Ugandan Winnie Byanyima was officially appointed as the UNAIDS next Executive Director.She succeeds Gunilla Carlsson, who had been the interim leader of UNAIDS since Michel Sidibé resigned in 2019.
Byanyima, who is a leading Ugandan politician and humanitarian, will be the first woman the agency since its establishment in 1996.
“I am honoured to be joining UNAIDS as the Executive Director at such a critical time in the response to HIV,” Byanyima stated in a declaration published by UNAIDS declaring her official appointment.
“The end of AIDS as a public health threat by 2030 is a goal that is within the world’s reach, but I do not underestimate the scale of the challenge ahead”, added Byanyima.
In an unprecedented decision, Turkey stopped, as of Thursday, all its commercial transactions with Israel,…
Poilictian Mohamed Abbou stated Thursday that “he will not partake in the next presidential elections because…
President of the Republic, Kais Saied, welcomed, today, Thursday, May 2, 2024, at Carthage Palace,…
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) statedon Thursday that it estimates the reconstruction of the…
It appears from an analysis issued by ITCEQ on “the digitalization of administrative services in…
The commissioner general of the UN Agency for Employment of Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA), Philippe Lazzarini,…
This website uses cookies.