Sunset or new dawn? UNAids fights for survival
The United Nations is debating the future of UNAids, with some officials pushing to wind down the organization by 2026 despite ongoing challenges in the global HIV/Aids epidemic. Critics argue that closing the agency would be premature given that millions still lack access to treatment.
Why it matters
The potential dissolution of a major global health agency raises concerns about the international community's commitment to eradicating HIV/Aids by 2030.
By Michelle Langrand toggleCaption">The headquarters of UNAids in Geneva, Switzerland, 8 April 2019. (Keystone/AP Photo/Jamey Keaton) Thirty years after its founding, the UN is considering shutting down its leading organisation focused on HIV/Aids just as the very epidemic it was built to end intensifies.
The article presents both the UN's administrative goals and the concerns of health advocates.
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