UNAIDS' events at the 78th World Health Assembly

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SUMMIT OF THE FUTURE / #UNGA79
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** UNAIDS — ON OUR WAY TO THE 79th UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY!
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UNAIDS is heading to the Summit of the Future ([link removed]) and the 79th United Nations General Assembly ([link removed]) in New York to voice that at this moment of global crisis, the AIDS response proves what’s possible when leaders work boldly together.

The HIV response has, from a once a seemingly insurmountable crisis, achieved extraordinary progress through people-centred multilateral cooperation.

It has averted over 20 million HIV and AIDS-related deaths over the past three decades. Since 2010, AIDS-related deaths have declined by 51% globally, and new HIV infections have fallen by 38%. Over 30 million of the 40 million people living with HIV now have access to life-saving treatment.

The end of AIDS as a public health threat could be realised this decade and stands as amongst the greatest public health successes of our time. It provides a beacon of hope and a source of practical solutions on effective ways to tackle current global challenges.

As the world stands at a crossroads, UNAIDS will demonstrate that global leaders can revitalise multilateralism, with people at the centre, and that by reaffirming their commitment to ending AIDS and meeting the Sustainable Development Goals they can ensure a safe, sustainable and fair future for all.

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** OUR MESSAGE TO WORLD LEADERS ON ENDING AIDS
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While celebrating the extraordinary successes achieved in the HIV response, AIDS is not over. UNAIDS will highlight that progress in the AIDS response cannot be taken for granted and that continued political and financial commitment is essential.

UNAIDS will call for strong multilateral collaboration—to fully and sustainably resource the response, to protect civic space and human rights, to ensure access to new and emerging technologies for all to prevent and treat HIV, and to invest in finding a vaccine and a cure.

UNAIDS will urge the global north to end to the debt crisis in the global south and will urge leaders to promote inclusivity, diversity and equality for a more sustainable, fairer, and healthier world.
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** Leaders Can Rise to the Summit, Together | Inter Press Service
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Opinion piece by Winnie Byanyima, Executive Director of UNAIDS and Martin Kimani, Executive Director of the Center on International Cooperation (CIC) at New York University and former Permanent Representative of Kenya to the UN.

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** WHAT IS UNAIDS CALLING FOR?
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* Unflinching political commitment and leadership to end AIDS
* Willingness to follow the science, the data, and the evidence
* Tackling the inequalities holding back progress, including harmful laws and policies, stigma and discrimination, gender inequalities
* Equal access to affordable and effective medicines including new technologies to prevent and treat HIV
* Supporting, engaging and enabling community leadership and a community-led response
* Continued, bold and relentless global efforts to find a vaccine for HIV and a cure for AIDS
* Multilateral collaboration and an end to the debt crisis in the global south
* Sufficient and sustainable funding to protect and advance HIV gains into the future


** THE POWER OF YOUTH
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Central to the HIV response is the power young people who play a critical role in driving positive change. This year, UNAIDS is supporting two inspirational young social media influencers and community leaders living with HIV. Jerop Limo from Kenya ([link removed]) and Nomonde Ngema from South Africa ([link removed]) will be urging leaders to ensure that young people are fully and meaningfully engaged in the AIDS response, that their voices are heard, that their experiences are understood and that leaders prioritize community-led approaches and the very specific needs of young people in access to HIV prevention, treatment and support.

To engage with Jerope and Nomonde at #UNGA79 contact: [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])

See below two inspirational video conversations with Nomonde and Jerop.
Nomonde Ngema, 21-year old HIV activist from South Africa shares how she uses her TikTok to break stigma and empower others to live fully. Watch video here ([link removed])

Jerop Limo, a young HIV activist from Kenya shares how vital it is to give hope, knowledge, and support to young people living with HIV. Watch video here ([link removed])

PRESS RELEASE


** Young people living with HIV urge world leaders to partner with them in the AIDS response
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NEW YORK/GENEVA, 19 September 2024—With support from UNAIDS, two young social media influencers living with HIV are on their way to the United Nations General Assembly ([link removed]) and the Summit of the Future ([link removed]) in New York to urge world leaders to partner with them in the response to HIV.

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** UNAIDS FLAGSHIP EVENT AT #UNGA79
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24 September – 13:00-14:30 EST


** UNAIDS’ High-Level Special Event: Revitalized Multilateralism: Recommitting to Ending AIDS Together
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Co-hosted by UNAIDS, the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria, this event will feature Heads of State and government, and high-level partners, to celebrate achievements, using the global HIV response as an exemplary model of global solidarity and multilateralism to renew commitments, both political and financial, to end AIDS by 2030 and secure progress in achieving the SDG’s.

Event to be livestreamed here ([link removed]) .
Contact: [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])


** SDG MOMENT
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24 September – 13:30 – 15:15


** SDG Moment Dialogue with the UN Secretary General
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Supported by UNAIDS, inspirational young social media influencer and community leader Nomonde Ngema ([link removed]) , will be speaking at the SDG Moment with the UN Secretary-General António Guterres to ensure that young people are fully and meaningfully engaged in global issues and that their voices are heard.

The fourth SDG Moment will highlight inspiring examples of progress from around the world and will explore how enhanced social protection and decent work opportunities can ensure these transitions drive poverty eradication, reduce inequalities, and empower women and young people.
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** OTHER KEY EVENTS FOR UNAIDS AT #UNGA79
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24 September - 15:00 – 16:30 EST


** Clinton Global Initiative: Executive roundtable discussion with Chelsea Clinton on "Health on the Horizon: Preparing for an Uncertain Future"
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The Executive Director of UNAIDS Winnie Byanyima will be speaking at the roundtable on why preparing for the future of health, including pandemic preparedness and maintaining the momentum to close health access gaps, remains paramount in 2024.
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25 September - 12:15 – 12:45 EST


** DEVEX: Breaking barriers to access: Ensuring lifesaving medicines reach the people who need them
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In this session the Executive Director of UNAIDS Winnie Byanyima, will explore the role of policy, advocacy, and innovation to improve access to life-saving medicines, addressing the barriers that prevent equitable health outcomes worldwide. She will be joined by Nomonde Ngema from South Africa ([link removed]) .

Register here: Devex @ UNGA 79 ([link removed])

25 September - 12:15 – 12:45 EST


** Foreign Policy Health Forum @ UNGA79: Expanding Access and Enhancing Resilience – 16:30 – 17:00
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In this session Winnie Byanyima, Executive Director of UNAIDS will engage in a fireside chat with Allison Carlson, Executive Vice President at Foreign Policy to discuss people-centric healthcare approaches to global policy solutions and pandemic preparedness.

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26 September – 07:15 - 09:30 EST


** Communities of Faith Breakfast: Building Partnerships for a One-Community Response to HIV
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The Executive Director of UNAIDS Winnie Byanyima will be speaking as a panellist.
For more information contact: [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])


26 September – 13:00 - 15:00 EST


** UNAIDS and Education Plus: Guaranteed Futures: Digital skills and digital opportunities for girls and young women in Africa
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The Executive Director of UNAIDS Winnie Byanyima, Jerop and Nomonde will be speaking.
For more information contact: [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])


** HOW YOU CAN ENGAGE
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* Follow UNAIDS at www.unaids.org ([link removed]) / @UNAIDS
* Follow all events at UNGA high-level week ([link removed])
* Bring the dialogue to your local community and your local leaders
* For more information please contact: [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])

“The AIDS movement is one of the greatest assets for global progress. The end of AIDS is not an alternative to investing in other challenges, it is how other challenges can be overcome.”

Winnie Byanyima,
Executive Director of UNAIDS and Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations

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