The United Nations Secretariat Building is lit with the Red AIDS ribbon
The United Nations Secretariat Building is lit with the Red AIDS ribbon, demonstrating the Organization's commitment to the battle against HIV/AIDS, and to spotlight the General Assembly Special Session on HIV/AIDS on June 25-27, 23 June 2001
Photo:UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe

Overcoming disruption, transforming the AIDS response

In 2025, a historic funding crisis is threatening to unravel decades of progress. HIV prevention services are severely disrupted. Community-led services, vital to reaching marginalized populations, are being deprioritized while the rise in punitive laws criminalizing same-sex relationships, gender identity, and drug use is amplifying the crisis, making HIV services inaccessible.  

The global AIDS response has been upended in recent months but there is still much more to be done to achieve the SDG target of ending AIDS by 2030. AIDS is not over and given today’s environment, a new transformative approach is needed to mitigate risks and help us reach our targets.  

Countries must make radical shifts to HIV programming and funding. The global HIV response cannot rely on domestic resources alone. The international community must come together to bridge the financing gap, support countries to close the remaining gaps in HIV prevention and treatment services, remove legal and social barriers, and empower communities to lead the way forward. 

This World AIDS Day, join us in calling for sustained political leadership, international cooperation, and human-rights-centred approaches to end AIDS by 2030.

Find out more about World AIDS Day 2025.

World AIDS Report 2025

In 2025, funding cuts and reductions from key donors shocked the global AIDS response.​ This #WorldAIDSDay2025, UNAIDS releases a new report showing how these disruptions unfolded—and the resilience of communities and countries protecting progress.​​

Timeline: 45 Years of AIDS Response

Sources: UNAIDS, WHO, CDC, Institut Pasteur

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Over the years, a detailed understanding of the HIV epidemic has emerged through the collection, analysis and dissemination of data, helping programmes to reach the right people in the right place and at the right time. Having high-quality data on the AIDS response has enabled ambitious, measurable and time-bound targets to be set for tracking progress and ensuring accountability.

 

AIDS campaign 2019

Participate in this year's World AIDS Day by using the following materials on your digital platforms to show the world that it is time to end AIDS. Share the campaign and social media materials created by UNAIDS for the #WorldAIDSDay.

 

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International days and weeks are occasions to educate the public on issues of concern, to mobilize political will and resources to address global problems, and to celebrate and reinforce achievements of humanity. The existence of international days predates the establishment of the United Nations, but the UN has embraced them as a powerful advocacy tool. We also mark other UN observances.