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UNAIDS leads & inspires the world to achieve zero new #HIV infections, #zerodiscrimination and zero #AIDS-related deaths. Executive Director:

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"Punitive & criminal laws keep people from seeking life-saving care," says

. "If we are to #endAIDS for all key populations & ensure that ppl living with HIV can live with dignity, we must have a human rights response." Save lives: decriminalise! #SexWorkersRightsDay

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#SexWorkersRightsDay Laws that criminalise sex work aren’t just bad science, they’re bad for the global HIV response! @SweatTweets @Asijiki4decrim @Sisonke_ZA @UNAIDS @UNDP @GlobalFund @Aidsfonds_intl @GlobalSexWork @HIVJusticeNet @PEPFAR @GlobalSexWork #NotACriminal

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Winnie Byanyima

@Winnie_Byanyima

Congratulations Cindy McCain

, on your appointment as next

Executive Director. Another woman joins

senior leadership team 👏🏾👏🏾 #IWD And appreciation & gratitude to outgoing

David Beasley. 🙏🏾

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World Food Programme

Congratulations to Cindy McCain on her appointment as the next Executive Director of the UN World Food Programme.

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Sex workers have the same rights as everyone else. Their rights must be respected! On #SexWorkersRightsDay, join us in calling on governments to decriminalize sex work and ensure the human rights and health of all people.

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UNAIDS Eastern & Southern Africa

Human rights-related issues in our region hinder our efforts to #endAIDS. We need to scale up efforts to advance human rights for all people, including removing criminalisation laws that ultimately cost lives.

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UNAIDS Asia Pacific

Here are resources and inspiration to support partners' work on access to social and economic justice and health for sex workers on International Sex Worker Rights Day.

@scarletalliance

#SexWork👇👇👇

express.adobe.com

"Silence is better"

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and Bambang Yulistyo Dwi are leading voices on how harsh criminal laws for drug possession and use lead to rights violations against people who use drugs while also lowering access to health services. They share their story 👇🏾

How harsh drug laws undermine health and human rights in Asia Pacific

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To help people with HIV live their best lives, we must end #HIV stigma and discrimination. This starts with sharing facts. #UequalsU. People with HIV who are undetectable can stay healthy and WILL NOT transmit HIV to their partners. #StopHIVTogether #ZeroDiscriminationDay

U=U in red and white lettering. Undetectable = Untransmittable

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Canada government official

On #ZeroDiscriminationDay, we pledge to treat everyone with kindness, respect, and dignity — regardless of condition. We’ll stand up to stop discrimination against those who are affected by HIV/AIDS. Together, we can create a world where everyone is valued and accepted.

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The criminalisation of key populations breaches human rights, is costing lives and preventing the world from ending AIDS by 2030. Check out our new online platform and learn more about how decriminalisation saves lives 👉🏾 decriminalise.unaids.org

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Laws can negatively impact people living with HIV or at higher risk of HIV. If you're taking action against these kinds of discriminatory laws,

wants to hear from YOU! Learn more about #SCALE and how to get involved 👉🏾 bit.ly/3KPDEPW

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China's capital Beijing has recorded zero mother-to-child HIV transmission for the past 5⃣ years👏👏 We applaud the efforts made by local health authorities to #EndAIDS for children. Hope its experience can be shared across China & around the world. 👉bit.ly/3EQL814

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UNAIDS Executive Director

@Winnie_Byanyima

says the battle against HIV/AIDS can't be won without repealing discriminatory laws and equalizing women in the eyes of the law. Watch the full interview with Imran Garda: trt.world/vgnc

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The Global Fund

Today and every day, we must commit to #ZeroDiscrimination.

supports countries in tackling stigma, discrimination & inequalities that fuel epidemics through the Breaking Down Barriers initiative. Read more about our progress: ow.ly/irvS50MyA3t

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UN Human Rights Council

On #ZeroDiscrimination Day,

highlights how decriminalising key populations and people living with HIV saves lives and helps advance the end of the AIDS pandemic. We must end criminalisation to save lives. INFO ▶️ ow.ly/CWJn50N2Ixw

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Discrimination is a violation of human rights. It is immoral, hurtful and dehumanizing. Join the #ZeroDiscrimnation movement ! Take the discrimination quiz➡️ unaids.org/en/2019_ZDD_ca #ZeroDiscriminationDay

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ZeroHIVStigmaDay

Today is #ZeroDiscriminationDay This year,

is highlighting the urgent need to take action against discriminatory laws that result in people being excluded from services or society simply because of who they are.

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Africa Renewal, UN

Decriminalisation is a critical element to #endAIDS by 2030. Despite compelling evidence, many discriminatory and punitive laws still remain. Communities are advocating for change, and are helping to build a growing movement for #decriminalisation. Join the efforts by sharing.

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Ricardo Baruch D.

En el día de la #CeroDiscriminacion,

nos recuerda que se salvarían vidas al... despenalizar el trabajo sexual despenalizar el consumo de drogas despenalizar el ser LGBT+ despenalizar la transmisión del VIH

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Among gay men and men who have sex with men, HIV prevalence is five times higher in countries where same-sex sexual relations are criminalised than in countries where they are not. Save lives: decriminalise! Discover more this #ZeroDiscrimination Day 👉🏾 decriminalisation.unaids.org

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Laws, policies & practices that criminalize people living with #HIV & other key populations increase stigma, block access to services, impede effective HIV responses & cost lives. #ZeroDiscrimination Day is a call to action to "Save lives: decriminalize!"

Time to scale what works | United Nations Development Programme

The theme of Zero Discrimination Day 2023, “Save lives: Decriminalize”, reminds us of the importance of removing discriminatory and punitive laws and policies to end AIDS as a public health threat.

