August 06, 2023
Africa: Faith Leaders Find 'Hidden' Children Living With HIV
To find "hidden" children living with HIV around the world, you need to find their mothers. To do so, innovative projects in Africa are entering places of worship and finding… Read more »
July 13, 2023
Africa: Ending Aids By 2030 Requires Strong Political Leadership - UNAIDS
There is a clear path to ending AIDS by 2030 and it requires strong political leadership, following the science, tackling inequalities and ensuring sustainable funding. Read more »
June 01, 2023
Africa: UNAIDS Celebrates Pride Month, Demands Decriminalisation Worldwide
As the world comes together to celebrate the beginning of Pride Month on Thursday, the UN agency dedicated to ending the AIDS epidemic, UNAIDS, issued a declaration of solidarity… Read more »
April 12, 2023
Africa: 'Fully Financing' HIV Response in Africa Will Save Millions of Lives - UNAIDS
Fully financing the HIV response in Africa will produce substantial health, social and economic gains for the continent, a new report backed by the UN agency devoted to ending AIDS… Read more »
February 28, 2023
Africa: Repealing Laws Targeting People Living With HIV/Aids Saves Lives
Repealing discriminatory laws against people living with HIV/AIDS saves lives and helps advance the end of the pandemic, the chief of UNAIDS has said, marking Zero Discrimination… Read more »
February 01, 2023
Africa: African Leaders Commit to End Aids Among Children By 2030
UN agencies have welcomed a pledge by 12 African countries to end AIDS in children by 2030, announced on Wednesday at a meeting in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania. Read more »
November 30, 2022
Africa: Solutions Must Be Put in Place to End AIDS By 2030, Says UN Chief on #WorldAIDSDay
The UN chief is marking World AIDS Day on Thursday with a call to action to end the inequalities which are blocking progress towards stopping the pandemic, and eradicating the… Read more »
November 29, 2022
Africa: Gender Inequalities Hampering Global Efforts to End AIDS - Report
Inequalities will prevent the world from meeting agreed global targets on AIDS, but a "feminist route map" can get countries back on track, the UN agency leading the fight against… Read more »
November 28, 2022
Africa: Flatlined Progress On HIV Treatment and Prevention Affects 2.7 Million Young People - UN
Some 110,000 youth under age 19 died last year from AIDS-related causes, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) said on Friday, noting that coupled with 310,000 newly infected, the total… Read more »
August 16, 2022
Africa: UN HIV/Aids Advocate and 'Proud Champion' of Women Dies At 92
Nafis Sadik, who died on Monday at the age 92 was the first woman to ever head one of the UN's major voluntarily funded programmes and leaves a rich legacy of contributions to… Read more »
August 01, 2022
Africa: New Global Alliance Launched to End Aids in Children By 2030
While more than three-quarters of all adults living with HIV are receiving some kind of treatment, the number of children doing so, stands at only 52 per cent. In response to this… Read more »
July 28, 2022
Africa: End 'Punitive and Discriminatory Laws' to Beat AIDS
Punitive and discriminatory laws that stigmatize marginalized communities are hindering the fight against HIV/AIDS, says a senior UN health expert, interviewed by UN News ahead of… Read more »
July 27, 2022
Africa: Still Possible for Leaders to Get AIDS Response Back on Track - UNAIDS Head
New UN data released on Wednesday showed that the decline in new HIV infections which can lead to full-blown AIDS has slowed. Read more »
June 10, 2022
Africa: World Must 'Speed Up' Efforts to End AIDA Pandemic By 2030
To end AIDS, beat COVID-19 and "stop the pandemics of the future", the world needs to ensure global access to lifesaving health technologies, the UN Chef de Cabinet has told a… Read more »
May 22, 2022
Africa: Monkeypox - UNAIDS 'Concerned' About Stigmatizing Language Against LGBTI People
As a significant portion of the recently reported Monkeypox cases has been identified among gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men, the Joint United Nations Programme on… Read more »