UNAIDS welcomes the #G20 Health Ministers’ Statement which sets out concrete actions to protect public health by fighting inequalities The statement reflects important alignment with the Global Council’s new report: Breaking the inequality-pandemic cycle www.inequalitycouncil.org/g20-statemen...

Congratulations 🇿🇦 South Africa on introducing lenacapavir, the new long-acting injectable for HIV prevention! This is a major step forward in the country’s HIV response, ensuring equitable access to this innovative prevention option. Read more: www.unaids.org/en/resources...

#G20 Health Ministers met today in 🇿🇦 to discuss global health priorities, including universal health coverage & stronger collaboration. Integrating HIV into broader health strategies was on the political agenda, crucial for a sustainable HIV response & resilient health system.

Join us live on X on 3 Nov at 3 PM SAST for the launch of the report: "Breaking the Inequality–Pandemic Cycle" Global Council on Inequality, AIDS and Pandemics will share actions to break the inequality cycle and strengthen global health security.

Prof. John E. Ataguba, Canada Research Chair in Health Economics and member of the Global Council on Inequality, AIDS and Pandemics shares what it takes to address social inequalities and their impact on health.

Global solidarity saves lives. On this #UNDay, we join the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres in calling for shared solutions because ending AIDS as a public health threat by 2030 is only possible when we work together, across borders and communities.

UNAIDS and partners in Germany explored how to further strengthen collaboration and sustain momentum for the AIDS response. Thanks Germany for your continued support to UNAIDS & your leadership to keep the world on track to end AIDS by 2030. Read ➡️ unaids.org/en/resources...

Communities help people living with and affected by HIV access the care they need, preventing future resurgence and securing long-term success. Investing in communities is critical to ending AIDS. #GlobalAIDSStrategy2031 unaids.org/en/2026-2031...

The Philippines passed a landmark HIV law in 2018, allowing people as young as 15 to access HIV testing and treatment without parental consent. UNAIDS worked alongside communities, government agencies, and civil society organizations to make this possible. Read how⤵️ www.unaids.org/en/resources...

HIV criminalization laws must be repealed. Why? 1️⃣ They undermine the HIV response - driving people away from testing and treatment, 2️⃣ They violate human rights, including the rights to equality and non-discrimination. Know more: www.unaids.org/en/resources...

Parliamentarians from around the world met with policymakers and partners at #WHS2025 in Berlin to foster dialogue on how to mobilize political will, defend equal rights and build inclusive and sustainable responses to HIV. Read press release: www.unaids.org/en/resources...

Ahead of International Day of the Girl Child, UNAIDS releases new film about the importance of dialogue between parents and children around safe sex and HIV prevention. Watch on YouTube: youtu.be/5GyVS_RqzEg&... Read press release: www.unaids.org/en/resources... #DayoftheGirl

UNAIDS is heading to Berlin for the World Health Summit which is taking place from 12-14 October under the theme “Taking Responsibility for Health in a Fragmenting World.” UNAIDS’ participation in #WHS2025 is both timely and essential. Read more: mailchi.mp/unaids.org/2...

Millions will need HIV services beyond 2030. Long-term sustainability is critical to ensure continued access to HIV prevention, treatment, and care for the millions of people who will need services beyond 2030. www.unaids.org/en/2026-2031...

Hope is seeing more and more countries reject HIV criminalization laws and adopt rights-based, evidence-informed approaches 👏🏽 Countries must continue to stand on the side of RIGHTS to #endAIDS. Learn more: www.unaids.org/sites/defaul...

Stigma. Discrimination. What’s the difference when it comes to HIV? Here’s what you need to know: www.unaids.org/sites/defaul...

People living with HIV have the right to live free from discrimination. Dignity is not optional - it’s essential.

HIV targets have been a driving force in the AIDS response—mobilizing countries & global efforts. They have supported the expansion of treatment, harnessed viral load suppression to prevent transmission & positioned the AIDS response at the forefront of global health efforts. #GlobalAIDSStrategy2031

UNAIDS was at #UNGA — an important year for the UN and for the global HIV response. Here are the messages we brought to world leaders ⬇️ www.unaids.org/en/resources...

UNAIDS and Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention sign landmark agreement to strengthen community health systems and epidemic preparedness across Africa, on the sidelines of #UNGA. Read: www.unaids.org/en/resources...

In an interview with BBC News, UNAIDS Deputy Executive Director Christine Stegling stresses how the new long-acting medicine lenacapavir can transform the HIV response and bring us closer to ending AIDS. #UNGA

UNAIDS Deputy Executive Director Angeli Achrekar tells @news.dw.com that strong partnerships between governments, partners & communities are key to ensure #lenacapavir reaches those most in need. UNAIDS' data shows where new infections are & will guide rollout. www.youtube.com/watch?v=De2u...

Statement by the UNAIDS Programme Coordinating Board Bureau Read: unaids.org/en/resources...

Multilateralism isn’t a theory – it’s how we save lives. When leaders unite for a common mission, anything is possible. This milestone shows us that breakthroughs are only as powerful as our collective will to make them accessible. Science saves lives, but solidarity makes it universal.

At the NGIC high level meeting on the sidelines of #UNGA, UNAIDS Executive Director Winnie Byanyima highlighted the HIV response as a success story—showing how countries, communities & institutions united to respond to AIDS, save lives & prove that global solidarity works. #endAIDS

📆 For those in NYC this week – and especially with today’s announcement on generic #lenacapavir for #HIV #PrEP, this event tomorrow might be of interest. RSVP: avac.org/event/15984/ @pih.org @publiccitizen.bsky.social @treatmentactiongroup.org @unaids.org

UNAIDS welcomes the announcement of new deals to make new HIV prevention medicines available and affordable for people in need. Read press release: unaids.org/en/resources...

