Ahead of the UN High-Level Meeting on HIV/AIDS (8-10 June), the European Parliament calls for a strong EU contribution to stepping up progress and fighting against inequalities to end the public health threat of AIDS by 2030.
The resolution was adopted on Thursday 20 May, by a large majority (468 in favour, 63 against, 162 abstentions) (see EUROPE 12722/13).
MEPs stress that the global response to AIDS requires a multi-sectoral approach and multi-level cooperation. They call on the Commission to make AIDS a global public health emergency and allocate sufficient financial resources.
MEPs call on the EU to address the human rights and gender inequality dimensions of HIV/AIDS by prioritising the fight against stigma and discrimination, sexual and gender-based violence, criminalisation of same-sex relationships and other punitive policies.
They recognise the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on health services in partner countries, particularly on HIV/AIDS services. The EU has been called upon to support India and South Africa’s WTO requests for a temporary lifting of patents on Covid-19 vaccines, equipment, and treatments.
Read the resolution: https://bit.ly/3u0IOwh (Original version in French by Aminata Niang)