The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), UNAIDS and the Roll Back Malaria Partnership hosted a reception to recognize the contribution to global health made by Dr Asha-Rose Migiro, United Nations Deputy Secretary-General. Dr Migiro will conclude her mandate at the end of the month. UN Headquarters NY, 12 June 2012.

The UNAIDS Executive Director’s first official visit to Zimbabwe had a dual purpose: to meet with the country’s leadership on the country’s progress in the AIDS response and to participate in the launch of the GlobalPOWER Women Network Africa. The three-day visit took place in the capital Harare.

UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé met with Ministers of Health and government representatives during the 65th World Health Assembly held from 21-26 May 2012 in Geneva, Switzerland.

On 28 April, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon led a high-level mission to Mumbai, India in support of the Every Woman Every Child initiative. Mr Ban commended Indian officials for the progress made in the AIDS response and encouraged to continue efforts to eliminate new paediatric HIV infections by 2015.

Youth leaders from around the world presented a set of youth-defined recommendations that will guide the UNAIDS Secretariat’s work on HIV and young people through 2015. The recommendations were received by UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé at an event in the Paiko community near Abuja.

On 10 February 2012, Brazilian football legend Pelé took thousands of young people by storm during a beach soccer tournament organized in Gabon alongside the 2012 Coupe d’Afrique des Nations (or “CAN”). Credit: Josh Ponte & David Ignaszewski

UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé met with a range of Heads of State and other high-level dignitaries at this week’s 18th African Union Summit. Here are some of the photo highlights.

World AIDS Day 2011 was held on 1 December under the theme of “Getting to Zero”. Here are some photos from across the globe capturing the sprit of this year’s commemorations.

“Health.Right.Now” was the theme of a conference held in Berlin on 21 November focusing on HIV prevention and human rights. Co-hosted by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development and the Ministry of Health, the conference aimed to discuss ways to overcome the barriers many key populations at higher risk of HIV infection encounter when accessing HIV services.

The George W. Bush Institute, U.S. Department of State, PEPFAR, Susan G. Komen for the Cure®, and UNAIDS announced on 14 September Pink Ribbon Red Ribbon®, an innovative partnership to leverage public and private investment in global health to combat cervical and breast cancer in Sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America.