- Home
- Preface
- European Year for Development
- COP21 and the Paris Agreement
- I. Luxembourg’s official development assistance in 2015
- II. Cooperation with the main partner countries
- III. Regional cooperation and cooperation with other countries
- IV. Multilateral cooperation
- V. European Union
- VI. Cooperation with non-governmental development organisations
- VII. Humanitarian action
- VIII. Programme support
- IX. Development education and awareness raising
- X. Inclusive finance
- XI. Evaluation
- XII. Report on the progress of the work of the Interministerial Committee for Development Cooperation
- Appendices
IV. Multilateral cooperation
UNAIDS Executive Director, Michel Sidibé, and the 90-90-90 Special Ambassador, Marc Angel © UNAIDS
UNAIDS: “90-90-90”
2015 was also a major landmark in the fight against AIDS, with the Treatment 2015 objective to put 15 million people into antiretroviral treatment by 31 December 2015 already achieved in the spring of 2015. Its successor, “90-90-90”, launched by UNAIDS, is an ambitious treatment target to end the AIDS epidemic such that, by 2020, 90% of all persons infected with HIV will know their HIV status; 90% of all people with diagnosed HIV infection will receive sustained antiretroviral therapy; and 90% of all people receiving antiretroviral therapy will have viral suppression.
Luxembourg has become the official sponsor of this objective. Marc Angel, the Chair of the Committee for Foreign and European Affairs, Defence, and Cooperation and Integration, agreed to become the special ambassador for this partnership.
Sponsorship consists of applying Luxembourg’s influence to the greatest extent in order to support UNAIDS in achieving the “90-90-90” objective via political advocacy, awareness-raising and mobilisation of resources. The practical application of sponsorship consists of organising high-level meetings and conferences to promote “90-90-90”, e.g. side events at major political forums such as the United Nations General Assembly, the African Union Summit, etc., and also organising thematic consultations on specific aspects of “90-90-90” such as key populations, children, healthcare human resources, etc.
Mr Angel participated in a number of key events in 2015, including:
- the official launch of the sponsorship in Geneva on 10 February,
- the first thematic consultation, on key populations, held on 10-11 February,
- a special panel organised by Luxembourg’s development cooperation during the European Development Days in Brussels on 3 June, attended by Minister Romain Schneider, UNAIDS Executive Director, Michel Sidibé, Laos Deputy Minister of Health, Dr Bounkong Sihavong, and the Director of ENDA Santé, Daouda Diouf,
- the first “90-90-90” regional consultation, jointly organised by UNAIDS and ENDA Santé and held in Dakar on 5 and 6 November,
- a briefing for the permanent missions represented in Geneva organised by Luxembourg’s permanent representation in Geneva on 9 November.
The commitment of Luxembourg and Marc Angel to “90-90-90” will continue beyond 2015 with a renewed agreement and a number of activities already planned for 2016.
