Address inequalities to achieve the end of the AIDS pandemic in Haiti

Port-au-Prince, Haiti, 30 November 2022: The UN in Haiti is calling on all people to further address persisting inequalities that continue to hold back progress towards ending the AIDS pandemic as a public health threat by 2030, a target included under the Sustainable Development Goals, to which Haiti has committed.

Speaking ahead of World AIDS Day 2022, commemorated around the world annually on 1 December, Ulrika Richardson, the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator said: “The inequalities which perpetuate the AIDS pandemic are not inevitable; we can tackle them. Ultimately, the end of AIDS can only be achieved if we address social and economic injustices.”

World AIDS Day is an opportunity for people to come together to show solidarity towards people living with and affected by HIV, the virus that leads to AIDS, and to remember those who lost their lives to AIDS.