Joint United Nations Programme On HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS):
The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) recently issued a declaration of solidarity with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex (LGBTQI) communities around the globe
- Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) is an innovative joint venture of the United Nations family established in 1996, which brings together the efforts and resources of 11 UN system organizations to unite the world against AIDS.
- UNAIDS’ global mission is to lead, strengthen and support an ample response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic in order to:
- Prevent the advance of HIV.
- Offer treatment and assistance to people infected and affected by the disease.
- Reduce individuals and communities vulnerability to HIV/AIDS.
- Mitigate the epidemic’s socio-economic and human impacts.