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UNAIDS helped found the GIPA principle, putting the meaningful involvement of people living with HIV at the heart of the HIV response. Florence Riako Anam (@floriako), Co-Executive Director of @gnpplus, reflects on how UNAIDS has helped turn that principle into practice, supporting people living with and affected by HIV to have a voice in governance, decision-making and policy, from global to country level.

From women and girls’ health and leadership, to regional production of frontier medicines, inequality, sustainable HIV responses and pandemic preparedness, UNAIDS is bringing the HIV response into the wider global health conversation at UNGA81. Across the week, UNAIDS will be convening leaders, governments, communities and partners around solutions for HIV and other health challenges. 📍 22 September OAFLAD: A Legacy of Leadership – Delivering for Women and Girls 📍 23 September • African Leadership & Regional Production of Frontier AIDS and other Pandemic Medicines • International Panel on Inequality: Addressing the Global Inequality Crisis • NGIC Panel 3: Debt, Development and Future of Emerging Economies 📍 24 September From Forerunner to Future-Maker: A transformed Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS for a Sustainable Global HIV Response 📍 25 September High-Level Meeting on Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response Read the full “UNAIDS at the 81st United Nations General Assembly” feature: unaids.org/en/resources/pres…

Last week at #AIDS2026, one message came through clearly: ending AIDS by 2030 is within reach, but only if we turn commitments into action. Throughout the conference, UNAIDS called for the commitments made in the 2026 Political Declaration on HIV and AIDS to become real progress for people. That means translating global ambition into laws, budgets and accountability, while ensuring no one is left behind. Across the week, UNAIDS highlighted four priorities. First, equitable access to innovation. Scientific breakthroughs are transforming HIV prevention, but new technologies will only change the course of the epidemic if they are affordable and accessible to everyone who needs them. Second, communities. Again and again, the message was clear: communities are not an add-on to the HIV response, they are its foundation. Community-led organizations must be trusted, sustainably funded and empowered to lead. Third, human rights. Ending AIDS depends on ending stigma, discrimination and punitive laws. Protecting civic space and advancing gender equality remain central to an effective HIV response. And finally, political leadership. Parliamentarians, ministers and partners were challenged to turn commitments into implementation through stronger legislation, sustainable financing and accountability. The week also reinforced an important lesson from the HIV response: more equitable societies are better prepared for future health threats. Discussions on pandemic preparedness highlighted that building resilient health systems requires not only science and innovation, but also trust, inclusion and action to reduce inequality. The science exists. Communities know what works. Countries have renewed their commitments. Now it's time to deliver. #AIDS2026

"We know what worked. We have the science and tools. Now we are must ensure they reach everyone who needs them. This requires sustained political commitment, investment, partnerships, stronger health systems, and action to eliminate stigma & discrimination" @DirOPSPAHO #AIDS2026

"What I’m most excited about in the Political Declaration is that it centres communities: both the delivery of the response and the design of the response." - @AchrekarAngeli at @gnpplus & @PreventionAC's #LIVING2026 pre-conference #AIDS2026.