World AIDS Day

General Debate, followed by closing segment, including summaries of the thematic panel discussions by the panel Chairs and adoption of the Political Declaration. Implementation of the Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS and the political declarations on HIV/AIDS - Item 10: 2026 high-level meeting on HIV/AIDS - Report of the Secretary-General (A/80/724) Held in accordance with General Assembly resolution A/RES/80/256 of 24 April 2026 Statements in plenary (continued) ** The United Nations General Assembly High-Level Meeting on HIV/AIDS held every five years since 2001 at the UN Secretariat in New York—reinforces the role of the UN as the primary political mechanism for accountability and commitment in the global HIV response. Related Sites and Documents:  Website  &  Report of the Secretary-General (A/80/724) . Watch the General Assembly: High-Level Meeting on HIV/AIDS - 92nd plenary meeting, 80th session! 03:35:40 General Assembly

General Debate. Implementation of the Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS and the political declarations on HIV/AIDS - Item 10: 2026 high-level meeting on HIV/AIDS - Report of the Secretary-General (A/80/724) Held in accordance with General Assembly resolution A/RES/80/256 of 24 April 2026 Statements in plenary (continued) ** The United Nations General Assembly High-Level Meeting on HIV/AIDS held every five years since 2001 at the UN Secretariat in New York—reinforces the role of the UN as the primary political mechanism for accountability and commitment in the global HIV response. Related Sites and Documents:  Website  &  Report of the Secretary-General (A/80/724) . Watch the general Assembly: High-Level Meeting on HIV/AIDS - 91st plenary meeting, 80th session! 01:54:01 General Assembly

  Press Conference by Cesar Nunez, Director of the UNAIDS New York Office, on the launch of the World AIDS Day report, Overcoming Disruption: Transforming the AIDS response. ---- “The HIV epidemic is not over, and our previous progress is at risk,” warned César Antonio Núñez, Director of the UNAIDS New York Office, as the UN marked World AIDS Day with an assessment of shrinking global resources. Briefing reporters at UN headquarters, Núñez said the findings of UNAIDS’ new Global Report: Overcoming disruption, transforming the response, point to mounting threats driven by a sharp decline in international funding. The report, launched last week in Geneva, underscores “the importance of overcoming the current disruption in the financing of the AIDS response. ” He highlighted severe pressures on countries already struggling to maintain services. “OECD projects that external health aid will drop by 30 to 40 per cent in 2025 compared to 2023,” he said, adding that the cuts are “causing i...

  On World AIDS Day , the World Health Organization (WHO)  is calling on governments and partners to rapidly expand access to new WHO-approved tools including lenacapavir (LEN) to drive down infections and counter disruption to essential health services caused by cuts to foreign aid. Despite dramatic funding setbacks, the global HIV response has gained a remarkable momentum in 2025 with the introduction and WHO approval of twice-yearly injectable lenacapavir for HIV prevention. LEN, a highly effective, long-acting alternative to oral pills and other options, is a transformative intervention for people who face challenges with regular adherence and stigma in accessing health care. WHO released in July this year new guidelines recommending the use of lenacapavir as an additional pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) option for HIV prevention. Sharp and sudden reductions in international funding this year led to disruptions in HIV prevention, treatment and testing services, with es...