World AIDS Day

Press Conference by Winnie Byanyima, Executive Director of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) on the General Assembly High-Level Meeting on HIV/AIDS. Watch  Winnie Byanyima (UNAIDS), on the General Assembly High-Level Meeting on HIV/AIDS - Press Conference! 00:21:31 Press Conferences

The General Assembly holds the 2026 High-Level Meeting on HIV/AIDS. 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 10:00 to 10:30: Opening segment 10:30 to 13:00: Statements in plenary Watch the General Assembly: High-Level Meeting on HIV/AIDS - 90th plenary meeting, 80th session! 03:17:35 General Assembly

Press conference by Angeli Achrekar, Assistant Secretary-General of the Joint United Nations Programme against HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), on the latest UNAIDS report. Watch the latest UNAIDS report - Press Conference! 00:22:49 Press Conferences

 The Interactive Multi-Stakeholder Hearing will allow civil society, NGOs, and community representatives to contribute to the process ahead of the 2026 United Nations General Assembly High-Level Meeting (HLM) on HIV/AIDS (22-23 June 2026). The interactive multi-stakeholder hearing will provide all relevant stakeholders with a platform to surface urgent priorities, identify gaps in the current HIV response, and inform negotiations of the political declaration with concrete, community-informed recommendations. The hearing aims to support Member States with the preparatory process, including by informing the negotiations of the HLM political declaration through an interactive dialogue with communities, civil society and other key stakeholders. During the panel discussions, civil society representatives and other stakeholders are expected to share their views and experiences from their on-the-ground work. The hearing aims to demonstrate the strength, diversity and commitment of commu...

The Interactive Multi-Stakeholder Hearing will allow civil society, NGOs, and community representatives to contribute to the process ahead of the 2026 United Nations General Assembly High-Level Meeting (HLM) on HIV/AIDS (22-23 June 2026). The interactive multi-stakeholder hearing will provide all relevant stakeholders with a platform to surface urgent priorities, identify gaps in the current HIV response, and inform negotiations of the political declaration with concrete, community-informed recommendations. The hearing aims to support Member States with the preparatory process, including by informing the negotiations of the HLM political declaration through an interactive dialogue with communities, civil society and other key stakeholders. During the panel discussions, civil society representatives and other stakeholders are expected to share their views and experiences from their on-the-ground work. The hearing aims to demonstrate the strength, diversity and commitment of communitie...

  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...

"This World AIDS Day reminds us that we have the power to transform lives and futures, and end AIDS once and for all. Let's get the job done." - United Nations Secretary-General