HIV

UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé.
UNAIDS/B. Hamilton

Global partners commit $12 billion to UN-backed fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, Malaria

3 December 2013
The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) welcomed today a $12 billion commitment by international partners to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria at its fourth replenishment meeting in Washington, DC.

World AIDS Day: UN hails gains in combating virus, urges greater action towards 'zero discrimination'

1 December 2013
While welcoming the solid progress being made in the fight against HIV/AIDS, United Nations officials marked World AIDS Day with urgent appeals for the international community to work even harder to end stigma, discrimination and complacency, to stop new HIV infections among children and to ensure access to care and treatment for all those that need it.