Of 40 Million People Living with HIV today, 32.1 Million are now on Treatment, Living Long & Healthy By Winnie ByanyimaCopyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service. All rights reserved. -

Of 40 Million People Living with HIV today, 32.1 Million are now on Treatment, Living Long & Healthy By Winnie Byanyima Remarks by Winnie Byanyima, Executive Director of the Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), at a High-level Meeting in the General Assembly Hall, 22 June 2026 UNITED NATIONS, Jun 24 2026 (IPS) - I am honoured to address this High-Level Meeting. I thank very much the President of the General Assembly for her leadership, our Co-Facilitators, and all the Member States for the extraordinary effort that brought us here now. I also pay special tribute to the communities that have carried the AIDS response on their shoulders for four decades. These are people living with HIV; women and girls; gay men and other men who have sex with men; transgender people; people who inject drugs; sex workers. I also salute health workers; scientists; philanthropists; and development partners. Millions are alive because of your courage and brilliant contributions. Health https://www.ipsnews.net/2026/06/of-40-million-people-living-with-hiv-today-32-1-million-are-now-on-treatment-living-long-healthy/ Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service. All rights reserved. -