UN High Level Meeting in New York
MMS/aidsfocus.ch MMS / aidsfocus.ch was asked to represent the civil society in the Swiss delegation to the High Level Meeting on HIV/AIDS, to be held in New York from 8 to 10 June 2016. This meeting is co-facilitated by Switzerland and Zambia on behalf of the President of the UN General Assembly. Since the adoption of the Millennium Development Goals this meeting has taken place every five years, the last time in 2011. The adopted political declarations, to which Switzerland has contributed significantly, influenced the fight against HIV / AIDS worldwide. The political declaration, which is expected in June, provides an important basis for achieving to eliminate AIDS epidemic by 2030 (target 3.3) and the Agenda 2030 in general.