As funding cuts threaten to cause an additional 6 million new HIV infections and 4 million preventable AIDS-related deaths, UNAIDS is calling on governments and partners attending the 78th World Health Assembly (WHA) to recommit to ending AIDS by 2030.
GENEVA, 16 May 2025–Ahead of International day against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT), May 17, UNAIDS stands in solidarity with LGBTQI+ communities. Despite gains in the HIV response, LGBTQI+ communities continue to be left behind. While new HIV infections have dropped 35% among adults globally since 2010, they have risen...
UNAIDS Executive Director, Winnie Byanyima, saw firsthand Cambodia’s strong progress towards ending AIDS as a public health threat during her 12-16 May mission. Among other achievements, the country treats 100% of people who are aware of their HIV status. Key approaches include national roll-out of modern HIV prevention and treatment...
As the global HIV response faces rising risks, UNAIDS shifts to a leaner, sharper model focused on country impact
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...
Delegates at the World Health Organization (WHO) Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) have today reached a consensus on the Pandemic Agreement.
Tuberculosis (TB) and HIV are intricately linked, and they present profound challenges for global health. In 2023, 1.25 million people lost their lives to TB, including 161 000 people living with HIV. As the leading life threating comorbidity of HIV infection, TB accounted for nearly one third of all deaths...
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.
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.
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...
Today, the Executive Director of UNAIDS Winnie Byanyima met with leaders in the Catholic Church as part of a global effort to mobilize voices of faith to stand up in a moment of crisis for the AIDS response. Speaking to communities of faith at events in Vatican City Ms Byanyima...
Despite proven effectiveness, UNAIDS is alarmed by a decrease in condom use in several countries
While continuity of HIV treatment is essential, services must continue to be monitored, and oversight provided for quality. Other critical HIV services for people, especially marginalized people including children, women, and key populations, must continue. Last year, PEPFAR provided over 83.8 million people with critical HIV testing services; reached 2.3...
The United States Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, has approved an “Emergency Humanitarian Waiver”, which will allow people to continue accessing HIV treatment funded by the US across 55 countries worldwide. More than 20 million people living with HIV, representing two-thirds of all people living with HIV receiving treatment globally...
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.
UNAIDS encourages President Donald J. Trump to continue the strong leadership of the United States of America in the global AIDS response
UNAIDS urges speed and compassion urging pharmaceutical companies to enable access to new, life-saving medicines
