UNAIDS Mission Statement:

As the leading advocate for worldwide action against HIV/AIDS, the global mission of UNAIDS is to lead, strengthen and support an expanded response to the epidemic that will:
· prevent the spread of HIV
· provide care and support for those infected and affected by the disease
· reduce the vulnerability of individuals and communities to HIV/AIDS
· alleviate the socioeconomic and human impact of the epidemic.

Priority areas:

Globally, current priority areas for the UNAIDS Secretariat include:
· young people
· highly vulnerable populations
· prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission
· developing and implementing community standards of AIDS care
· vaccine development
· special initiatives for hard-hit regions, including sub-Saharan Africa.

World AIDS Campaign:

Men Make a Difference was the title of the first year's UNAIDS campaign focused on the role of men in the AIDS epidemic. The new Campaign aims to involve men more fully in the effort against AIDS and to bring about a much-needed focus on men in national responses to the epidemic. In 2000, the Campaign pursued three broad goals. The first was to raise awareness of the relationship between men's behaviour and HIV. The second was to encourage men and adolescent boys to make a strong commitment to preventing the spread of HIV and caring for those affected. And the third goal was to promote programmes that respond to the needs of both men and women.