World AIDS Day 2020

World AIDS Day events aim to raise awareness and expand access to HIV testing

World AIDS Day, 1 December 2025 – Theme & Importance

On this World AIDS Day, we honor those living with HIV/AIDS, remember those we’ve lost, and recognize the tireless work of activists whose daily, often unglamorous commitment pushed us towards a more just and compassionate future. Today’s archival excerpt—from a 1990 KPIX-TV report inside the ACT UP Media Center during the 6th International AIDS Conference—captures that work in motion: phones ringing, strategies forming, and people fighting for change one task at a time. World AIDS Day, establis

Today is #WorldAIDSDay For decades, the global HIV response has shown the world what we can achieve when we stand in unity: governments, scientists, activists, and communities working together, saving millions of lives. But this progress is now threatened as funding shrinks. UNAIDS calls on leaders everywhere: renew your commitment, protect the progress, uphold human rights and, let’s end AIDS as a public health threat. | UNAIDS