In 2015 – 15 808 new cases of HIV infection were registered (2 961 of them are amongst children under 14 years old). Altogether 280 297 new cases of HIV infection were officially registered in Ukraine since 1987. Since 1987 – 38 128 died from AIDS associated diseases in Ukraine....

An estimated 15.8 million people are now on HIV treatment, a doubling from five years ago, as countries adopt the UNAIDS Fast-Track Strategy using data to fine-tune delivery of HIV prevention and treatment services to reach people being left behind.

Ahead of World AIDS Day 2015 on Dec. 1, the United Nations Program on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) on Tuesday highlighted in a report that "progress in responding to HIV over the past 15 years has been extraordinary."

During the ten months of 2015 – 12 992 new cases of HIV infection were registered (2 489 of them are amongst children under 14 years old). Altogether 277 481 new cases of HIV infection were officially registered in Ukraine since 1987. Since 1987 – 37 583 died from AIDS associated...

A new report by UN-Habitat and UNAIDS urges cities to do more to respond to HIV epidemics in urban areas. The report outlines that cities and urban areas are particularly affected by HIV, with the 200 cities most affected by the epidemic estimated to account for more than a quarter of all people...

Young gay men are now becoming the majority of HIV virus carriers, a latest study by Hong Kong's Center for Health Protection has revealed.

Latin American and Caribbean countries have called for sharply reducing the number of new HIV infections and HIV related discrimination in the region and have set new prevention targets to be met by 2020.

Global achievements made in combating the disease range from reduction of new infections, increase in funding for HIV/Aids programmes, fighting stigmatisation and making ARVs accessible, among other advances.

MIAMI -- Health officials in Florida are seeing a resurgence in HIV cases, especially among adolescents and young adults. After three decades of medical advances against the potentially-deadly virus, it's on the rise again. The Sunshine State now ranks number one with new cases.

Pastors of inter-denomination indigenous churches take part in a demonstration on the streets of Kakamega town in western Kenya to protest an alleged proposal to legalise same-sex relationships in the country.

WHO fact sheet N°360. Updated July 2015.

The AIDS targets of MDG 6—halting and reversing the spread of HIV—have been achieved and exceeded, according to a new report released today by the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).