UNAIDS reacts to WHO Member States reaching Pandemic Agreement consensus
Delegates at the World Health Organization (WHO) Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) have today reached a consensus on the Pandemic Agreement.
April
March
World Tuberculosis Day: unite, invest and deliver to end TB
Tuberculosis (TB) and HIV are intricately linked, and they present profound challenges for global health. In 2023, 1.25 million people lost their lives to TB, including 161 000 people living with HIV. As the leading life threating comorbidity of HIV infection, TB accounted for nearly one third of all deaths...
UNAIDS calls for rights, equality and empowerment for all women and girls on International Women’s Day
Ahead of International Women’s Day, 8 March, UNAIDS calls for renewed efforts in support of gender equality to facilitate increased and accelerated access to HIV services for women and girls.
UNAIDS stands together with communities on Zero Discrimination Day
26 February 2025–On Zero Discrimination Day, 1 March, everyone’s right to live a full and productive life with dignity is celebrated. Zero Discrimination Day highlights how people can become informed and promote inclusion, compassion, peace and, above all, it is a movement for positive change.
February
Bold new initiative to put an additional 1.1 million people living with HIV on treatment puts South Africa on the path to end AIDS as a public health threat by 2030
JOHANNESBURG/GENEVA, 25 February 2025—UNAIDS welcomes South Africa’s plan to put an additional 1.1 million people living with HIV on life-saving treatment by the end of 2025 as a significant step towards ending AIDS as a public health threat by 2030. At the launch of the Close The Gap campaign in...
UNAIDS rallies faith leaders in support of the HIV response at the Vatican in Rome
Today, the Executive Director of UNAIDS Winnie Byanyima met with leaders in the Catholic Church as part of a global effort to mobilize voices of faith to stand up in a moment of crisis for the AIDS response. Speaking to communities of faith at events in Vatican City Ms Byanyima...
UNAIDS urges countries to invest in HIV prevention as key to ending AIDS
Despite proven effectiveness, UNAIDS is alarmed by a decrease in condom use in several countries
UNAIDS urges that all essential HIV services must continue while U.S. pauses its funding for foreign aid
While continuity of HIV treatment is essential, services must continue to be monitored, and oversight provided for quality. Other critical HIV services for people, especially marginalized people including children, women, and key populations, must continue. Last year, PEPFAR provided over 83.8 million people with critical HIV testing services; reached 2.3...
January
UNAIDS welcomes the decision by the US Secretary of State to continue life-saving HIV treatment and convenes partners to assess and mitigate impacts on HIV services
The United States Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, has approved an “Emergency Humanitarian Waiver”, which will allow people to continue accessing HIV treatment funded by the US across 55 countries worldwide. More than 20 million people living with HIV, representing two-thirds of all people living with HIV receiving treatment globally...
Zambian football star Racheal Kundananji named UNAIDS Goodwill Ambassador for Education Plus in Zambia
Zambian football star Racheal Kundananji has been appointed as a UNAIDS Goodwill Ambassador to champion the fight to end AIDS as a public health threat in Zambia.
UNAIDS encourages President Donald J. Trump to continue the strong leadership of the United States of America in the global AIDS response
UNAIDS encourages President Donald J. Trump to continue the strong leadership of the United States of America in the global AIDS response
UNAIDS calls on leaders at Davos to commit to rapid global access to revolutionary new long-acting HIV medicines
UNAIDS urges speed and compassion urging pharmaceutical companies to enable access to new, life-saving medicines