Representatives of United Nations Member States, international organizations and civil society are participating in a two-day global multistakeholder consultation on the UNAIDS 2016–2021 Strategy.
The global consultation, which follows a round of regional discussions and the completion of a virtual consultation, will review progress made and discuss the changes required to end the AIDS epidemic as a public health threat by 2030.
The consultation will be a key step in developing the UNAIDS 2016–2021 Strategy—to implement and deliver on the UNAIDS Fast-Track Targets.
The Strategy will mobilize and align partners, focus resources, inspire multisectoral action, reinforce related sustainable development goals, promote and protect human rights and gender equality and accelerate progress overall. Its implementation will ensure that no one is left behind and it will also reaffirm the UNAIDS vision of zero new HIV infections, zero discrimination and zero AIDS-related deaths, which continues to inspire and catalyse action.
The first draft of the Strategy will be presented to the 37th meeting of the Programme Coordinating Board of UNAIDS in October 2015.
"The time has come to focus on fragile communities and not simply on fragile countries. It is in fact in fragile communities where we are leaving people behind in terms of health, development and dignity. This is our new universal challenge for countries rich and poor. Our strategy must contribute to turning the tide towards a more equal world."
Michel Sidibé, UNAIDS Executive Director
"Allocating resources to AIDS is not an expense but an investment, and efforts in the AIDS response must continue in the spirit of shared responsibility and global solidarity."
His Excellency Ambassador Mushayavanhu of Zimbabwe
"Norms in our countries say that women’s and girls’ bodies are not our own and our decisions are not our own. To fast track the UNAIDS strategy, we must focus on the full equality of women and girls. We must move from zero tolerance for gender-based violence to zero gender-based violence."
Laurel Sprague, Global Network of People Living with HIV, North America and UNAIDS PCB NGO Delegate
