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- 2011 Political Declaration: Targets and elimination commitments
- Reducing sexual transmission
- Preventing HIV among drug users
- Eliminating new HIV infections among children
- 15 million accessing treatment
- Avoiding TB deaths
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- Eliminating gender inequalities
- Eliminating stigma and discrimination
- Eliminating travel restrictions
- Strengthening HIV integration
- 2011 Political Declaration: Targets and elimination commitments
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- Pre-conference focuses on HIV and human rights concerns of gay and other men who have sex with men and transgender people
- The Global Forum on MSM and HIV (MSMGF) organised a fifth biennial gathering of activists, researchers, global donors and other key stakeholders to focus on HIV and human rights concerns of gay, other men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender people.
- People living with HIV meet for strengthened AIDS response
- People living with HIV from around the globe met in Washington, DC to identify the advocacy and policy positions that will re-define the global advocacy agenda for people living with HIV in response to a changing epidemic.
- Faith community take action on health, dignity and justice in the context of HIV
- What is the added value of faith communities taking action on health, dignity and justice in the context of HIV? This was the fundamental question addressed by participants at the interfaith event held in Washington DC on 20 July 2012. Taking Action for Health, Dignity and Justice explored ways in which faith communities can use both advocacy and on-the-ground responses to address the root causes of vulnerability to HIV and promote a more just, equitable and inclusive societies.
- Young people to put themselves at the heart of AIDS 2012
- Every day 2 400 young people aged 15 to 24 are infected with HIV around the globe, which represents 40% of all new infections among adults. With this age group bearing a significant burden of the epidemic, they must be central to the AIDS response. An event on the eve of AIDS 2012 is bringing together around 200 young people to ensure that youth participation in the major international AIDS gathering of the year is meaningful and effective.
- UNAIDS to launch new report –Together we will end AIDS
- The new 2012 UNAIDS report Together we will end AIDS will be launched ahead of the XIX International AIDS Conference in Washington, DC, which is taking place from 22-27 July.
- Summit on Family Planning stresses on linkages with HIV services
- Putting the spotlight back on family planning, the UK Government along with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation organised a summit in London to support the right of women and girls to decide, freely and for themselves, whether, when and how many children they have.
- Global Commission on Law urges countries to make the law work for HIV, not against it
- The Global Commission on HIV and the Law launched its landmark report on 9 July 2012 at UN Headquarters in New York. The new report denounces the detrimental impact that punitive laws have on human rights and the HIV response and makes bold recommendations for addressing them.
- First meeting of the UNAIDS Executive Director with top officials in France’s new government
- Meeting for the first time with high-level authorities in President Francois Hollande’s new government, UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé said that he looked forward to a continued and fruitful partnership between UNAIDS and France. He congratulated French leaders—past and present—for the country’s longstanding commitment to the global HIV response and its support to key areas such as access to treatment, human rights and addressing social inequalities.
- President of the International AIDS Society speaks on the strategic importance of the upcoming International AIDS Conference
- Professor Elly Katabira, President of the International AIDS Society (IAS), visited UNAIDS on June 15 to speak on the strategic importance of the upcoming International AIDS Conference for the global AIDS response. The XIX International AIDS Conference will take place in Washington DC from July 22-27.
- Achieving 2015 Targets through Strategic AIDS Financing
- Coinciding with the 2012 General Assembly AIDS review, the Permanent Missions of Malawi and Luxembourg to the United Nations and UNAIDS organized a panel discussion to further understand the strategic investments needed for the AIDS response. The discussion brought together representatives of member states, UN organizations and civil society.
- UNAIDS Programme Coordinating Board meeting opens
- UNAIDS governing body, the Programme Coordinating Board (PCB) is holding its 30th Board meeting from 5-7 June in Geneva.
- UNAIDS and Luxembourg foster joint action on AIDS
- The Government of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg has been a long-standing champion of the AIDS response both in its domestic approach to the epidemic and through its support to countries most affected by HIV. It has also been committed to supporting UNAIDS in terms of sustained funding as well as political support.
- UNAIDS joins 20th Anniversary Life Ball in Vienna
- Europe’s biggest AIDS charity event was held on 19 May in the Austrian city of Vienna. Organized by AIDS LIFE, the Life Ball 2012 brought together celebrities and influential leaders in the global AIDS response to celebrate the 20th anniversary of what has become one of the largest AIDS fundraising events worldwide since it was first held in 1993.
- Influential leaders champion the role of the private sector in challenging HIV and global health threats
- Taking stock of the successes, challenges and future of the global AIDS response after three decades was at the core of the Global Business Coalition annual conference on Health (GBCHealth) held from 14-15 May in New York.
- Sweden and UNAIDS stress the importance of youth engagement in shaping global health agenda
- An official delegation from Sweden led by the Minister of International Cooperation, Gunilla Carlsson met with UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé at the UNAIDS Headquarters in Geneva. Young people features high on the agenda.
- ACT UP turns 25—marking a quarter century of AIDS activism
- AIDS activism had its start with groups like ACT UP—the AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power. Twenty-five years ago this month, Larry Kramer was speaking from his heart in New York and galvanizing what would become the first group to use political advocacy to change the course of the AIDS epidemic.
- UNAIDS requests Pope Benedict XVI for support in efforts to stop new HIV infections in children
- The Executive Director of UNAIDS Michel Sidibé has asked for Pope Benedict XVI’s personal engagement in ending new HIV infections in children. During an audience with the Pope, Mr Sidibé spoke to him about how keeping children free from HIV was an achievable goal and, with concerted efforts, one which can be reached by 2015.
- Nordic countries continue to back the AIDS response
- The Nordic countries have reiterated their commitment to HIV and to doing their part to help countries reach the ambitious targets set out by United Nations Member States in the 2011 Political Declaration on AIDS.
- Improving women and children’s health a priority in Davos
- Under the theme The Great Transformation: Shaping New Models, the World Economic Forum brings together a unique multi-stakeholder audience of global decision-makers, thought leaders and representatives of the world's biggest companies to shape the future of the world economy.
- World Summit of Mayors from Africa and the Diaspora focuses on HIV in urban areas
- More than 250 mayors from sub-Saharan Africa and of African descent from the United States, the Caribbean and Latin America focused on strengthening the AIDS response in urban areas during an historic conference held in Dakar, Senegal from 15-19 December.