UNAIDS is a politically smart, problem-solving organization. It speaks with a loud, unified voice, backed by accurate data, and possesses a clear conscience.
The following statements describe UNAIDS and its vision and mission.
UNAIDS vision
Zero new HIV infections.
Zero discrimination.
Zero AIDS-related deaths.
UNAIDS mission
UNAIDS is an innovative partnership that leads and inspires the world in achieving universal access to HIV prevention, treatment, care and support. UNAIDS fulfils its mission by:
- Uniting the efforts of the United Nations system, civil society, national governments, the private sector, global institutions and people living with and affected by HIV.
- Speaking out in solidarity with the people most affected by HIV in defence of human dignity, human rights and gender equality.
- Mobilizing political, technical, scientific and financial resources and holding ourselves and others accountable for results.
- Empowering agents of change with strategic information and evidence to influence and ensure that resources are focused on where they deliver the greatest impact and bring about a prevention revolution.
- Supporting inclusive country leadership for sustainable responses that are integral to and integrated with national health and development efforts.
UNAIDS tagline
2030 | Ending the AIDS epidemic
UNAIDS boilerplate
A boilerplate is a short amount of text that describes the mission or purpose of an entity. This paragraph appears at the end of all of UNAIDS’ official public communications, for example press statements and press releases:
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.
Useful links
UNAIDS terminology guidelines
The UNAIDS terminology guidelines have been developed for use by staff members, Cosponsor colleagues and other partners working in the global AIDS response. These guidelines may be freely copied and reproduced, provided that it is not done so for commercial gain and the source is mentioned.
UNAIDS editorial style guide
The UNAIDS editorial style guide is a brief guide highlighting the basic outlines of the way UNAIDS texts should be written and edited and shows exceptions from the style of WHO. If you need help accessing this document please send an email to communications@unaids.org.
WHO style guide
The WHO style guide provides general English language rules, information on easily confused and troublesome words, and preferred spelling, punctuation, medical abbreviations and WHO-specific terms. Guidance on the use of non-discriminatory language is also included. The guide can be accessed on the WHO Intranet. If you are a UNAIDS staff member and do not have access to the WHO Intranet, please send an email to communications@unaids.org.
