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Every year on 17 May the world marks International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOT) to commemorate the World Health Organization’s decision in 1990 to declassify homosexuality as a mental disorder. Credit : UNAIDS
Every year on 17 May, the world marks the International Day against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOT) to commemorate the World Health Organization’s decision in 1990 to declassify homosexuality as a mental disorder. Credit: UNAIDS
The life of LGBT community is not everywhere as colourful as rainbow flag. IDAHOT draws attention to the violence and discrimination experienced by lesbian, gay, bisexuals, transgender, intersex people and all other people with diverse sexual orientations
The lives of members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) community are not always easy. IDAHOT draws attention to the violence and discrimination experienced by LGBTI people.
Pride event organized in Maseru, Lesotho, November 2019. Credit: UNAIDS/ M.Hyoky
Thirty years after the World Health Organization’s decision in 1990, much progress has been made. However, as of December 2019, 71 countries still criminalize same-sex behaviour and Africa still accounts for about half of the world’s population living in
Thirty years after the World Health Organization’s decision in 1990, much progress has been made. However, as of December 2019, 71 countries still criminalize same-sex sexual relations and Africa still accounts for about half of the world’s population living in countries with anti-homosexuality laws.
Young activists in Zimbabwe, November 2019. Credit: UNAIDS/C. Matonhodze
In 2018, the proportion of the world’s population that lives in countries that criminalize same-sex sexual relations plummeted from about 40% to 23% following the Indian Supreme Court’s decision that decriminalized all consensual sex among adults. Activis
In 2018, the proportion of the world’s population that lives in countries that criminalize same-sex sexual relations plummeted from about 40% to 23% following the Indian Supreme Court’s decision that decriminalized all consensual sex between adults. Activism has been crucial in many countries for same-sex decriminalization and changing laws.
LGBTI awareness walk, 2018, Imphal, Manipur, India. Credit: Ya All
Jerry and Leshoboro at a Pride event organized by People’s Matrix Association in Maseru in November 2019. The association campaigns for the rights and dignity of LGBT people in Lesotho. Credit : UNAIDS/M.Hyoky
Jerry and Leshoboro at a pride event organized by the People’s Matrix Association in Maseru, Lesotho, in November 2019. The association campaigns for the rights and dignity of LGBTI people in Lesotho. Credit: UNAIDS/M. Hyoky
Tello Hlao and Tumelo Mandoro participate in a Pride event in Maseru, Lesotho, organized by People’s Matrix Association, an advocacy group that campaigns for the rights and dignity of LGBTI people in Lesotho. Credit: UNAIDS/M.Hyoky
Tello Hlao and Tumelo Mandoro participate in a pride event in Maseru, Lesotho, organized by the People’s Matrix Association, an advocacy group that campaigns for the rights and dignity of LGBTI people in Lesotho. Credit: UNAIDS/M.Hyoky
LGBT activists and advocates have been campaigning for a number of years to make the life-saving preventative HIV medicine available to people at higher risk of HIV.  Greg Owen, co-founder of iwantPrEPnow from London, feels proud being part of this suppor
LGBTI activists and advocates have been campaigning for a number of years to make pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) available to people at higher risk of HIV.
Greg Owen, co-founder of iwantPrEPnow, from London, United Kingdom, feels proud about being part of this supportive, loving and vibrant community. He says their common goal has brought lots of different players together. Credit: UNAIDS/R.Farrell
The role of community has been vital for HIV prevention. Two activists provide HIV testing and counselling in a gay club in Saint Petersburg, Russia.  Credit: UNAIDS/O.Rodionova
The role of communities has been vital in HIV prevention. Two activists provide HIV testing and counselling in a gay club in Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation. Credit: UNAIDS/O.Rodionova
Members of the Wuhan LGBT Center pick up HIV medications from a hospital hub where COVID-19 is prevalent. Credit: UNAIDS
Members of the Wuhan LGBT Center pick up HIV medicines from a hospital hub where COVID-19 is prevalent. Credit: Wuhan LGBT Center
A drop-in centre in Murungu, Kampala provides HIV prevention and support services for gay men and other men who have sex with men. In Uganda, "carnal knowledge against the order of nature" between two males carries a potential penalty of life imprisonment
A drop-in centre in Kampala, Uganda, provides HIV prevention and support services for gay men and other men who have sex with men. In Uganda, “carnal knowledge against the order of nature” between two males carries a potential penalty of life imprisonment. Anonymity is key to survival.
“Despite the homophobia, despite everything we endure, we try to be happy. We try to be free," said the head of the drop-in centre. Credit: UNAIDS/E.Museruka
UN has played a crucial role in advancing and protecting the human rights of LGBTQ people.  Credit: UNAIDS
The United Nations has played a crucial role in advancing and protecting the human rights of LGBTI people. Credit: UNAIDS
Ronie Zuze, Director of the Intersex Community of Zimbabwe believes in the power of information: “As an activist, it means I empower other intersex people, I speak for those who cannot speak out, I encourage them to be proud and I provide information to t
Ronie Zuze, Director of the Intersex Community of Zimbabwe, believes in the power of information. “As an activist, it means I empower other intersex people, I speak for those who cannot speak out, I encourage them to be proud and I provide information to them as well as support them.”

