HIV/AIDS

EBOLOWA, Cameroon – “Two months ago, I lost my husband Martin,” says Antoinette. “He died of AIDS. Since he left us, my life has changed so much. I don’t live as I used to when he was here. I need to do things now that I shouldn’t do – like asking people for food.” According to UNAIDS estimates, in 2017 alone, 24,000 people died from AIDS-related…

“Our great progress in the battle against HIV and AIDS in recent decades is not yet matching our ambition to end the epidemic by 2030. “This is a particular challenge for young people, with an estimated 700 adolescents being newly infected with HIV every day. A new UNICEF report report  issued this week projects that some 360,000 adolescents will…

A new analysis of the situation for children and adolescents projected to 2030

NEW YORK /JOHANNESBURG, 29 November 2018 – Some 360,000 adolescents are projected to die of AIDS-related diseases between 2018 and 2030. This means 76 adolescent deaths every day – without additional investment in HIV prevention, testing and treatment programmes, UNICEF said in a new report released today. The report, Children, HIV and AIDS: The…

NEW YORK, 12 September 2018 - "Thank you, Mr. President, for that introduction. As this marks your last Board session  as President, I would like to take this moment to thank you personally for your leadership over  the last year. I have greatly appreciated your guidance and advice. Your commitment to this  Board — and your commitment to children…

  AMSTERDAM/NEW YORK, 25 July 2018 – Around 30 teenagers aged 15 to 19 were newly infected with HIV per hour in 2017, according to a new UNICEF report . Of these, two-thirds were girls. “This is a crisis of health as well as a crisis of agency,” said UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore. “In most countries, women and girls lack access to…

OSH, Kyrgyzstan, 20 July 2018 - Nurdin marches up to me and thrusts his hand out in greeting. As we sit down to talk, the well-dressed and reflective 10-year-old alternates between his cell phone and his coloured pencils. There is only one thing he won’t talk about: his HIV status and how he has suffered as a result. He won’t answer questions…

Monique McDonald has come a long way from being a teenage survivor of sexual abuse. She was raped repeatedly by her uncle between the age of 12 to 15 years. But today she is a vocal ‘Mentor Mom’ working for the Jamaican NGO EVE for Life that supports and empowers survivors of sexual violence, providing mentoring programmes for young women, some of…

HIV continues to deeply affect the lives of children and their families around the world. There are real people behind each statistic. Here are their stories. For more information, please visit the Children and AIDS  YouTube channel  and UNICEF Connect . UNICEF Elimination of mother-to-child transmission When Maria received her HIV diagnosis, she…

Throughout the world, women have disproportionately borne the impact of HIV, as caregivers and recipients of care. In sub-Saharan Africa, the region with the greatest number of people living with HIV, 60 per cent of people living with HIV are women. Adolescent girls and young women are particularly impacted. Without effective prevention of HIV,…, “HIV thrives among the most vulnerable and marginalized, leaving teenage girls at the centre of the crisis.” UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore A group of women holding their babies UNICEF Young mothers living with HIV in South Africa work with mothers2mothers at the Soshanguve Health Centre. The international NGO trains and empowers mothers…, Celebrating women, Find out more about women leading the charge on HIV response “You don’t get to choose the most urgent global crisis of your lifetime. You just get to choose whether you rise to meet its challenge” Lucie Cluver, Oxford UNICEF Women who have contributed to the report “Women: At the Heart of the HIV Response for Children” talk about how they came to…, UNICEF publications straight to your inbox, Get the latest data, research and analysis on the issues affecting children around the world., Browse all UNICEF publications, Discover our latest reports and explore by topic. June 2018, WOMEN: AT THE HEART OF THE HIV RESPONSE FOR CHILDREN EXPORT WITH SLUG AREA Connect with usUnited Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF)www.unicef.orgwww.childrenandaids.org blogs.unicef.org www.twitter.com/unicef_aids www.facebook.com/unicef www.instagram.com/UNICEF www.google.com/+UNICEF www.linkedin.com/company/unicef www.youtube.com/unicef Published…

Early infant HIV diagnosis for Malawi's vulnerable children.

Une hausse de 60 % des infections est attendue chez les adolescents d’ici à 2030 si les progrès faib