Impact of the funding crisis on the global AIDS response
Value Proposition
Resource Mobilization Strategy
Funding Dialogue
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Impact of the funding crisis on the global AIDS response

The world has a historic opportunity and the tools to end AIDS as a public health threat by 2030. But this goal is at serious risk. Global funding for HIV is declining, debt are rising burdens in many developing countries, and life-saving HIV services are being disrupted—especially in countries that rely on external support.

Marginalized communities are being hit hardest, losing access to essential HIV prevention, testing, and treatment. Without urgent, coordinated action, we risk millions of preventable deaths and a resurgence of new infections—reversing decades of progress.

Why invest in UNAIDS?

UNAIDS is the only UN entity fully dedicated to the HIV response. We are on the ground, reallocating resources, supporting governments and communities, and working with civil society to restore and sustain services. With full funding, UNAIDS can drive the momentum needed to end AIDS—protecting lives, strengthening communities, and building a healthier future for all.

Find out more on the impact of the funding crisis here. 

 

Value Proposition

The UNAIDS Value Proposition demonstrates the impact that can be achieved with donors’ contributions.

We know how to end AIDS as a public health threat. Taking this path is a political and financial choice which will save 1.8 million additional lives by 2030. We can achieve viral load suppression in 35 countries by 2025 and prevent 5 million additional new infections by 2030.

A modest investment in UNAIDS will deliver maximum impact. UNAIDS budget represents only 1% of total HIV resources and can be used to leverage over $20 billion of investments from national governments, PEPFAR and the Global Fund.

UNAIDS is uniquely placed to lead the global AIDS response. Invest to end AIDS, fight inequalities and save lives.

Learn more about the UNAIDS Value Proposition

Invest to end AIDS, fight inequalities and save lives, UNAIDS Appeal for 2024-25
 
Resource Mobilization Strategy

UNAIDS continues to advocate for a fully-funded HIV response and will support civil society efforts to mobilize additional funding for effective advocacy for the global HIV response. The current plan focuses on three broad pillars: strengthened government donor funding, expanded private sector resources, and leveraged partnerships and innovative financing.

A funding gap for the Unified Budget Results and Accountability Framework (UBRAF) seriously threatens UNAIDS ability to deliver its full contribution to the implementation of the 2021-2026 Global AIDS Strategy.

The 2022-2026 Resources Mobilization Strategy relies on four key areas of change to sustainably fund the UNAIDS 2022–2026 UBRAF for progress to end AIDS as a public health threat by 2030:

Enabling environment

UNAIDS will continue to create an enabling environment across the organization that clearly prioritizes resource mobilization. UNAIDS focus and organizational capacity will need to adapt to the changed availability and types of donor funds. UNAIDS will reach its UBRAF financial target primarily through core funding, augmented by additional funding options.

Partnerships
Partnerships 

To secure this funding, UNAIDS will transform its partnerships, and concentrate on the greatest return on investment and opportunities, by adopting two key practices: market segmentation and account planning.

Value proposition

Value proposition 

To make the case for investment and develop successful proposals, UNAIDS will further develop its value proposition, as well as its ability to produce compelling proposals that align with the interests of donors (and global needs) and help to secure funding from different mechanisms.

Organization

Organization

Resource mobilization is a concern of the whole organization. UNAIDS will continue to develop its capacity, building and supporting an adaptive, coherent and global team that can mobilize and manage larger-scale funding in a changing external context. This capacity development will also focus on continuously improving efficiencies, maximizing available resources and reducing transaction costs.

Funding Dialogue

The primary intention of structured funding dialogues for UN agencies is to enable donors, partners and stakeholders to assume full responsibility for deciding on the strategies and priorities of the UN system and for ensuring that budgets are fully funded.

The 2024 structured funding dialogue was an opportunity for donors and partners to jointly reflect on the work of UNAIDS and to refresh their commitment to end AIDS as a public health threat through their support for the Joint Programme. The 2024 dialogue built on strategic funding dialogues convened in 2021 and 2022, as well as the “deep-dive” dialogues with top donors in 2021 and 2022.

The structured funding dialogue is conducted within the context of the Funding Compact, formally agreed by the United Nations Economic and Social Council in May 2019. The Funding Compact is a shared commitment between Member States and the United Nations (UN) Development System to improve the way the system is funded and delivers results and against which UNAIDS shows high compliance. It is built on the premise that adequate and predictable funding, combined with enhanced transparency and accountability, are preconditions for the system to deliver more collaboratively, effectively and efficiently.

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