Shaping the Future of UNAIDS in the Context of UN80

As the global health financing environment becomes increasingly constrained, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) has undertaken a strategic realignment to better support countries in delivering sustainable, multisectoral HIV responses. UNAIDS convened a High-Level Panel Process between November 2024 and April 2025 to envisage a resilient and fit-for-purpose operational model for the Joint Programme. This session will explore how the outcomes of the recent High-Level Panel process are being operationalized to strengthen UNAIDS’ country-level impact, with a focus on governance, financing, and integration within the broader UN system. It will also examine what the implications for the global AIDS response may be.

Building on the development of national HIV sustainability roadmaps and in the lead-up to the next Global AIDS Strategy and Political Declaration on HIV, as well as on previous strategic discussions on the future of UNAIDS through 2030, the workshop brings together donors, policymakers, civil society representatives and UNAIDS leadership to examine:

• How the restructured UNAIDS model is enabling more effective, country-driven HIV responses including lessons from countries where UNAIDS has already aligned with broader UN reform efforts
• Strategies for ensuring long-term financial sustainability of the HIV response
• Implications for the global HIV response
• Opportunities to leverage UNAIDS’ transformation to inform broader multilateral reform, including within the UN80 Initiative

This session aims to generate actionable insights on how global health institutions can adapt to better serve countries through 2030 and beyond particularly within the context of the UN80 initiative.