HIV/AIDS

Events

58th meeting of the UNAIDS Programme Coordinating Board

Geneva, Switzerland / Online

30 June 2026 - 2 July 2026

The meeting will review key priorities for the global HIV response, with a thematic segment focused on human rights and harm reduction.

Events

2026 UN General Assembly High-Level Meeting on HIV/AIDS

New York, United States / Online

22 June 2026 - 23 June 2026

The meeting will review progress since 2021 and shape a new Political Declaration, setting global commitments and accountability for the HIV response through 2030.

Publications13 May 2026

Modelling the impact of cuts in US PEPFAR funding for opioid agonist therapy and needle and syringe programmes on drug-related deaths and HIV and hepatitis C transmission among people who inject drugs

Kipkoech et al. estimate that disruptions could lead to thousands of additional HIV and HCV infections among people who inject drugs.

News13 May 2026

The HIV/AIDS response in Eastern Europe and Central Asia cannot be treated as business as usual in the 2026 Political Declaration on HIV and AIDS!

EECA communities and civil society call on governments to ensure that the 2026 Political Declaration on HIV and AIDS protects community-led responses, removes punitive barriers, and sustains harm reduction.

News13 May 2026

The cost of punitive drug legislation

The Lancet underscores how punitive drug laws continue to fuel HIV risk, stigma and exclusion for people who use drugs, despite growing calls for reform.

Publications12 April 2026

The Global AIDS Strategy For 2026–2031: Towards ending AIDS

UNAIDS publishes new strategy emphasising a shift toward country-led leadership, integrated people-focused services, and empowered communities.

News1 April 2026

APCOM joins IDPC to strengthen regional advocacy for harm reduction, HIV prevention, and rights-based drug policies for MSM engaging in chemsex across Asia and the Pacific.

APCOM joins IDPC to advance harm reduction and rights-based HIV prevention for MSM engaging in chemsex in Asia and the Pacific.

Publications24 February 2026

Shrinking civic space and marginalized populations in Eastern Europe & Central Asia

EHRA and partners analyse how shrinking civic space and punitive legal frameworks are undermining community-led HIV and TB responses in the region, directly impacting LGBTQI+ people, people who use drugs, sex workers, and people living with HIV.

IDPC in the Media20 February 2026

A law at war with itself: How Ghana’s drug policy is failing its public health mission

Recent health data reveal that Ghana's Narcotics Control Commission Act (2020) has worsened HIV outcomes by failing to bring about a public health approach to drugs.

Events

14th International Conference on Health and Hepatitis in Substance Users (INHSU 2026)

Prague, Czech Republic

6 October 2026 - 9 October 2026

INHSU 2026 will convene researchers, practitioners, advocates and people who use drugs in Prague to advance evidence-based approaches to HIV, hepatitis and harm reduction in substance use settings.

Publications12 February 2026

Needle and syringe programmes for people who inject drugs: Operational guide

WHO, UNAIDS and UNODC provide practical, step-by-step guidance for implementing and scaling up needle and syringe programmes as a core harm reduction intervention to prevent HIV, hepatitis C and overdose among people who inject drugs.

News12 February 2026

Donor nation cuts to global health financing affect millions

Major donor nations have slashed pledges to the Global Fund, creating a multi-billion-dollar financing gap that threatens to reverse decades of progress and endanger millions of lives.

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