The report of the United Nations Secretary-General: Reinvigorating the AIDS response to catalyse sustainable development and United Nations reform will be presented to the United Nations General Assembly in New York, United States of America on 1 June at 10 a.m. New York time (3 p.m. GMT).
The report was presented by the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, Amina Mohammed, on behalf of the United Nations Secretary-General, and serves to inform discussions around progress and challenges in achieving the bold targets and milestones set out in the United Nations Political Declaration on Ending AIDS, adopted by the United Nations General Assembly at its high-level meeting in June 2016.
The proceedings were opened by the President of the United Nations General Assembly, Peter Thomson, and were followed by statements from representatives of United Nations Member States.
“In developing the Sustainable Development Goals, it was clear how relevant and innovative the approach to ending AIDS had been and how important it would continue to be. Achieving our aim on AIDS is interlinked and embedded within the broader 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Both are grounded in equity, human rights and a promise to leave no one behind.”
Amina Mohammed Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations
“We have before us a critical window of opportunity to end the AIDS epidemic. But to do so we must take action now. Let us therefore seize the opportunity of today’s review to commit to accelerating our efforts to implement the Political Declaration on Ending AIDS, to achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and to creating a future where HIV and AIDS are consigned to the sorrows of the past.”
Peter Thomson President of the United Nations General Assembly
