HIV

UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé.
UNAIDS/O. Borgognon

'Aging' of HIV epidemic necessitates more services for older citizens, UN agency reports

1 November 2013
The shifting demographics of the AIDS epidemic demands a new focus to reach people aged 50 and over who are currently underserved by HIV services, today urged the United Nations agency leading the global HIV/AIDS response.
A woman suffering from HIV/AIDS in Cambodia uses a stick to walk back to her bed in hospital.
World/Masaru Goto

UN agency reports ‘dramatic’ progress on reducing new HIV infections

23 September 2013
The rate of new HIV infections fell by one-third over the past decade due to increased spending and effective treatment, the United Nations agency leading the global HIV/AIDS response today reported.
With support from a Global Fund grant, a woman and a child sleep under an insecticide-treated net in Atsapanethong District, Laos.
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria

At ‘tipping point’ in fight against AIDS, TB and malaria, UN-backed fund seeks 15B to defeat pandemics

12 September 2013
With a $15 billion investment over the next three years, the global community can make huge strides towards defeating HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria – saving both missions of dollars and millions of lives, according to a new report by the United Nations-backed fund to fight the pandemics.
Peer educator discusses HIV/AIDS prevention and other STDs in Barangay Don Carlos, a poor neighbourhood in Pasay City, Philippines.
UNICEF

UN framework to give 15 million people access to HIV antiretroviral treatment

13 July 2013
The United Nations today launched a new framework which seeks to give 15 million people with HIV/AIDS access to antiretroviral treatment by the year 2015.
An HIV/AIDS mural in Belize.
UNDP video

Record number of people with HIV now accessing antiretroviral treatment – UN

30 June 2013
Nearly 10 million people living with HIV were accessing antiretroviral treatment last year, says a new United Nations report, which notes that even more people can be reached with smart planning.
In Lesotho, A woman holds the AIDS anti-retroviral treatment medicine for her granddaughter.
IRIN/Eva-Lotta Jansson

UN reveals progress in lowering HIV infections among children in sub-Saharan Africa

25 June 2013
New HIV infections among children have been reduced by 50 per cent or more in seven countries in sub-Saharan Africa, the United Nations agency spearheading the global AIDS response said today.
Photo: FAO
FAO

UN, Lancet journal to hold meeting on AIDS response and global health

19 June 2013
Heads of State, policymakers, scientists, advocates and private sector leaders will come together for the first time this month to explore how the AIDS response can be used to shape the future of global health in a United Nations-led meeting in Lilongwe, Malawi.
UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé.
UNAIDS/B. Hamilton

UNAIDS welcomes new study, reiterates support for antiretroviral treatment

13 June 2013
The United Nations agency leading the global HIV/AIDS response today reiterated its strong support for a combined approach to prevent new HIV infections among injecting drug users, while welcoming a new study of the positive impact of an antiretroviral medicine.
Photo: FAO
FAO

Ban calls on Member States to press ahead with efforts to realize AIDS-free world

10 June 2013
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called on Member States to press ahead with efforts to realize the vision of a world free of AIDS, as the United Nations General Assembly met to consider progress in the global struggle against the epidemic.
UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé (left) and Salim S. Abdool Karim, Chair of the newly-established UNAIDS Scientific Expert Panel.
UNAIDS

South African epidemiologist to lead panel of expert scientists on HIV – UN agency

3 June 2013
The head of the United Nations agency leading the global HIV/AIDS response today appointed South African scientist Salim S. Abdool Karim to chair a panel set up to provide advice on how new research and innovations can help tackle the epidemic.