At the #UNGA Accra Health Sovereignty event, UNAIDS Executive Director Winnie Byanyima reminded leaders that millions died waiting for medicines during the AIDS crisis. The lessons? ➡ Global solidarity ➡ Innovation must reach everyone,fast ➡Communities lead the HIV response

How to maintain momentum following last year’s high-level declaration on antimicrobial resistance (AMR)? Angeli Achrekar of @unaids.org argues implementing systems of accountability from global to country level is key. #DevexImpactHouse #UNGA80 #globalhealth

Prince Harry, Earvin “Magic” Johnson, Charlize Theron and Thuso Mbedu unite with UNAIDS and Hollywood filmmaker Ron Nyswaner to urge continued funding to end AIDS. Watch their message: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7R9u... Press release: mailchi.mp/unaids.org/2...

Ahead of #UNGA, global experts @josephestiglitz.bsky.social, @monicageingos.bsky.social and @michaelmarmot.bsky.social investigate how inequalities are making the world more vulnerable to pandemics. Read more: www.unaids.org/en/resources...

Inequalities are a political choices; social protection reduces inequalities & improves public health. Ahead of #UNGA, as co-chair of the Global Council on Inequality, AIDS & Pandemics, I join Winnie Byanyima @josephestiglitz.bsky.social & @monicageingos.bsky.social to urge leaders to be bold.

Pandemics thrive where inequalities persist. As co-chair of the Global Council on Inequality, AIDS & Pandemics, I join @monicageingos.bsky.social, @michaelmarmot.bsky.social & Winnie Byanyima ahead of #UNGA to urge leaders to drop debt, expand social protection, and ensure access to medicines

The Global Council on Inequality, AIDS & Pandemics (Winnie Byanyima, @josephestiglitz.bsky.social, @monicageingos.bsky.social, @michaelmarmot.bsky.social) will meet ahead of #UNGA to call for debt relief, social protection, ensure access to medicines, uphold human rights, and put communities first.

UNAIDS welcomes reaffirmed leadership from the US in the AIDS response and its continued commitment to saving lives through PEPFAR. UNAIDS will work hand-in hand-with the US in this historic effort to end AIDS. Read our statement: www.unaids.org/en/resources...

UNAIDS is at #UNGA! We are calling for: 1️⃣Reversing HIV funding cuts and expanding access to HIV medicines. 2️⃣Upholding gender equality & supporting LGBTQ+ communities. 3️⃣Seizing UN80 as an opportunity to strengthen and redefine global cooperation. www.unaids.org/en/resources...

Missed out on our side event at the Human Rights Council (#HRC60) ❓ 📺 Re-watch the livestream here: youtube.com/live/0p6rYal... Many thanks to all of our speakers who shared their expertise and explored a way forward to removing human rights barriers to #endAIDS 🙌 @unaids.org

UNAIDS Executive Director Winnie Byanyima is in Canada this week meeting with government officials, MPs, civil society & other partners. Discussions will focus on the future of the global HIV response. Canada has been a longstanding partner to UNAIDS and to the global HIV response.

A study showed that women living with HIV who experienced intimate partner violence were half as likely to adhere to antiretroviral treatment compared with those who had not. Tackling gender-based violence is critical to #endAIDS. www.unaids.org/sites/defaul...

“When an innovation can save people’s lives but does not reach the people who need it, can we consider it an innovation?” - Luciana de Melo, @minsaude.bsky.social Learn how civil society in Brazil are demanding price cuts for long-acting HIV prevention, Lenacapavir: www.unaids.org/en/resources...

UNAIDS welcomes the new Ambassador of the Netherlands to Geneva, Ms. Erica Schouten. The Netherlands is a key partner and donor to UNAIDS and to the global AIDS response. We look forward to continuing our work together, including in Ukraine.

Today, Ambassador Erica Schouten reaffirmed the longstanding partnership between #KingdomNL and #UNAIDS. Together with Winnie Byanyima, our new PermRep emphasized the importance of @unaids.org work to #EndAIDS, and its future transition towards a fully integrated HIV response within the UN.

UNAIDS welcomes H.E. Ms Annalena Baerbock as President of the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly @unpga.bsky.social. We look forward to working together to advance progress in the global response to HIV and end AIDS as a public health threat by 2030.

#DYK: HIV criminalization disproportionately impacts marginalized people living with HIV, especially women. Repealing these laws is critical to protect women’s health and #EndAIDS. www.unaids.org/sites/defaul...

Have you had the chance to see our Myths & Misconceptions Poster exhibit in Geneva? If not, here’s a glimpse of the posters along the Quai du Mont-Blanc, dispelling many of the mistruths about HIV and AIDS.

The US joining the initiative to expand access to the long-acting HIV prevention medicine #Lenacapavir, is a vital step. The initial roll-out to up to 2M people is an important start, but to end AIDS, this breakthrough medicine must reach all people most at risk of HIV www.unaids.org/en/resources...

UNAIDS welcomes this leap forward in HIV prevention! With PEPFAR committing to deliver 2 million doses of #Lenacapavir, in partnership with The Global Fund & Gilead Sciences, the twice‑yearly, game‑changing PrEP injectable will advance the urgent push to end AIDS. apnews.com/article/hiv-...

This #WorldSexualHealthDay swipe through to learn about the HIV prevention options that can help protect your health, your loved ones and end AIDS.

In countries with recent survey data, about 38% of people living with HIV report experiencing internalized stigma — a frequently cited reason for missing health-care visits. Learn more: www.unaids.org/en/resources...

People living with #HIV continue to face stigma & discrimination. Watch Dr Mateo explain the science behind ZERO risk of HIV transmission when people take effective treatment & have undetectable viral load & why we need to destigmatize HIV.