The Latest Breaking News from UNAIDS

The number of new HIV infections has fallen over the years – it declined by 39% from 2010 to 2023. But HIV’s devastating impact on global health persists. In 2023, 1.3 million people acquired HIV – three times more than the 370,000 target set by UNAids. In sub-Saharan Africa, HIV…

Fewer people contracted HIV last year than at any point since the rise of the disease in the late 1980s, the United Nations said Tuesday, warning that this decline was still far too slow.

Nearly 40 million people were living with the HIV virus that causes AIDS last year, over 9 million weren’t getting any treatment, and the result was that every minute someone died of AIDS-related causes, the U.N. says in a new report

Explore UNAIDS report on global HIV/AIDS trends, challenges, and efforts to improve treatment accessibility.

Gilead could bring the AIDS pandemic towards an end if the US pharmaceutical giant opens up access to its game-changing new HIV drug, the head of UNAIDS told AFP. Winnie Byanyima urged Gilead to "make history" by allowing generic manufacturing of Lenacapavir, a twice-yearly injectable antiretroviral medication used to treat…

A top Namibian court on Friday struck down colonial-era laws criminalising same-sex relationships in a "historic" verdict against a pushback on LGBTQ rights in southern Africa.

Namibia's high court on Friday struck down colonial-era laws criminalising same-sex acts between men in a victory for the LGBTQ+ community in the southern African country.

Victory for LGBTQ+ campaigners who say ban contributes to discrimination and violence by police

Charities and campaign groups are calling on bodies to say they may stop funding country if legislation comes into effect