Asia Pacific Leaders Warn Attacks Against Health And Gender Are Undoing Decades Of Progress

Asia Pacific Leaders Warn Attacks Against Health And Gender Are Undoing Decades Of ProgressAt a recent global meet, a session cut through the usual conference optimism with a stark warning: the global AIDS response is being hit by a coordinated anti-rights and anti-gender backlash at the precise moment when funding is collapsing. Fairoze Diedricks of Y+ Global (Global Network of Young People living with HIV) described the emotional weight of watching hard-won gains unravel. Youth advocates continue working to keep politicians informed and to dismantle remaining human rights and gender barriers. Gender equality is one of the strongest HIV prevention strategies. We cannot end AIDS without gender equality, bodily autonomy and the leadership of women in all their diversity.