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Jamaica Network of Seropositives (JN+)

March 1 is observed as #ZeroDiscrimination Day. To make our societies more equitable and secure for all, we all have important roles to play, including speaking out against HIV-related stigma & discrimination. Save lives: Decriminalise!

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UN Free & Equal

Criminal laws hurt people. They undermine the HIV response, drive people underground, and prevent people from accessing the life-saving services they need. #LGBTIQ+ #endAIDS

Save lives: decriminalise! Bit.ly/ZDD2023 #ZeroDiscrimination

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Save lives: decriminalise! #ZeroDiscrimination

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This #ZeroDiscriminationDay, we're highlighting how the decriminalisation of key populations and people living with HIV saves lives and helps advance the end of AIDS. Take our #zerodiscrimination quiz and learn the facts 👉🏾 decriminalise.unaids.org/quiz

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Ban Ki-moon Centre for Global Citizens

@bankimooncentre

On this year's #ZeroDiscriminationDay,

highlights how we must end criminalizing laws for people living with HIV to save lives. Everyone everywhere has a fundamental right to live free of discrimination & with human dignity. Read more: unaids.org/en/2023-zero-d

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Changing laws like #Zimbabwe’s Section 79, which criminalized willful #HIV transmission, is key to saving lives. We supported its repeal last year with

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United Nations Caribbean

On Zero Discrimination Day, we celebrate the right of everyone to live a full and productive life — with dignity! This year,

is highlighting how the decriminalisation of key populations saves lives & helps advance the end of the AIDS pandemic. 🔗tinyurl.com/43zz7t5h

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UNAIDS Caribbean

@UNAIDSCaribbean

The Caribbean can end AIDS by improving the human rights environment through legal and policy reforms to respect, protect, and fulfill the rights of key populations and people living with HIV to enhance access to critical health services. ~

@RichardAmenyah

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APPG on HIV and AIDS

Attending the

webinar on “Changing harmful laws is a MUST – Save Lives, Decriminalise!” With

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HIV transmission rates have not decreased among key populations, this needs to change if we are to end AIDS and HIV. HIV is not a Crime!

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Criminalisation drives discrimination and structural inequalities. It robs people of the prospect of healthy and fulfilling lives. And it holds back the end of AIDS. This #ZeroDiscrimination Day, discover why decriminalisation saves lives 👉🏾 decriminalise.unaids.org

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@GhadaFathiWaly

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is proud to chair

as we mark #ZeroDiscriminationDay to mobilise action to decriminalise HIV/AIDS. Over 80 countries still have HIV-related criminal laws. Criminalisation increases risk of transmission. Treatment must be accessible to all, with zero discrimination.

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Criminal laws that violate human rights are a barrier to ending HIV. Ireland is a proud supporter of

and its work to end the decriminalisation of key populations and people living with HIV. #ZeroDiscrimination Day

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We cannot #endAIDS for key populations unless we effectively address the societal enablers that increase their vulnerability and block access to services. Save lives: decriminalise! Learn more this #ZeroDiscrimination Day

Bit.ly/ZDD2023

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Visste du at personer som lever med HIV ofte opplever dobbel diskriminering på grunn av sin identitet? Om man er skeiv, flyktning eller har nedsatt funksjonsevne er tilgang til helsetjenester ofte dårligere. 📸 UNAIDS #ZeroDiscriminationDay

#SaveLivesDicriminalize

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This #ZeroDiscriminationDay, we're highlighting how the decriminalisation of key populations and people living with HIV saves lives and helps advance the end of AIDS. Take our #zerodiscrimination quiz and learn the facts 👉🏾 decriminalise.unaids.org/quiz

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#ZeroDiscriminationDay WEBINAR "Our success hinges on our solidarity" - Christine Stegling - Deputy Executive Director (Policy, Advocacy and Knowledge)

. JOIN: bit.ly/3K5UJVd

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Criminalisation drives discrimination and structural inequalities. It robs people of the prospect of healthy and fulfilling lives. And it holds back the end of AIDS. This #ZeroDiscrimination Day, discover why decriminalisation saves lives 👉🏾 decriminalise.unaids.org

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Georgina Y Caswell

“The removal of punitive laws is not easy but is necessary. We have positive examples (Zimbabwe, CAR, Belgium & Thailand). We sadly continue to see bad legislation. Our success hinges on our solidarity”

#ZeroDiscriminationDay #GlobalPartnership #NotACriminal

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Wednesday is #ZeroDiscrimination Day. We can all play a part in ending discrimination against people living with HIV. Join

in demanding that governments remove criminal laws & policies that violate people’s human rights. Bit.ly/ZDD2023

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IOM - UN Migration

Today is #ZeroDiscrimination Day. Together, let us advocate for an end to stigma, discrimination, and criminalization. Save lives: decriminalise!

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On #ZeroDiscrimination Day, UNAIDS urges countries to decriminalise to save lives. "Criminalizing laws chase people away from life-saving treatment. These laws need to be removed," says @Winnie_Byanyima. Read our statement

bit.ly/3IGFwb7

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Ireland at UN in Geneva

@IrelandUNGeneva

The criminalisation of key populations breaches human rights, is costing lives, and preventing the world from ending AIDS by 2030. #ZeroDiscrimination Save lives: decriminalise! bit.ly/ZDD2023

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We cannot #endAIDS for key populations unless we effectively address the societal enablers that increase their vulnerability and block access to services. Save lives: decriminalise! Learn more this #ZeroDiscrimination Day

Bit.ly/ZDD2023

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