HIV/AIDS

Publications20 July 2026

United to end AIDS - Report of the UN Secretary General

The UNSG reviews progress towards realising the commitments set out in the 2021 Political Declaration and outlines the strategic directions for the world to achieve its goal of ending AIDS as a public health threat by 2030.

Publications20 July 2026

The Global Fund grant cycle 8 (GC8) modular framework: A guide for people who use drugs

NAPUD explains how people who use drugs can identify their priorities and advocate for their inclusion in Global Fund Grant Cycle 8 funding requests and budgets.

Publications20 July 2026

Global AIDS brief - United to end AIDS

UNAIDS warns that funding disruptions, punitive laws and attacks on human rights are placing decades of progress against HIV at risk, while setting out a path towards sustainable, country-owned and community-led responses.

Publications20 July 2026

Civil society statements of priorities for the 2026 United Nations High-Level Meeting on HIV/AIDS

Civil society and community networks call for the Political Declaration to protect community leadership, advance decriminalisation, sustainably finance harm reduction and place human rights at the centre.

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.

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