March 03
Africa: Reductions in New HIV Infections in Several Global HIV Prevention Coalition Countries, but Global Progress Needs to Be Accelerated
A new report, HIV Prevention: From Crisis to Opportunity shows that HIV infections continue to decline in countries that are part of the Global HIV Prevention Coalition (GPC)… Read more »
March 01
Africa: At the 68th Commission On Status of Women UNAIDS Calls for Action to Achieve Gender Equality and End Aids
UNAIDS is gearing up for the 68th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (#CSW68) which begins today and will run until 22 March 2024. #CSW68, the United Nations largest… Read more »
May 17, 2023
Africa: UNAIDS Urges All Countries to Decriminalise Homosexuality As a Vital Step in Ensuring Health for All
Released ahead of the International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia - 17 May 2023 Read more »
May 01, 2023
Africa: Ministers of Finance Join Forces to Highlight the Importance of Financial Sustainability in the Response to HIV
Although great strides have been made in tackling HIV in recent years, Africa remains the continent most affected by HIV and progress towards ending AIDS is stalling. The COVID-19… Read more »
May 07, 2023
Africa: UNAIDS Calls for Access to HIV Prevention, Treatment and Care in Prisons, Including Access to Life Saving Harm Reduction Services
Harm reduction policies and practices help people who are using drugs to stay alive and protect them from HIV and Hepatitis C Read more »
April 02, 2023
Africa: A Triple Dividend - Fully Financing the HIV Response in Africa
Fully financing the HIV response to get back on track to achieve the 2030 goals will produce substantial health, social and economic gains in African countries. These findings are… Read more »
Africa: New UNAIDS Collaborating Center At Georgetown Leverages Strengths in HIV/Aids Law, Policy and Politics
The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) today designated the Global Health Policy and Politics Initiative at Georgetown as a United Nations Collaborating Center to… Read more »
December 04, 2022
Africa: UNAIDS Welcomes South Africa's Call to End Criminalisation of Sex Work
Responding to the decision of South Africa's Cabinet to propose a Bill that will repeal criminalisation of sex work, UNAIDS Country Director Eva Kiwango said: Read more »
September 03, 2022
Africa: Communities of Faith Unite With Health Leaders to Reach All Children Affected By HIV
Only half (52%) of the 1.7 million children living with HIV around the world had access to life-saving treatment in 2021, compared to 76% of adults. A recent report by UNAIDS, In… Read more »
July 29, 2022
Africa: UNAIDS Welcomes the Life-Saving Results of PEPFAR Funding and Programmes
The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) welcomes the latest data released by the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), which demonstrate the… Read more »
August 02, 2022
Africa: World Leaders Urged to Act With Courage to End Aids as AIDS2022 Closes
As AIDS2022 in Montreal comes to a close, UNAIDS Executive Director Winnie Byanyima said: Read more »
July 30, 2022
Africa: Aids Leaders Raise Alarm On the Danger of Millions of Preventable Deaths
At the launch of UNAIDS Global AIDS Update 2022 global AIDS leaders united in a call to prevent millions of new HIV infections and millions of AIDS-related deaths. Read more »
July 28, 2022
Africa: UNAIDS Welcomes ViiV's Agreement to Enable Generic Production of Long Acting PrEP to 90 Countries
UNAIDS welcomes the agreement between ViiV and the Medicines Patent Pool to enable access to generic formulation of long acting Cabotegravir for PrEP to 90 low- and lower-middle… Read more »
July 07, 2022
Africa: Millions of Lives At Risk As Progress Against AIDS Falters - United Nations
Progress in prevention and treatment is faltering around the world, putting millions of people in grave danger. Eastern Europe and central Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East… Read more »
July 03, 2022
Africa: UNAIDS Calls for Urgent Global Response to Monkeypox Public Health Emergency
UNAIDS today called on governments to respond urgently to the World Health Organization declaration of Monkey Pox as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. WHO has… Read more »
June 08, 2022
Africa: Performance Report Demonstrates How the UN Joint Programme On HIV and Aids Has Helped Save Lives
This year's UNAIDS performance report demonstrates how the UN Joint Programme on HIV and AIDS has critically contributed to key areas of the global HIV response and to saving… Read more »
May 02, 2022
Africa: UNAIDS Warns That Stigmatizing Language On Monkeypox Jeopardises Public Health
UNAIDS has expressed concern that some public reporting and commentary on Monkeypox has used language and imagery, particularly portrayals of LGBTI and African people, that… Read more »