The IAS Conference on HIV Science, which concludes tomorrow, bills itself as "the largest open scientific conference on HIV and AIDS." But IAS requires sizable fees from anyone who wishes to view its livestream. Why have an AIDS conference if its live sessions are the exclusive province of a select few?
Read MoreIn a new statement, AIDS-Free World urges the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) to provide more than reassurance to people living with and affected by HIV and TB during the COVID-19 crisis. UNAIDS must offer uncompromising leadership, correct information as it develops, tangible action, and clear communication.
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Read MoreDecember 13, 2019: Martina Brostrom was fired today from UNAIDS in what she described as a blatant act of retaliation. (Photo credit: Mark Henley)
Read MoreAugust 14, 2019: AIDS-Free World extends congratulations to Winnie Byanyima on her appointment as Executive Director of UNAIDS, and wishes her luck as she tackles considerable internal and external challenges at the UN entity. (UN Photo / Amanda Voisard)
Read MoreDecember 3, 2018: AIDS-Free World has learned that the leadership of UNAIDS is actively working to suppress a report produced by an Independent Expert Panel (IEP) appointed to look into sexual harassment, bullying, and abuse of power at the UN agency. (Photo: Wikipedia Commons)
Read MoreMay 4, 2018: This week the UN announced that it would “reopen” the case against Loures, this time with the UN’s New York-based Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS) as investigators and the Director-General of the World Health Organization as the judge. In a new statement, Code Blue cries foul. We believe WHO’s Internal Oversight Service must become the subject of a new investigation, UNAIDS management must also be investigated, and, most important, Member States must monitor the investigations in real-time. (UN Photo / Manuel Elias)
Read MoreApril 27, 2018: Code Blue’s Paula Donovan and Stephen Lewis react to UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ decision to open a new OIOS investigation into sexual assault and sexual harassment claims against UNAIDS Assistant-Secretary-General Luiz Loures. (UN Photo / JC McIlwaine)
Read MoreFebruary 23, 2018: The Code Blue Campaign reacts to the news of Luiz Loures, UN Assistant Secretary-General and Deputy Executive Director at UNAIDS' impending departure from UNAIDS. Code Blue asks: 'Will this start the #MeTooUN movement?'. (Photo: Shutterstock.com)
Read MoreFebruary 12, 2018: A follow-up open letter from Code Blue to UN Secretary-General António Guterres regarding allegations of sexual assault and sexual harassment at UNAIDS. (Photo: Shutterstock.com)
Read MoreFebruary 5, 2018: An open letter from AIDS-Free World's Code Blue Campaign to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. (UN Photo / Manuel Elias)
Read MoreDecember 5, 2017: (Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire) — Three survivors of former Gambian president Yahya Jammeh’s fraudulent AIDS “cure” recounted their harrowing experiences and their determination to bring the dictator to justice during a press conference at the 19th International Conference of AIDS and STIs (ICASA) in Africa today. AIDS-Free World is working in concert with the Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa, Gambian lawyers, and international partners to support the survivors and relatives of those who died at Jammeh's hands to pursue all possible legal avenues in their search for justice. (UN Photo / Mark Garten)
Read MoreAugust 4, 2017: AIDS-Free World's Georgia White examines the steep uphill battle ahead in the fight against HIV and AIDS. (Photo: shutterstock.com)
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