UN80: Stark African warning against proposal to sunset UNAIDS

News October 10, 2025 / By: Ann Danaiya Usher

In a strongly worded joint statement this week, 54 African governments have criticised the UN Secretary General’s reform proposal which calls for UNAIDS, the body that coordinates the response to the HIV pandemic, to be shut down next year. Swedish global health expert Anders Nordström supports the recommendation to sunset UNAIDS but is surprised at the suggestion that it should happen so fast.

UN Photo - Manuel Elías.jpg — At its meeting this week, the UNAIDS Board rejected the UN80 proposal to sunset UNAIDS next year. Here, UNAIDS Executive Director Winnie Byanyima with UN Secretary General António Guterres from March 2025 (Photo: UN Photo / Manuel Elías)

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UN80: Stark African warning against proposal to sunset UNAIDS

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