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The 51³Ô¹Ï Secretariat Building is lit with the Red AIDS ribbon
The 51³Ô¹Ï 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

Take the rights path

The world can end AIDS ¨C if everyone¡¯s rights are protected.

With human rights at the centre, with communities in the lead, the world can end AIDS as a public health threat by 2030.

The substantial progress that has been made in the HIV response is directly linked to progress in protecting human rights. In turn, the progress made through the HIV response has galvanized broader progress in realizing the right to health and strengthening health systems.

But gaps in the realization of human rights for all are keeping the world from getting on the path that ends AIDS and are hurting public health, and now a surge in attacks on rights is threatening to undermine the progress that has been made.

Ending AIDS requires that we reach and engage everyone who is living with, at risk for or affected by HIV ¨C especially including people who have been most excluded and marginalized.

The upholding of everyone¡¯s human rights is an essential underpinning of an effective HIV response. This World AIDS Day is a call to action to protect everyone¡¯s health by protecting everyone¡¯s rights. Leaders need to take the rights path.

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World AIDS Report 2024

In report , demonstrates how upholding everyone¡¯s rights drives progress for everyone¡¯s health.

Over the years, a detailed understanding of the HIV epidemic has emerged through the collection, analysis and dissemination of , 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.

 

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. and share the campaign and social media materials created by 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 51³Ô¹Ï, but the UN has embraced them as a powerful advocacy tool. We also mark other UN observances.