58th meeting of the UNAIDS Programme Coordinating Board

The 58th meeting of the UNAIDS Programme Coordinating Board (PCB) will take place from 30 June to 2 July 2026 in Geneva, Switzerland. The PCB is UNAIDS’ governing body, bringing together Member States, UN Cosponsors, civil society and observers to review progress, discuss strategic priorities and agree decisions shaping the global HIV response. The meeting will be held primarily in person at the WHO Executive Board Room, with limited online access for participants and observers unable to attend. Plenary sessions are scheduled between 09:00 and 18:00 CEST, with simultaneous interpretation in English and French.

The final day of the PCB, 2 July 2026, will be dedicated to the thematic segment: “Beyond 2025: Countering health inequities through sustaining the HIV response, human rights and harm reduction for people who use drugs.” The thematic segment provides a full-day space for in-depth discussion on a specific programmatic area within the AIDS response, and is being developed through a PCB Working Group to ensure ownership across constituencies.

The draft agenda is organised around three core areas: structural and social inequalities affecting access to HIV services; human rights, legal reform and decriminalisation as enablers of better HIV outcomes; and sustainable financing for harm reduction, including domestic investment, integration into primary health care and protection of community-led responses. Discussions are expected to address the intersecting realities faced by women, young people, LGBTQI communities, people in prison, and people affected by humanitarian crises or displacement.

The process has drawn significant interest, with case studies submitted from across regions. These will inform the background note and accompanying conference room paper, helping to ground the discussion in practical examples of community leadership, integration and rights-based HIV responses.