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WCC calls for tax justice at Vatican high-level event

The World Council of Churches (WCC) joined global leaders, economists, and faith-based organizations at the High-Level Dialogue on Tax Justice and Solidarity convened by the Independent Commission for the Reform of International Corporate Taxation and the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences to call for urgent reforms in the global tax system.

HIV/AIDS until when?

Many people living with HIV like me, would really like to say the HIV pandemic has finished and a cure and vaccine are available. That is aspirational; it is a dream. Currently there are 39 million people living with HIV, but only 29 million have access to treatment. 

WCC conducts training on HIV, mental health, and human rights in Namibia

The World Council of Churches (WCC), in collaboration with UNAIDS and national resource persons, conducted capacity-building programs on HIV, mental health, and human rights during the annual youth assembly of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia from 31 October to 3 November in Ondangwa. Nearly 500 youth participated in the assembly.

ONUSIDA y PEPFAR renuevan su compromiso de acabar con el sida en la niñez para 2030 en el Desayuno anual de las comunidades religiosas

En estos momentos en los que existe el riesgo de que las crisis mundiales desvíen la atención de cuestiones importantes relacionadas con la salud, el Desayuno anual de las comunidades religiosas, celebrado el 26 de septiembre en el Yale Club de Nueva York, paralelamente a la Asamblea General de las Naciones Unidas (AGNU), reafirmó la necesidad de dar prioridad a la niñez en la lucha mundial contra el VIH. 

À l’occasion du Petit-déjeuner annuel des Communautés de foi, l’ONUSIDA et le PEPFAR renouvèlent leur attachement à éradiquer le SIDA chez les enfants d’ici à 2030

Alors que des crises mondiales risquent de détourner l’attention d’enjeux de santé critiques, il a été réaffirmé lors du Petit-déjeuner annuel des Communautés de foi, qui s’est déroulé le 26 septembre au Yale Club de New York City en marge de l’Assemblée générale des Nations Unies (AGNU), qu’il était impérieux de donner la priorité aux enfants dans la lutte contre le VIH.

Children, HIV and the church

According to the 2024 global UNAIDS update, approximately 120,000 children acquired HIV in 2023. Only 57% of the estimated 1.4 million children living with HIV were receiving antiretroviral therapy in this year. In comparison, 77% of the overall population of persons living with HIV have access to antiretroviral therapy.