World Aids Day Was The First Day Of Its Kind, Established In 1988. Un Agencies, Governments, And Civil Society All Work Together Annually To Raise Awareness Of A Different Aspect Of The Hiv Epidemic.
• The World Over, People Are Participating In Events To Raise Awareness.
• The Red Ribbon Is Widely Recognised As A Sign Of Hiv/Aids Awareness, Support, And Solidarity.
• The Hiv Community Speaks Out On Issues That Matter To Them.
• The Hiv/Aids Community And Other Civil Society Organisations Fighting The Epidemic Band Together To Rally Behind The People They Help And To Raise Money.
• Recent Events Have Drawn Attention To The Epidemic's Current Status.
On December 1, People From All Walks Of Life Unite To Bring Attention To The Global HIV/AIDS Epidemic And Show Their Support For One Another In The Face Of This Pandemic.
Events will lead up to World AIDS Day on December 1 starting in November. Write names on photos for World AIDS Day late in November. World Aids Day images with name and World Aids Day Corporate are available from MyNameOnPics.
Themes
2022 Equalize
2021 End inequalities. End AIDS. End pandemics.
2020 Global solidarity, shared responsibility
2019 Communities make the difference
2018 Know your status
2021
Put an end to poverty, HIV/AIDS, and epidemics.
On this World AIDS Day, UNAIDS is calling attention to the injustices that fuel AIDS and other global health crises. Browse the latest statements from world leaders.
The world runs the prospect of missing the targets to eliminate AIDS by 2030, of a lengthy COVID-19 pandemic, and of a spiralling social and economic crises if drastic action is not taken against inequality.
HIV remains a global menace forty years after the first cases were reported. Currently, the world is not on track to fulfil its pledge to eradicate AIDS by 2030 not due to a lack of information or resources for combating the disease, but rather because to structural inequities that block tried-and-true methods of HIV prevention and treatment.
To successfully eradicate AIDS by the year 2030, we must immediately address economic, social, cultural, and legal inequities.
Despite the common belief that social inequities shouldn't be addressed during times of crisis, it's obvious that doing so is essential to resolving the issue at hand.
The promise of a more equitable world has been a constant theme throughout history, and the time has come to make good on that promise. As part of the Sustainable Development Goals, all nations made a commitment to addressing both domestic and international inequality in 2015. The 2021 United Nations High-Level Meeting on AIDS adopted the Global AIDS Strategy 2021-2026: End Inequalities, End AIDS and the Political Declaration on AIDS, both of which prioritise eliminating inequality.
Fighting inequality is crucial to eradicating AIDS and has additional benefits, including improving society's preparedness to deal with COVID-19 and other pandemics and bolstering economic recovery and stability. Millions of lives can be saved and the world can be bettered if we actually do something about the inequality problem.
However, revolutionary shifts are needed to eliminate inequality. All people should be afforded the protections guaranteed by law, and policies in the spheres of politics, economics, and society should prioritise the needs of those who are marginalised or otherwise disadvantaged.
We have the knowledge and resources to end the AIDS epidemic and address the structural imbalances that have slowed progress. It is possible to establish policies to reduce inequality, but this will require courageous leadership.
Now is the time for governments to put their words into action. To ensure that everyone benefits from economic and social development, governments should work to make those gains a priority. To guarantee equal opportunity and lessen inequities, they must do away with discriminatory laws, policies, and practises. Governments need to start keeping their word now. We need immediate action from them, and we need to hold them accountable.
Let's use this World AIDS Day to remind our governments that no one is immune to the effects of global inequality. Let's use this World AIDS Day to call for a solution to the inequality that feeds HIV/AIDS and other pandemics.
In 2022, the International AIDS Conference will focus on the theme of "EQUALIZE."
It is not inevitable that the AIDS pandemic will continue because of the disparities that fuel it. UNAIDS is calling on all of us to combat the disparities that are slowing down efforts to eliminate AIDS on World AIDS Day, December 1.
The rallying cry "Equalize" is a call to action. We should all take this as a call to action to advocate for the tried-and-true measures that have been shown to reduce inequality and hasten the decline of AIDS. Some examples are as follows:
· Raise the bar for HIV care by making testing, treatment, and prevention more accessible and improving the quality of existing programmes.
· To ensure that all individuals are treated fairly and with dignity, it is imperative that laws, policies, and practises be revised to combat the stigma and exclusion experienced by persons living with HIV and other critical and marginalised populations.
· Make sure people in different groups and in different parts of the world (such as the Global South and North) have access to the same cutting-edge HIV research by facilitating the exchange of information and data through shared technologies.
· The "Equalize" message can be used and adapted by communities to bring attention to the specific inequalities they suffer and to demand the solutions that would eliminate those injustices.
During the previous two years of COVID-19 and other worldwide crises, UNAIDS data shows that progress against the HIV pandemic has slowed, resources have diminished, and millions of lives are at risk as a result.
Inequalities in access to testing, treatment, and condoms, as well as new technologies, persist four decades into the HIV response.
The number of young African women infected with HIV has not decreased, and coverage of programmes specifically targeting this demographic has not improved enough. Only 40% of the high HIV incidence areas in 19 high-burden countries in Africa have specialised combination prevention strategies for adolescent girls and young women.
Only around a third of people in high-risk groups, including as gay and bisexual males, men who have sex with other men, transgender people, drug users, sex workers, and inmates, have regular access to preventative services. Important groups confront significant judicial impediments, such as criminalization, discrimination, and stigma.
The deadline to eliminate AIDS as a public health problem around the world is 2030, only eight years away. Inequalities in economic, social, cultural, and legal systems need to be addressed immediately. Disparities in access to care increase the risk of harm for all people during a pandemic. In fact, eliminating AIDS will require fighting the inequality that fuels the disease. Leaders around the world must demonstrate courage and responsibility. Furthermore, everyone, everywhere, needs to do their part to combat inequality.
Beginning in November, events will build up World AIDS Day on December 1. Late in November, a report on World AIDS Day will be made public.
Events will be held all throughout the world on December 1st, which is World AIDS Day. It is vital to note that while government bodies will play a role in organising these events, it will be the communities themselves that play the most pivotal role. People will be able to get a sense of the variety of events happening and be encouraged by the spirit of perseverance and optimism thanks to the images and videos shared by groups on social media and collected by UNAIDS.
The disparities that feed the AIDS epidemic must be addressed before the epidemic can be eradicated. UNAIDS Director Winnie Byanyima has called for widespread participation in spreading the message that we would all benefit from addressing disparities in light of this year's World AIDS Day. Equalize is necessary to ensure everyone's safety and wellbeing.
As with the month of November, UNAIDS will be posting World AIDS Day resources on a dedicated page on their website.
