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NYC World AIDS Day at Times Square

Join Housing Works, AVAC and the NYC AIDS Memorial for World AIDS Day on Tuesday, December 1st at Father Duffy Square (Red Steps), Times Square for the annual Reading of the Names, a press conference, musical performances and more.

SCHEDULE

  • 12:00 PM – Rally and press conference
  • 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM – Reading of the Names
  • 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM – Live performances directed by Rob Ashford
  • 11:57 PM – Premiere of Jenny Holzer’s I Remember as part of Times Square Arts’ Midnight Moment, kicking off a month-long public art activation

Participants are welcome to attend all or part of the day. Volunteers are also invited to sign up as readers for the Reading of the Names.

Register here to read names: Reading-of-the-Names-WAD-Times-Square-2026

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4th African Workshop on Women & HIV 2027

The fourth edition of the African Workshop on Women & HIV will take place on 25 – 26 February 2027 in Lusaka, Zambia. It is an opportunity for both local and international healthcare providers, researchers, government, industry, and community representatives to discuss and further increase their knowledge on the issues related to HIV and women living in Africa. This year’s program will explore how language shapes stigma, the role of communities and the engagement of men in empowering women, and the intersection of digital spaces and adolescent mental health.

The format of the workshop enables attendees to learn from renowned HIV experts, participate in interactive skills-building sessions, and discuss challenges, gaps, and opportunities for further learning and research. It also provides a forum for early-career investigators to present their research and to personally meet with experts they view as mentors and inspiration for their work.

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HIVR4P 2027, the 6th HIV Research for Prevention Conference

HIVR4P 2027, the 6th HIV Research for Prevention Conference, will take place in Geneva, Switzerland from 10 to 12 July 2027. It will immediately precede IAS 2027, the 14th IAS Conference on HIV Science, which runs from 12 to 15 July.

The HIV Research for Prevention Conference is the only global scientific conference focused exclusively on the challenging and fast-growing field of biomedical HIV prevention research.  HIVR4P 2027 will bring together the scientific community to explore the latest in the prevention science pipeline, including vaccines, bNAbs and delivery technology.

This will take place across four thematic areas: factors influencing HIV transmission and prevention; means of HIV prevention; correlates of protection and vaccine development; and crossover topics, such as preclinical studies, STIs and mpox.

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IUSTI Prague 2026 Congress

The 27th IUSTI World Congress will be held in Prague, Czech Republic, in 14–17 October 2026. Organized by the International Union against Sexually Transmitted Infections, the world congress will provide an opportunity to meet, discuss and learn about the latest research and innovation in sexual and reproductive health. The program will incorporate a range of world leading speakers and presentations, providing an opportunity to expand your professional knowledge through local and international insight.

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2026 STI Prevention Conference

The 2026 STI Prevention Conference will be held August 31 – September 2, 2026 in Atlanta, Georgia. The 2026 STI Prevention Conference comes at a moment when the STI field is being asked to do a lot at once: sustain progress, respond to new challenges, and chart a path forward in an increasingly complex environment. Convened under the theme, Forward Together: Uniting Science, Community, and Care for STI Prevention, the conference reflects both the urgency of the moment and the optimism that meaningful progress is still within reach, especially if we act collectively. 

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2026 US Conference on HIV/AIDS (USCHA)

The annual US Conference on HIV/AIDS will take place in Anaheim, California, from September 17-20, 2026. The conference is the nation’s largest convener of community, workforce and frontline service providers, government, policymakers, and healthcare industry across the HIV movement. 

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Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI 2027)

The annual Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) will take place March 21–24, 2027, in San Diego, California. Check back closer to the conference for more info on AVAC at the conference.

The Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) was established in 1993 to provide a forum for basic scientists and clinical investigators to present, discuss, and critique their investigations into the epidemiology and biology of human retroviruses and associated diseases. The synergy of basic science and clinical investigation has been a major contributor to the success of the meeting. CROI has facilitated the presentation of important discoveries in the field, thereby accelerating progress in HIV and AIDS research. CROI highlights the latest research in HIV, hepatitis viruses, SARS-CoV-2 (including long COVID), mpox, and their related conditions.

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Future-Proofing the AIDS Response

Harnessing the Power of Innovation and Communities

The UN high-level side-event “Future-proofing the AIDS Response: Harnessing the power of innovation and communities,” will be held on the margins of the UN High Level Meeting on HIV. The event will be organized by UNDP, UNFPA, WHO, UNODC, UNICEF, UN Women, UNHCR — in collaboration with civil society partners: GNP+, AVAC, women’s organizations, and key population networks.

AVAC’s Executive Director Mitchell Warren and AVAC Board member and ITPC Executive Director Solange Baptiste will be speaking at the event, and are joined by AVAC Board member Jeff O’Malley of UNDP who are organizing the event.

Find out more about side events and panels here: https://www.unaids.org/en/2026-high-level-meeting-aids.

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Accelerating Progress Towards Ending HIV, TB, Hepatitis and STIs

New Approaches to End Major Epidemics

The UN high-level side-event “Accelerating progress towards ending HIV, TB, Hepatitis and Sexually Transmitted Infections: New approaches to end major epidemics,” will be held on the margins of the UN High Level Meeting on HIV. The event will be organized by the World Health Organization in collaboration with Member States and partners.

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Delivering the HIV Prevention Ambition

Partnership, Country and Community Leadership, and Shared Accountability

The purpose of the session is to identify how the prevention ambition of 40+20 can be delivered at scale through country-owned, community-accountable and partner-supported HIV prevention responses. The discussion will focus on how to expand access to new and existing prevention options, integrate prevention within sustainable HIV and health systems, address barriers faced by communities, and mobilise the financing and coordination needed to reach the 20 million prevention ambition by 2030.

Follow live on webtv.un.org