The UNAIDS Programme Coordinating Board has rejected the sunsetting of UNAIDS, reaffirming its support for a continued, streamlined and efficient Joint Programme.
At its special session, the Board approved the strategic direction for the transition, emphasizing that it must:
✅ Keep communities at the centre
✅ Protect human rights and gender equality
✅ Maintain inclusive governance under the PCB
✅ Ensure a phased transition shaped by country contexts and readiness
The Board also called for stronger country-level leadership and community co-creation and co-leadership, while protecting the gains of the HIV response.
See what programme countries and civil society representatives had to say about the future of UNAIDS and the HIV response.
PRESS RELEASE: UNAIDS board rejects sunsetting of UNAIDS
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