Protecting human rights is key to ending the AIDS pandemic: UN report
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Stigma, discrimination, and punitive laws are hindering progress in global efforts to stamp out HIV and AIDS.
Ahead of World AIDS Day on 1 December, the UN agency leading the fight against the disease is highlighting how upholding human rights is key to ending AIDS as a public health threat by 2030.
Dr. Angeli Achrekar, Assistant Secretary General and Deputy Executive Director of UNAIDS, discusses their latest report with UN News’s Dianne Penn.
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