIII International AIDS Conference, Vienna, Austria. 18 July 2010