Frontline workers for sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) provide life-changing and life-saving services to millions of people every year. From accompanying the pregnant, delivering babies and caring for the newborn to supporting those subjected to sexual violence; from treating debilitating infections to expanding contraceptive choices; from enabling access to safe abortion services to […]
Nama Abu Khalifa, a social worker with the Palestinian Family Planning and Protection Association (PFPPA) in the occupied West Bank, faces near-impossible challenges in getting to work every day. “Every morning and evening, I undergo physical inspection by the Israeli occupation forces at the checkpoints,” she said. “Additionally, there are armed settler attacks on the […]
The world can end AIDS, with communities leading the way. Organizations of communities living with, at risk of, or affected by HIV are the frontline of progress in the HIV response. Communities connect people with person-centered public health services, build trust, innovate, monitor implementation of policies and services, and hold providers accountable. But communities are […]
On Zero Discrimination Day this year, under the theme “Save lives: Decriminalize”, UNAIDS is highlighting how the decriminalization of key populations and people living with HIV saves lives and helps advance the end of the AIDS pandemic. Criminal laws targeting key populations and people living with HIV violate people’s human rights, exacerbate the stigma people […]
With just two years left to attain the 2025 HIV prevention target of fewer than 370 000 new HIV infections annually, the world is not on track. In 2022, 1.3 million people became infected with HIV – the urgency to accelerate progress cannot be overemphasized. The Global HIV Prevention Coalition co-convened by UNAIDS and UNFPA […]
