Killing by attack at polling station Pakistan Abroad

UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore talks about a health crisis due to poverty and lack of freedom of choice. "In most countries, women and girls do not have access to information or testing for HIV and AIDS inhibitors, and they often lack the power to say no to unprotected sex." HIV is thriving among the most vulnerable population groups. "

The numbers are staggering. In 2017, 130,000 children and adolescents died of AIDS for 19 years, while 430,000 – nearly 50 per hour – were infected with the virus. Moreover, the world is failing or failing to reach them, as a result of which the progress that has been made over the last two decades has stagnated. "Among the inequalities between men and women, adolescent girls are disproportionately affected," writes Princess Mabel in her contribution to the report

Bright spot

Education, Economic Resilience and Empowerment are keywords to improve their situation. The good news is that mother-to-child virus transfer is steadily decreasing, especially in southern Africa. During the 2010-2017 period, the number of new infections in the 0 to 4 age group decreased by a third. Four in five HIV-positive pregnant women have access to AIDS inhibitors that keep them healthy and do not infect their babies.