UNAIDS statement at the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
Indigenous Peoples often face higher rates of health risks, greater unmet needs for health and social services and poorer health outcomes than non-Indigenous populations. Indigenous Peoples in some contexts are more vulnerable to and disproportionately affected by HIV, tuberculosis and Hepatitis C due to multiple and intersecting inequalities that they face, including racism, poverty, discrimination and marginalization.
Groundbreaking ruling in Spain overturns discrimination based on HIV status
CESIDA—an organization that coordinates the civil society response to HIV in Spain—and the Fernando Pombo Foundation have won an important ruling that, for the first time, recognizes discrimination based on the serological status of a person living with HIV.The significance of this case lies in the frequency in which similar situations occur to people living with HIV, who continue to face constant stigma and discrimination despite advances in HIV treatment and prevention.
UNAIDS welcomes Nigeria to the Global Partnership for Action to Eliminate all Forms of HIV-Related Stigma and Discrimination
In a significant step towards combating HIV-related stigma and discrimination, Nigeria officially joined the Global Partnership for Action to Eliminate All Forms of HIV-Related Stigma and Discrimination (Global Partnership) on 5 March 2025, during the commemoration of Zero Discrimination Day. Nigeria became the 41st member of the Global Partnership, underscoring Nigeria’s commitment to uphold human rights and create an inclusive and supportive environment for people living with and…
Despite progress, HIV stigma and discrimination continue to bubble beneath the surface in Thailand
The Thailand Stigma Index 2.0 study was launched in early March to commemorate Zero Discrimination Day. It shows that despite a strong national HIV response, challenges continue to simmer below the surface.
From violence to funding cuts, Asia Pacific women living with HIV face old and new challenges
UNAIDS estimates that under two-thirds (64%) of women living with HIV in Asia Pacific receive treatment to prevent transmission to their babies. This is far lower than the global average of 84%. Ms Dewa reflects that while HIV services for pregnant women are expanding, smaller cities and rural areas benefit more slowly.
UNAIDS calls for rights, equality and empowerment for all women and girls on International Women’s Day
Ahead of International Women’s Day, 8 March, UNAIDS calls for renewed efforts in support of gender equality to facilitate increased and accelerated access to HIV services for women and girls.
UNAIDS stands together with communities on Zero Discrimination Day
26 February 2025–On Zero Discrimination Day, 1 March, everyone’s right to live a full and productive life with dignity is celebrated. Zero Discrimination Day highlights how people can become informed and promote inclusion, compassion, peace and, above all, it is a movement for positive change.
U=U can help end HIV stigma and discrimination. Here’s how
U=U is short for Undetectable = Untransmittable. It means that when a person living with HIV, adheres to effective antiretroviral treatment, the virus in their blood reduces to a level that is undectable, bringing the chance of passing the virus on to zero.
Bold new initiative to put an additional 1.1 million people living with HIV on treatment puts South Africa on the path to end AIDS as a public health threat by 2030
JOHANNESBURG/GENEVA, 25 February 2025—UNAIDS welcomes South Africa’s plan to put an additional 1.1 million people living with HIV on life-saving treatment by the end of 2025 as a significant step towards ending AIDS as a public health threat by 2030. At the launch of the Close The Gap campaign in Soweto South Africa’s Minister of Health, Aaron Motsoaledi, said, “We should not accept that AIDS is here forever. It is not. We want to end it. It’s all in our hands and it depends on our will. We can…
UNAIDS launches the development of the new Global AIDS Strategy 2026-2031
In the past two decades, HIV-related deaths have been reduced by more than half, and millions of people have gained access to life-saving treatment. Scientific breakthroughs, strong political commitment, and community leadership have transformed the HIV response.
