The present report is submitted in accordance with General Assembly resolution 58/236 of 23 December 2003, in which the Assembly requested the Secretary-General to prepare a comprehensive and analytical report on progress achieved in realizing the commitments set out in the Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS adopted by the General Assembly on 27 June 2001. The report draws on a broad range of data sources, including national data on key AIDS indicators from 17 countries and territories in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean and Eastern Europe,1 other national surveys, commissioned studies and evidence-based estimates of coverage for key AIDS interventions. It tracks the current state of the epidemic and summarizes overall progress made in realizing the commitments set out in the Declaration, with a special focus on those set out for 2005.