BANGKOK, 19 October 2018—UNAIDS applauds the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) for its new bold strategy, the “BMA ARV Service”, which takes a historic step forward by integrating HIV prevention and treatment...

Bangkok, Thailand, 12/9/2018 – UNAIDS welcomes the entry into force of the HIV and AIDS Prevention and Control Act, India’s landmark HIV legislation on Monday 10 September. The law provides a...

First ladies from across Africa and the First Lady of China, Peng Liyuan, have reaffirmed their commitment to a future free from AIDS by spearheading a new joint initiative to prevent...

GENEVA, 6 September 2018—UNAIDS welcomes the decision of the Supreme Court of India to annul key provisions of Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code. Section 377 criminalizes sexual relations between...

PRESS RELEASE  Makati City, Philippines, 25 August 2018: UNAIDS Goodwill Ambassador for Asia and the Pacific Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach urged decision makers to address the causes that put young people at...

By UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé A shining light of Africa has passed away. An African at heart, but a global citizen, Kofi Annan symbolized the best of humanity. He was...

Taguig City, 9 August 2018 – City Mayor of Taguig, Ma. Laarni ‘Lani’ Cayetano, signed today the Paris Declaration to Fast-Track Cities: Ending the AIDS Epidemic, at the Kalayaan Hall in...

PRESS RELEASE  Manila, 27 July 2018 — The League of Cities of the Philippines (LCP) pledged to fast-track the AIDS response in the cities, by signing a partnership agreement with UNAIDS...