"JOINT UNITED NATIONS PROGRAMME ON HIV-AIDS - UNAIDS"

In the center of Lviv – a Western city in Ukraine – a large apartment is actually much more than that: It is a shelter for displaced LGBTQ+ Ukrainians. UNAIDS

Ahead of the Africa launch of the “Global Alliance to end Aids in children” on 1 February in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, UNAIDS warned today of a “forgotten generation of children” grappling with HIV that are not receiving any treatment. UNTV CH

Economic and Social Council elects members to seven subsidiary bodies, adopts decisions on non-governmental organizations.

As one of Africa’s most populous countries with one of the biggest economies, Nigeria has one record it wants to remedy – ending AIDS in children. UNAIDS

A top UNAIDS official said, “Equalize access to rights, equalize access to services, equalize access to resources, equalize access to the best science and medicine. This is how we will end AIDS.” UNIFEED

Noon briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

World AIDS Day: We have a long way to go to protect the vulnerable, an activist said. UNTV CH

To reduce the spread of HIV, a drop-in clinic in Dakar offers free opioid substitution to people who inject drugs. UNAIDS

A new report, In Danger, is being launched ahead of the International AIDS Conference in Montreal, Canada. The report shows that globally the number of new infections dropped only 3.6 percent between 2020 and 2021, the smallest annual decline in new HIV infections since 2016. UNAIDS

Briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.