Despite notable progress in HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment worldwide, speakers today warned the General Assembly that the epidemic remains a global concern requiring greater collaboration among Member States, particularly in reaching the most vulnerable countries and populations.
Volker Perthes, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Sudan, is still in Khartoum and is continuing to engage with General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, and other key Member States on the ground in efforts to secure an immediate de-escalation and cessation of the fighting.
In Ethiopia, the Government, United Nations and non-governmental organizations aid deliveries have been begun arriving in Tigray, with more than 450 trucks carrying food aid, medical supplies and agricultural supplies. As well, humanitarian flights for staff have also resumed for Mekelle and have started for Shire.
Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for World AIDS Day, observed 1 December:
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announces the appointment of Christine Stegling of Germany as Assistant Secretary-General and Deputy Executive Director of the Policy, Advocacy and Knowledge Branch at the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announces the appointment of Angeli Achrekar of the United States as Assistant Secretary-General and Deputy Executive Director of the Programme Branch of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).
The Joint Coordination Centre was inaugurated today in Istanbul with Ukraine, Russian Federation, Türkiye and United Nations representatives. The Centre will facilitate implementing the Black Sea Grain Initiative on allowing ships to exporting grain and related foodstuffs from Ukraine.
Happy birthday, Radio Okapi, the United Nations radio in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Now 20 years old, the peacekeeping mission’s radio station has, over the years, become a trusted, reliable source of information, with programming for adults and children across the country, in multiple languages.
Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message on World AIDS Day, observed on 1 December:
Following is the text of UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s video message to the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) Structured Funding Dialogue, today: