Thread by @Winnie_Byanyima

Honoured to join @OAFLAD’s 27th Ordinary General Assembly: Closing the Gender Gap, to address a topic very close to my heart - how to #endAIDS on our continent, Africa. And in particular, how to protect our girls and young women from HIV and AIDS.
#AUSummit

Through @OAFLAD's #FreetoShine initiative, many of your countries have already made great strides toward eliminating mother-to-child transmission of HIV. Botswana🇧🇼, for example, was recently certified by @WHO as close to ending mother-to-child transmission. 👏🏾 #AUSummit2023

We still have a long way to go - every 2 minutes, an adolescent girl or young woman acquires HIV. But we know the solutions to this: when girls complete secondary education their chance of getting HIV reduces by up to 50%.
@OAFLAD #AUSummit #EducationPlus

That's why 13 African countries have pledged to make sure all their adolescent girls & young women complete secondary education @EducPlus2025. Many of you are First Ladies of those countries & I thank you for your leadership in pushing forward this ambitious commitment. #AUSummit

.@UNAIDS + cosponsors @UNICEF @UNFPA @UN_WOMEN & @UNESCO will continue to work with you to push for this ambition to be achieved in @OAFLAD countries. Completing secondary education is a very impt step for our girls’ futures—not just for their health but for all of their lives.

It is an outrage that only half of children living with HIV have access to treatment, the other half don't! Yet 75% of adults living with HIV are on treatment. Thank you @FirstLadyNam for your leadership in helping launch the #GlobalAlliance for Ending AIDS in Children.
#AUSummit

We at @UNAIDS feel privileged to be part of this collective. Proud to be with you @OAFLAD on this journey as we continue our partnership for the lives of children girls & women. For the equality of women in our society. Together we will #endAIDS in Africa by 2030. #AUSummit