Ronie Zuze at the International Conference on AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections in Africa, held in Kigali, Rwanda, 5 December 2019. Credit: UNAIDS
On this day, the world also remembers people lost to violence and discrimination. Charlot Jeudy, the President of Haiti’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community organization Kouraj, was found dead at his home last November. Investigations
On this day, the world also remembers people lost to violence and discrimination.
Charlot Jeudy, the President of Haiti’s LGBTI community organization Kouraj, was found dead at his home in November 2019. Investigations into the circumstances of his death are ongoing. Credit: Equitas
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UNAIDS Executive Director with Amadou Gon Coulibaly, Prime Minister of Côte d'Ivoire.
The opening plenary of this year’s ICASA received the address of His Majesty King Dr. Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV (right on the photo above) of the Tooro Kingdom in Uganda, who expressed his commitment to end AIDS in his kingdom by 2030. Next to the King stand First Lady of Côte d'Ivoire Dominique Ouattara and UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé.
The monarch, who was appointed a UNAIDS Champion for HIV and AIDS Prevention Among Young People in 2016, has been promoting HIV activities in his Kingdom through sports and agriculture, and motivating creativity and innovation. “I came to ICASA to hear and learn, the most recent developments, so they can benefit my people in Tooro Kingdom and in Uganda at large. I am also mobilizing my fellow Kings to join me in this effort," he said.
Before addressing the plenary at ICASA, the King received the AIDS Red Ribbon pin as an expression of appreciation for his tireless effort in the response to AIDS, especially taking AIDS out of isolation and promoting innovation and employment for young people. He participated in the Youth Caravan and engaged with youth at the Community Village.
UNAIDS Executive Director with First Lady of Benin launches the Claudine Talon
At the opening ceremony, UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé implored the audience not to let ongoing political and social troubles threaten the many achievements made in the AIDS response. In his speech, he laid out key priorities, including ensuring that women and adolescents be better protected from HIV, and demanded more space for civil society, crediting civil society’s huge impact in the AIDS response.
ICASA 2017

The 19th International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa (ICASA) opened in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. ICASA, a biennial gathering that this year will be held from 4 to 9 December, brings together people working in the field of HIV, as well as leaders, people living with HIV, activists and representatives of civil society.

