[Press statement] United Nations High-Level Meeting on HIV/AIDS opens as UNAIDS urges countries to firmly commit to ending AIDS by 2030
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The United Nations has opened a high-level meeting on HIV/AIDS, with UNAIDS calling for renewed global commitment to end the epidemic by 2030. Officials warned that progress is currently threatened by funding cuts and a decline in human rights protections.
Why it matters
The meeting serves as a critical juncture for global health policy, determining whether international cooperation can sustain the momentum needed to eradicate a major public health threat.
GENEVA, 22 June 2026 — The United Nations High-Level Meeting on HIV/AIDS opened today at a moment of incertitude for the global AIDS response. Decades of progress have delivered what once seemed impossible: millions of lives saved, new HIV infections reduced, and treatment expanded around the world.
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