Press release

UNAIDS to launch new Fast-Track report ahead of World AIDS Day 2014

UNAIDS will be launching a new report ahead of World AIDS Day at a special event at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). During a 60 minute interactive dialogue, Mr Sidibé will outline his vision and what it will take to end the AIDS epidemic by 2030. Mr Sidibé will be joined by Charlize Theron United Nations Messenger of Peace and Founder of the Charlize Theron Africa Outreach Project to talk about results on the ground.

The report Fast-Track: Ending the AIDS epidemic by 2030 lays out a set of bold, new Fast-Track targets to be reached over the next five years to ensure that the world will end the AIDS epidemic by 2030. The report also outlines the numbers of new HIV infections and AIDS-related deaths that will be averted by meeting the targets. 

  • WHEN
    • Noon – 1pm Los Angeles time (20:00 GMT), Tuesday 18 November 2014
  • WHERE
    • Glorya Kaufman Hall, UCLA, Los Angeles, United States of America
  • WHO
    • Michel Sidibé, Executive Director, UNAIDS
    • Charlize Theron, United Nations Messenger of Peace and Founder of the Charlize Theron Africa Outreach Project
    • David Gere, Professor, Director, UCLA Art & Global Health Center

Invitations     

Media interested in attending the event should contact Sophie Barton-Knott bartonknotts@unaids.org for accreditation.

Press materials

A full package of press materials including press release, factsheet, infographics and social media pack will be available on the UNAIDS website at www.unaids.org as from 20:00 GMT on Tuesday 18 November 2014.

UNAIDS Media Contacts

Global Media | Sophie Barton-Knott | +41 22 791 1697 | bartonknotts@unaids.org
 

UNAIDS

The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) leads and inspires the world to achieve its shared vision of zero new HIV infections, zero discrimination and zero AIDS-related deaths. UNAIDS unites the efforts of 11 UN organizations—UNHCR, UNICEF, WFP, UNDP, UNFPA, UNODC, UN Women, ILO, UNESCO, WHO and the World Bank—and works closely with global and national partners towards ending the AIDS epidemic by 2030 as part of the Sustainable Development Goals. Learn more at unaids.org and connect with us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube.

Contact

UNAIDS
Sophie Barton-Knott
tel. +41 79 514 6896
bartonknotts@unaids.org

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