UNAIDS
UNAIDS is the United Nations program that coordinates the global response to HIV/AIDS and produces widely used estimates of the epidemic.
Global AIDS Strategy 2021–2026: UNAIDS’s strategy for ending AIDS as a public health threat by 2030, with targets for reducing inequalities and expanding services. It translates UNAIDS’s coordination role into priorities and measurable targets for the global response.
HIV surveillance: The systematic collection and analysis of information about HIV infection and its distribution in populations. National surveillance data underpin the epidemic estimates UNAIDS publishes.
United Nations Economic and Social Council: A principal UN body that coordinates economic, social, and related work among UN agencies. ECOSOC recommended establishing a joint UN program on HIV/AIDS in 1994.
International AIDS Society: A professional association of HIV researchers, clinicians, and other specialists that convenes international AIDS conferences. Its scientific conferences complement UNAIDS’s intergovernmental coordination and reporting.
Political Declaration on HIV and AIDS: Ending Inequalities and Getting on Track to End AIDS by 2030: A 2021 United Nations General Assembly declaration setting shared commitments for the global HIV response. UNAIDS supports the commitments and monitors progress toward the declaration’s targets.
95–95–95 targets: Targets for 2030 under which 95% of people with HIV know their status, 95% of those diagnosed receive treatment, and 95% of those treated achieve viral suppression. UNAIDS uses this cascade to track progress toward diagnosis, treatment, and viral suppression.
HIV estimates: Statistical estimates of HIV infections, deaths, treatment coverage, and other epidemic measures where direct counts are incomplete. UNAIDS combines surveillance and program data to estimate the scale and trajectory of the epidemic.
United Nations General Assembly: The main deliberative body of the United Nations, comprising all member states. The General Assembly endorsed the creation of a coordinated UN response to HIV/AIDS.
United Nations General Assembly High-Level Meeting on HIV/AIDS: A periodic UN gathering where member states review progress and adopt political commitments on HIV/AIDS. These meetings provide a forum for governments to set commitments that UNAIDS tracks and supports.
HIV/AIDS stigma: Prejudice, discrimination, or social exclusion directed at people living with or affected by HIV. UNAIDS campaigns against stigma because it obstructs testing, treatment, and equal access to services.