Countries recommit to action to end AIDS by 2030

United Nations Member States committed to implementing a bold agenda to end the AIDS epidemic by 2030 during the United Nations General Assembly High-Level Meeting on Ending AIDS, held at United Nations Headquarters in New York from 8 to 10 June. 

The progressive, new and actionable Political Declaration includes a set of specific, time-bound targets and actions that must be achieved by 2020 if the world is to get on the fast-track and end the AIDS epidemic by 2030 within the framework of the Sustainable Development Goals. 

The High-Level Meeting on Ending AIDS was convened by the President of the General Assembly and co-facilitated by Switzerland and Zambia.   

At the opening, the President of the General Assembly, Mogens Lykketoft, urged Member States to commit to action. All stakeholders must now step up to the plate. Today is the day that we collectively say that we will end the AIDS epidemic by 2030, said Mr Lykketoft.

We must pay greater attention to equality and inclusion, uphold human rights and speak out against stigma and discrimination.

By UN

https://www.un.org/en/academic-impact/countries-commit-action-end-aids-2030