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UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé speaking at the UNAIDS event Fast-Track: quickening the pace of action to end AIDS, a High-level side event at the United Nations General Assembly chaired by President Museveni of Uganda.
President Museveni of Uganda.
Jacquelyne Alesi, a civil society representative from Uganda.
Alpha Condé, President of Guinea (L) and Line Renaud, singer and AIDS activist.
King Mswati III, Swaziland
UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé (R) participated in the press conference to announce a new high-quality antiretroviral therapy to be launched in South Africa, Kenya and over 90 low-and middle-income countries at reduced price.
UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé moderates "A Role Without a Rulebook: the Influence and Leadership of Global First Ladies" event held at Concordia Annual Summit in New York on 18 September 2017. Credit: UNAIDS
Monica Geingos, the first Lady of Namibia addresses "A Role Without a Rulebook: the Influence and Leadership of Global First Ladies" event in New York, United States. 18 September 2017. Credit: UNAIDS
The First Lady of Panama, Lorena Castillo de Varela, addresses the event at the Concordia Annual Summit, held in New York on 18 September 2017. “We should all work on leaving no one behind. By leaving no one behind, I mean truly no one,” said Ms Castillo. Credit: UNAIDS
UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé and the former First Lady of the United States of America, Laura Bush at the event "A Role Without a Rulebook: the Influence and Leadership of Global First Ladies", that was held at the Concordia Annual Summit in New York, United States on 18 September 2017. Credit: UNAIDS
Participants of Innovation to Impact Forum organized on the sidelines of the 72nd United Nations General Assembly in New York. 20 September 2017. Credit: UNAIDS
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Benin’s First Lady, Claudine Talon, speaks at the launch of the Foundation Claudine Talon, whose mandate is to improve the lives of vulnerable women and children in Benin
The First Lady of Benin, Claudine Talon, and UNAIDS Executive Director, Michel Sidibé, at the inauguration of the First Lady’s Foundation, the Foundation Claudine Talon
UNAIDS Executive Director, Michel Sidibé, greets the director of Cotonou’s Hôpital d’Instruction des Armées . Colonel Azondékon, during a visit to the hospital’s paediatric department
The director of Cotonou’s Hôpital d’Instruction des Armées, Colonel Azondékon, in conversation with UNAIDS Executive Director, Michel Sidibé, during a visit to the hospital's paediatric department
The director of the Hôpital d’Instruction des Armées, Colonel Azondékon, explains the services available at the hospital’s paediatric department to UNAIDS Executive Director, Michel Sidibé
UNAIDS Executive Director, Michel Sidibé, holds up a copy of Benin’s emergency plan to accelerate the response to the HIV epidemic during a meeting with key ministers
UNAIDS Executive Director, Michel Sidibé, speaking at the launch of the Foundation Claudine Talon , whose mandate is to improve the lives of women and children in Benin
UNAIDS Executive Director, Michel Sidibé, meets Kamal Radjii, a slam poet artist from Benin during his visit to the country
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UNAIDS Goodwill Ambassador Kenneth Cole, Michel Sidibé, UNAIDS Executive Director and Deborah Birx, U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator and U.S. Special Representative for Global Health Diplomacy at the Inaugural meeting of the END AIDS ALLIANCE
Michel Sidibé, Executive Director of UNAIDS with Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President of Liberia.
Patrice Talon, President of Benin (left) and Michel Sidibé, Executive Director of UNAIDS.
Michel Sidibé, Michel Sidibé, UNAIDS Executive Director with Alpha Condé, President of Guinea
The First Lady of Cote d'Ivoire, Dominique Ouattara, met with the Executive Director of UNAIDS, Michel Sidibé.
UNAIDS Executive Director appointed Monica Geingos, First Lady of Namibia, as a UNAIDS Special Advocate
UNAIDS International Goodwill Ambassador Annie Lennox received the 2016 Fashion 4 Development Award
UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé meeting with South African Minister of Health, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi
UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé with Gayle Smith, Administrator of USAID.
UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé with Gabriel Wikström, Minister of Health of Sweden.
UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé with Michaelle Jean, Secretary-General of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie.
Michel Sidibé, UNAIDS Executive Director with Nana Lordina Dramani Mahama, First Lady of Ghana, President of the Organisation of African First Ladies against HIV/AIDS
UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé speaking at the 'Leveraging Innovation and Financing to End AIDS' event.
UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé meeting with the Japanese Minister of Health, H.E. Dr Yasuhisa Shiozaki
Chip Lyons, President and CEO of Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, Michel Sidibé, UNAIDS Executive Director and Luiz Loures, UNAIDS Deputy Executive Director.
Stop TB Partnership board meeting. (L to R) Ren Minghui, Assistant Director-General for HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis,
Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases, WHO, Michel Sidibé, UNAIDS Executive Director, Lucica Ditiu, Executive Director of the Stop TB Partnership, Lelio Marmora, UNITAID Executive Director and Mark Dybul, Executive Director of the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.
71st United Nations General Assembly

UNAIDS at the 71st session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York from.

