Thursday, February 14, 2019
Ending AIDS by 2030
In a rare (these days) positive exchange between the UN and the U.S., UNAIDS welcomed the pledge made by President Trump in his annual State of the Union speech to end AIDS by 2030. However, noted Michel Sidibé, Executive Director of UNAIDS, it cannot be done without a strong human rights component. Said Sidibé, “I commend the President’s commitment to end AIDS in the United States, which will require a response grounded in human rights to reach all people living with and at risk of HIV, including the most marginalized.” More reactions from advocacy groups that focus on AIDS, HIV, and health issues are here. A joint statement issued by 22 HIV/AIDS groups echoed the UNAID's observation that the Trump plan cannot be effective without "valuing the dignity and rights of vulnerable populations (LGBT community, people of color, immigrants)." Unfortunately, the negative reaction of the Administration to the 2018 report of the UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty suggests an unwillingness to confront this reality. We hope that the Administration will prove us wrong . . . .
https://lawprofessors.typepad.com/human_rights/2019/02/ending-aids-by-2030.html