Press Releases

  • Ethiopia launches national plan to prevent new HIV infections among children

    ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, 4 December 2011—The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia HIV and AIDS Prevention and Control Office (FHAPCO) in collaboration with partners released today a Nationa More

  • Unparalleled global progress in HIV response but sustained investment vital

    30 November - Geneva - Global progress in both preventing and treating HIV emphasizes the benefits of sustaining investment in HIV/AIDS over the longer term. More

  • Nearly 50% of people who are eligible for antiretroviral therapy now have access to lifesaving treatment. December 2011

    BERLIN/GENEVA, 21 November 2011—A new report by the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), released today shows that 2011 was a game changing year for the AIDS response with un More

  • Global AIDS response continues to show results as a record number of people access treatment and rates of new HIV infections fall by nearly 25%. June 2011

    As the world marks 30 years of AIDS, UNAIDS estimates 34 million [30.9 million–36.9 million] people are living with HIV and nearly 30 million [25 million–33 million] people have died of AIDS-re More

  • An AIDS-Free Generation is achievable by focusing on the most disadvantaged communities affected by HIV, says a new U.N. report marking World AIDS Day. November 2010

    NEW YORK, 30 November 2010 – Achieving an AIDS-free generation is possible if the international community steps up efforts to provide universal access to HIV prevention, treatmen More

  • At least 56 countries have either stabilized or achieved significant declines in rates of new HIV infections. November 2010

    New UNAIDS report shows AIDS epidemic has been halted and world beginning to reverse the spread of HIV. More

  • UNAIDS welcomes Pope Benedict's support to HIV prevention. November 2010

    GENEVA, 20 November 2010—UNAIDS welcomes the reported statement of Pope Benedict XVI calling for “a humane way of living sexuality” and that the use of condoms are justified “in More

  • UNAIDS and WHO welcome new findings that could provide an additional tool for HIV prevention for men who have sex with men. November 2010

    GENEVA, 23 November 2010––The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and the World Health Organization (WHO) welcome new research published today showing that an ant More

  • UNAIDS welcomes US$ 11.7 billion commitment by donors to the Global Fund. October 2010

    United States leads donor commitments to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria at replenishment meeting in New York More

  • Twenty-two of the most affected countries in sub-Saharan Africa have reduced new HIV infections by more than 25%. September 2010

    New UNAIDS data show significant progress towards Millennium Development Goal 6: to halt and begin to reverse the spread of HIV by 2015. More