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Ten organizations receive Red Ribbon Award for outstanding community leadership on AIDS
Ten organizations receive Red Ribbon Award for outstanding community leadership on AIDS
21st International AIDS Conference opens in Durban
21st International AIDS Conference opens in Durban
21st International AIDS Conference opens in Durban
Fast-Track cities reaching the 90–90–90 targets
Creating an AIDS-free generation with and for adolescents
UNAIDS and Anglo American team up to promote HIV testing
Global gains made towards the 90–90–90 targets
Putting a quarter for HIV prevention firmly on the global agenda
Reaffirming the leadership of people living with HIV in the AIDS response
More than 250 people have participated in two faith-based organization preconference sessions in advance of the 21st International AIDS Conference, which will take place in Durban, South Africa, from 18 to 22 July.
More than 250 people have participated in two faith-based organization preconference sessions in advance of the 21st International AIDS Conference, which will take place in Durban, South Africa, from 18 to 22 July.
More than 250 people have participated in two faith-based organization preconference sessions in advance of the 21st International AIDS Conference, which will take place in Durban, South Africa, from 18 to 22 July.
L to R: UNAIDS Deputy Executive Director, Luiz Loures, Canadian Minister of Health, Jane Philpott and IIWGHA Co-Chair, Marama Pala.
Steve Letsike, deputy chair of SANAC; Canadian Minister of Health, Jane Philpott; Deputy Executive Director of UNAIDS, Luiz Loures; and IIWGHA Co-Chairs Marama Pala and Ken Clement.
21st International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2016), Durban, South Africa, 18-22 July 2016

The International AIDS Conference is the premier gathering for those working in the field of HIV, as well as policy makers, persons living with HIV and other individuals committed to ending the pandemic. It is a chance to assess where we are, evaluate recent scientific developments and lessons learnt, and collectively chart a course forward.

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2016 United Nations Political Declaration on Ending AIDS sets world on the Fast-Track to end the epidemic by 2030
2016 United Nations Political Declaration on Ending AIDS sets world on the Fast-Track to end the epidemic by 2030
Mayors of New York and Paris convene a global meeting of mayors on ending AIDS in cities
Call issued for global partnership to end paediatric AIDS
HIV and security: past, present and future
UNAIDS appoints amfAR Chair and fashion designer Kenneth Cole as International Goodwill Ambassador
The end of AIDS as a global health threat: science-based or science fiction?
Financing vulnerabilities
City mayors, the private sector, governments and civil society share and display innovations in technology that transform the HIV response
Stopping new infections: a quarter for HIV prevention
Bold new Political Declaration on Ending AIDS adopted in New York
UNAIDS and PEPFAR announce dramatic reductions in new HIV infections among children in the 21 countries most affected by HIV in Africa
Financing the end of AIDS: the window of opportunity
AIDS and the sustainable development agenda: interdependent, inextricably linked
Breaking the silos: empowering adolescent girls and young women to access integrated health-care services
Learning the lessons of responding to emerging epidemics, including AIDS, Ebola and Zika
New ways to engage youth to reach the UNAIDS Fast-Track Targets through edutainment
Getting ahead of the looming treatment crisis: an action agenda for reaching 90–90–90
Urgent need to strengthen community health systems to achieve the 90–90–90 treatment target
Leaving no one behind: ending stigma and discrimination through social justice and inclusive societies
Children, adolescent girls and young women: preventing new HIV infections
Global HIV advocates gather to discuss #whatwomenwant in the next phase of the response to HIV
High-Level Meeting on Ending AIDS

United Nations Member States have committed to implementing a bold agenda to end the AIDS epidemic by 2030 during the United Nations General Assembly High-Level Meeting on Ending AIDS, held in New York, United States of America, from 8 to 10 June.

