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Office of Community Mobilization

Championing the cause of women living with HIV in Cambodia
Em Ra disappears into the house twice, slipping past the shrine of flowers and incense by the front door. First, she brings out an old HIV magazine. She flips to a page of a small child, sitting on the back seat of a bike, looking straight into the camera. Next, she emerges with two framed photographs from a recent university graduation.  
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Community-led HIV services under threat: global networks and UNAIDS track the impacts of the US funding cuts
Two new key population-led reports, one by Global Black Gay Men Connect (GBGMC) and another by the International Network of People Who Use Drugs (INPUD), document the consequences of the US President’s Executive Order in January 2025 which froze all US foreign assistance. 
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How the shift in US funding is threatening both the lives of people affected by HIV and the community groups supporting them
Community organizations have been particularly impacted by the freeze in funding. Community healthcare workers are losing their jobs, clinics are having to be shut down and, as a result, people in need of HIV testing or prevention or who are living with HIV and dependent on daily antiretroviral medicine are unable to access the life-saving HIV services they need.
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Racheal Kundananji appointed as UNAIDS Goodwill Ambassador for Zambia
Zambian football star Racheal Kundananji named UNAIDS Goodwill Ambassador for Education Plus in Zambia
Zambian football star Racheal Kundananji has been appointed as a UNAIDS Goodwill Ambassador to champion the fight to end AIDS as a public health threat in Zambia.
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The men of Braakfontein, Lesotho, participated in GBV dialogues. October 2019. © UNAIDS/M. Hyoky.
To end AIDS, communities mobilize to engage men and boys
A regional strategy developed in 2022 by UNAIDS, WHO, UN Women and partners –“Male Engagement in HIV Testing, Treatment and Prevention in East and Southern Africa” – outlines four key approaches: Improve access to health for men and boys and decrease vulnerability; prevent HIV among men and boys; diagnose more men and boys living with HIV; and increase the proportion of men and boys accessing and adhering to antiretroviral therapy.
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UNAIDS appoints artist Funke Akindele as National Goodwill Ambassador for Nigeria
UNAIDS appoints artist Funke Akindele as National Goodwill Ambassador for Nigeria
ABUJA, NIGERIA, 3 December 2024 — The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) is pleased to announce the appointment of Funke Akindele, a multiple award-winning actress, movie producer and director, as its new National Goodwill Ambassador (GWA) for Nigeria. This prestigious nomination recognizes Funke Akindele’s outstanding contributions to the fight against HIV and her unwavering commitment to advocacy, raising awareness, and driving efforts to end AIDS as a public health threat by…
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This World AIDS Day (1 December), sixteen global celebrities, including Hollywood film star Luke Evans and singer-songwriter Sia of the Unstoppable hit song, are uniting behind UNAIDS’ call for world leaders to protect human rights, which they say is vita
Global celebrities unite behind UNAIDS’ call for world leaders to “take the rights path to end AIDS”
This World AIDS Day (1 December), sixteen global celebrities, including Hollywood film star Luke Evans and singer-songwriter Sia of the Unstoppable hit song, are uniting behind UNAIDS’ call for world leaders to protect human rights, which they say is vital to ensuring the success of efforts to end AIDS.
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Christoforos Mallouris' journey from humble beginnings in Cyprus to becoming a prominent global HIV advocate is a powerful story of personal transformation.
Christoforos Mallouris: From personal struggle to collective strength
Christoforos Mallouris' journey from humble beginnings in Cyprus to becoming a prominent global HIV advocate is a powerful story of personal transformation.
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Ariadne Ribeiro Ferreira, a trans woman working for UNAIDS in Brazil, advocates to leaders and speaks to media around the world. As she is an inspiration to colleagues, many are keen to learn more about Ariadne’s story.
Upholding dignity for everyone: Ariadne Ribeiro Ferreira
Now 43 years old, Ariadne Ribeiro Ferreira, a trans woman working for UNAIDS in Brazil, advocates to leaders and speaks to media around the world. As she is an inspiration to colleagues, many are keen to learn more about Ariadne’s story.
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Evelyn works for UNAIDS and is the chair of UN Plus team in Malawi which supports United Nations staff living with HIV. She is proud to show that people living with HIV are leading healthy and productive lives. She has been elected chairperson of the Boar
Evelyn Siula: A journey of strength and solidarity
Today, Evelyn works for UNAIDS and is the vice chair of the UN Plus Advisory Group. She is proud to show that people living with HIV are leading healthy and productive lives.
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Positive Health Dignity and Prevention

Positive Health, Dignity and Prevention - Operational Guidelines

Positive Health, Dignity and Prevention – A policy framework

Positive Health, Dignity and Prevention - Technical Consultation Report, 27-28 April 2009, Hammamet, Tunisia

Community engagement and CSS

2024 global AIDS report — The Urgency of Now: AIDS at a Crossroads

UNAIDS Terminology Guidelines

Summary — Let Communities Lead — UNAIDS World AIDS Day report 2023

Community-led monitoring in action: Emerging evidence and good practice

Global Partnership for Action to Eliminate All Forms of HIV-Related Stigma and Discrimination

Holding the line: communities as first responders to COVID-19 and emerging health threats

2021 UNAIDS Global AIDS Update — Confronting inequalities — Lessons for pandemic responses from 40 years of AIDS

Establishing community-led monitoring of HIV services — Principles and process

Terms of Reference of the UNAIDS PCB NGO Delegation

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