Start the UN General Assembly high-level meeting to develop the future fight against AIDS

United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Wednesday launched on HIV / AIDS, which is expected to provide an opportunity to use the progress made and challenges faced by three days of high stock market level meetings in the past 30 years, shaping the future of AIDS prevention.

High-level AIDS, which runs through June 10, the meeting is taking place 10 years after the historic 2001 United Nations HIV / AIDS special session, and the Political Declaration, where Members of the United States pledged to move towards universal access in 2006 signed to HIV prevention, treatment, care and support.

Some 30 heads of state, government leaders and Vice President will attend the high-level meeting, including the formal plenary sessions and five group discussions with 40 people outside the event, UN officials said here.

"The momentum surrounding this meeting is unprecedented, and promised to make this a historic event," Deiss said. "We want the United Nations Member States to make bold commitments, which will help us achieve our common zero new HIV infections, zero and zero deaths from AIDS-related discrimination in the goal."
Although some countries still struggling to achieve its goals in popularity, many people respond to their epidemic has made significant progress.

22 countries have achieved universal access to services to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV, officials said.

The last day of the meeting, United Nations Member States is expected to adopt an outcome document that will guide the national response to HIV the next five years.

"Inequality, discrimination and against the risk of HIV or people in the law continue to block access to HIV services, the most in need," said Michel Sidibe, Executive Director of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV / AIDS (UNAIDS). "We need a response to HIV is mainly based on human rights and the promotion of human equality and fairness. To achieve this will open a world way from HIV infection."

UNAIDS report says that despite recent success in AIDS prevention and treatment than ever before to live with the virus, 34 million according to latest estimates, more people. They also reported that the decline in international funding of AIDS.

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