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From left to right: Joyce Amondi Ouma, NEPHAK; Michel Sidibé, UNAIDS Executive Director; Cleopa Mailu, Cabinet Secretary for Health, Kenya; Rosemary Mbogo Acting Chairperson, NACC; Sahle-WorkZewde Under- Secretary-General and Director-General, UN Kenya; and Kevin de Cock, Director, CDC.
From left to right: Cleopa Mailu, Cabinet Secretary for Health, Kenya; Michel Sidibé, UNAIDS Executive Director and Joyce Amondi Ouma, NEPHAK.
“The full potential of antiretroviral therapy is being realized,” said Michel Sidibé, Executive Director of UNAIDS. “I urge all countries to seize this unprecedented opportunity to put HIV prevention and treatment programmes on the Fast-Track and end the AIDS epidemic by 2030.”
From left to right: Cleopa Mailu, Cabinet Secretary for Health, Kenya; Rosemary Mbogo Acting Chairperson, NACC; Kevin de Cock, Director, CDC and Michel Sidibé, UNAIDS Executive Director.
From left to right: Sahle-WorkZewde Under- Secretary- General and Director-General, UN Kenya; Cleopa Mailu, Cabinet Secretary for Health, Kenya; Rosemary Mbogo Acting Chairperson, NACC; Kevin de Cock, Director, CDC and Michel Sidibé, UNAIDS Executive Director.
Cleopa Mailu, Cabinet Secretary for Health, Kenya; Michel Sidibé, UNAIDS Executive Director
Global AIDS update 2016 launched in Nairobi, Kenya

GENEVA/NAIROBI, 31 May 2016—An estimated 17 million people were accessing life-saving antiretroviral medicines at the end of 2015, with an additional 2 million people gaining access over a 12-month period. The announcement, made in a new UNAIDS report entitled Global AIDS update 2016, comes as world leaders prepare to gather for the United Nations General Assembly High-Level Meeting on Ending AIDS, to take place in New York, United States of America, from 8 to 10 June 2016.

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The flagship publication from UNAIDS was released at a community event at Zewditu Hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on 14 July 2015 by Minister of Health, Kesetebirhan Admassu of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia; United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon; Namibian President Hage Geingob; Executive Director of UNAIDS Michel Sidibé; and Abiyot Godana, case manager at the Entoto Health Center.
UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé with Namibian President Hage Geingob
Executive Director of UNAIDS Michel Sidibé; Namibian President Hage Geingob; United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon; First Lady of Ethiopia Roman Tesfaye Abneh; Minister of Health, Kesetebirhan Admassu of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia; and Mina J. Mohammed, Special Advisor of the Secretary-General on Post-2015 Development Planning. In front of new hospital along with delegates and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on 14 July 2015
UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé greeting Minister of Health Ethiopia at Zewditu hospital
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon; Ethiopian Minister of Health Kesetebirhan Admassu; and UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 14 July 2015.
UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé giving a polio vaccination at Selam health center
UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé visiting a new hospital.
UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé at Zewditu hospital
UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé at Zewditu hospital
Michel Sidibé and Abiyot Godana and her family at the launch of 'How AIDS changed everything' at a community event at Zewditu Hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on 14 July 2015. “As a mother living with HIV I did everything in my capacity to ensure my children were born HIV-free, said Abiyot Godana, Case Manager at the Entoto Health Center. “My husband has grabbed my vision of ending AIDS and together we won’t let go of this hope. Our two children are a part of an AIDS-free generation and will continue our legacy.”
The Government of Ethiopia, the United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, and the Executive Director of UNAIDS, Michel Sidibé, are together launching a new report on AIDS and Millennium Development Goal 6 (MDG 6) on 14 July in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. A major announcement on HIV treatment will be made at the launch, as well as information on progress made towards the AIDS targets of MDG 6.
The Third International Conference on Financing for Development is being held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from 13 to 16 July 2015. It gathers high-level political representatives, including Heads of State and Government, and Ministers of Finance, Foreign Affairs and Development Cooperation, as well as all relevant institutional stakeholders, non-governmental organizations and business sector entities
UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé at the opening of the FFD3 conference in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 13 July 2015.
UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé is being interviewed by Channel Africa. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 13 July 2015.
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at the opening of the FFD3 conference in Addis Ababa. 13 July 2015.
How AIDS changed everything—MDG 6: 15 years, 15 lesson of hope from the AIDS response

Released in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on the sidelines of the Third International Conference on Financing for Development, the report demonstrates that the response to HIV has been one of the smartest investments in global health and development, generating measurable results for people and economies. It also shows that the world is on track to meet the investment target of US$ 22 billion for the AIDS response by 2015 and that concerted action over the next five years can end the AIDS epidemic by 2030.

