At AIDS Summit, UN Must Focus on Key Populations and Human Rights to Meet Goal of Zero New Infections
At AIDS Summit, UN Must Focus on Key Populations and Human Rights to Meet Goal of Zero New Infections As new reports reaffirm importance of key populations, Global Forum on MSM & HIV calls for commitment to evidence and human rights in UN political declaration on AIDS June 8, 2011 (New York) - As country delegations to the United Nations gather this week to strengthen their commitment to ending the global HIV epidemic by issuing a new political declaration on AIDS, the Global Forum on MSM & HIV (MSMGF) calls for a re-thinking of global AIDS strategy that elevates evidence-based policies, key populations, and human rights as core pillars of the response. "Now 30 years into the epidemic, we know that the most effective strategies have been the ones based on evidence, with research informing their targets and delivery," said Dr. George Ayala, Executive Officer of the MSMGF. "In many cases, that evidence has called for attention to key populations like gay