Registration Opens for Specially Accredited Organizations for the High-Level Meeting on HIV/AIDS
2026 High-level Meeting on HIV/AIDS
In accordance with General Assembly resolution A/RES/80/256, the General Assembly will convene a High-Level Meeting on HIV/AIDS on 22 and 23 June 2026 at the UN Headquarters in New York.
This meeting will review progress against HIV since the 2021 High-Level Meeting and produce a new UN Political Declaration on HIV and AIDS. UN Member States will negotiate the text of the 2026 Political Declaration and consider its adoption.
The new UN Political Declaration on HIV and AIDS will establish the direction of the global HIV response for the next five years; it serves as the only global accountability mechanism for all UN Member States’ efforts on HIV/AIDS.
Venue: United Nations Headquarters, New York
Date: 22 and 23 June 2026
Time: 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. - 6 p.m.
Registration
This registration form is for representatives of Specially Accredited Organizations only. If your organization has consultative status with ECOSOC, your representatives should register using a separate link which will be available here shortly. To check if your organization has been Specially Accredited, please check here.
Registration closes on 16 June at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time.
Available broadcast live on UN Web TV.
If you do not already have an Indico account, please create one before proceeding with your application.
More information: UNAIDS website.
Special Accreditation for the High-Level Meeting on HIV/AIDS
In accordance with General Assembly Resolution A/RES/80/256, the General Assembly will convene a high-level meeting on 22 and 23 June 2026, which will review progress on the 2025 targets and other commitments made in the 2021 Political Declaration, including successes, best practices, lessons learned, obstacles and gaps, challenges and opportunities, including with regard to partnership and cooperation, and recommendations to guide and monitor the HIV/AIDS response beyond 2025, including new concrete commitments to accelerate action to end the AIDS epidemic by 2030 as well as to promote the renewed commitment and engagement of leaders, countries, communities and partners to accelerate and implement a comprehensive universal and integrated response to HIV/AIDS.
Date: 22 and 23 June 2026
Venue: UN Headquarters, NY
Submit your application through the Civil Society Platform
The deadline to apply for special accreditation is 20 May 2026 at 10 am EDT.
If your organization does not yet have an account, follow the user guides below to get started:
Quick Start on the Civil Society Platform
Interested organizations must create an account on the Civil Society Platform and submit their special accreditation here.
Civil society organizations that are not in consultative status with UN ECOSOC MUST REQUEST special accreditation to participate in the high-level meeting on HIV/AIDS on 22 and 23 June 2026. You can check if your organization has consultative status with ECOSOC here.
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Interactive Multi-Stakeholder Hearing for the 2026 High-level Meeting on HIV/AIDS
Representatives of non-governmental organizations in consultative status with ECOSOC, relevant civil society organizations, academic institutions, philanthropic foundations, medical associations, the private sector and broader communities are invited to register to attend and participate in the Multi-stakeholder Forum.
We welcome your participation—please indicate during registration if you are interested in being a panelist or speaking from the floor.
Date: 14 May 2026
Venue: Conference Room 2, United Nations Headquarters, New York (hybrid format)
Time: 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. - 6 p.m.
Register: bit.ly/msaids2026
Registration closes on Wednesday, 29 April at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time.
The Hearing will be broadcast live on UN Web TV.
For more information, read the Concept Note.