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A high-level panel, which included UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé, called on health ministers to pledge to remove structural barriers to accessing HIV services and health care for all. The speakers also stressed the need for political commitment to leave no one behind. Ensuring that marginalized populations are not excluded from the universal health coverage target of the next sustainable development goals will be vital, they noted. Geneva, 19 May 2015. Credit: UNAIDS/R.Juilliart
A high-level panel, which included UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé, called on health ministers to pledge to remove structural barriers to accessing HIV services and health care for all. The speakers also stressed the need for political commitment to leave no one behind. Ensuring that marginalized populations are not excluded from the universal health coverage target of the next sustainable development goals will be vital, they noted. Geneva, 19 May 2015. Credit: UNAIDS/R.Juilliart
A high-level panel, which included UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé, called on health ministers to pledge to remove structural barriers to accessing HIV services and health care for all. The speakers also stressed the need for political commitment to leave no one behind. Ensuring that marginalized populations are not excluded from the universal health coverage target of the next sustainable development goals will be vital, they noted. Geneva, 19 May 2015. Credit: UNAIDS/R.Juilliart
UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé with the delegation of Jamaica to the WHA. Geneva, 19 May 2015. Credit: UNAIDS/R.Juilliart
UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé with the delegation of Algeria to the WHA. Geneva, 19 May 2015. Credit: UNAIDS/R.Juilliart
UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé with the delegation of Cameroon to the WHA. Geneva, 19 May 2015. Credit: UNAIDS/R.Juilliart
UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé with the delegation of Botswana to the WHA. Geneva, 19 May 2015. Credit: UNAIDS/R.Juilliart
US Global AIDS Coordinator Deborah Birx, UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé and Global Fund Executive Director Mark Dybul with the delegation of Kenya to the WHA. Geneva, 18 May 2015. Credit: UNAIDS/R.Juilliart
US Global AIDS Coordinator Deborah Birx, UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé and Global Fund Executive Director Mark Dybul with the delegation of Zambia to the WHA. Geneva, 18 May 2015. Credit: UNAIDS/R.Juilliart
US Global AIDS Coordinator Deborah Birx, UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé and Global Fund Executive Director Mark Dybul with the delegation of Namibia to the WHA. Geneva, 18 May 2015. Credit: UNAIDS/R.Juilliart
US Global AIDS Coordinator Deborah Birx, UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé and Global Fund Executive Director Mark Dybul with the delegation of Lesotho to the WHA. Geneva, 18 May 2015. Credit: UNAIDS/R.Juilliart
US Global AIDS Coordinator Deborah Birx, UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé and Global Fund Executive Director Mark Dybul with the delegation of Côte d'Ivoire to the WHA. Geneva, 19 May 2015. Credit: UNAIDS/R.Juilliart
UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé with the delegation of Swaziland to the WHA. Geneva, 19 May 2015. Credit: UNAIDS/R.Juilliart
US Global AIDS Coordinator Deborah Birx, UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé and Global Fund Executive Director Mark Dybul with the delegation of Zimbabwe to the WHA. Geneva, 19 May 2015. Credit: UNAIDS/R.Juilliart
UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé with the delegation of Uganda to the WHA. Geneva, 19 May 2015. Credit: UNAIDS/R.Juilliart
UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé at a Global Health and Diplomacy event during WHA. Geneva, 19 May 2015. Credit: UNAIDS/R.Juilliart
UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé at a Global Health and Diplomacy event during WHA. Geneva, 19 May 2015. Credit: UNAIDS/R.Juilliart
US Global AIDS Coordinator Deborah Birx, UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé and Global Fund Executive Director Mark Dybul with the delegation of Uganda to the WHA. Geneva, 19 May 2015. Credit: UNAIDS/R.Juilliart
US Global AIDS Coordinator Deborah Birx, UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé and Global Fund Executive Director Mark Dybul with the delegation of Tanzania to the WHA. Geneva, 19 May 2015. Credit: UNAIDS/R.Juilliart
UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé with the delegation of Tunisia to the WHA. Geneva, 19 May 2015. Credit: UNAIDS/R.Juilliart
Sixty-eighth World Health Assembly

The Sixty-eighth session of the World Health Assembly is taking place in Geneva from 18–26 May 2015. Officials from 194 Member States begin their annual review of the activities of WHO and set new priorities for the future.

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