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 million adolescent girls and young women with HIV prevention services; 6.6 million orphans, vulnerable children, and their…
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, are directly supported by the United States President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) - the world’s leading HIV initiative.
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 welcomes the Spanish government’s announcement of a new € 1 million contribution to overcome the global AIDS pandemic
GENEVA, 15 October 2024—The Spanish government has today announced a further € 1 million contribution to UNAIDS to support its work to end AIDS by 2030 as part of Sustainable Development Goals. The announcement was made following a meeting between Spain’s Minister of Health Mónica García Gómez and the Executive Director of UNAIDS Winnie Byanyima in the country’s capital Madrid.
Monaco Principality renews its collaboration with UNAIDS
Winnie Byanyima, the Executive Director of UNAIDS—the organization leading the global fight against AIDS—met with HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco and HSH Princess Stéphanie of Monaco and government officials to strengthen Monaco’s collaboration with UNAIDS.
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), UNAIDS Executive Director, Winnie Byanyima, has made an impassioned call to all international partners to support women and girls from marginalized communities at the frontlines of the defence of human rights. Only by ensuring that the rights of everyone are protected can the world ensure that the health of everyone is protected, and that the Sustainable Development Goals are achieved.
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 partnerships and call for the reauthorization of PEPFAR to maintain its life-saving work
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 by HIV have been at the forefront of ensuring the continuity of life-saving HIV services, both for those who remained in Ukraine and for those arriving in Germany as refugees.
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
Executive Director of UNAIDS receives prestigious award for activism
The Executive Director of UNAIDS Winnie Byanyima has been presented with the prestigious Amsterdam Dinner Award 2023 for her activism and work to end stigma and discrimination around HIV. The annual Amsterdam Dinner, initiated in 1992, is the Netherlands largest fundraising event for HIV and has raised millions of euros to support HIV projects around the world.
