Lalida revealed that the government is progressing toward ending AIDS by 2030. The Cabinet approved the draft United Nations political declaration to elevate global cooperation and expand equitable access to prevention and treatment.
At the Cabinet meeting on 23 June 2026, Ms. Lalida Pertwiwattana, Deputy Spokesperson of the Prime Minister’s Office, disclosed that the Cabinet approved the draft 2026 Political Declaration on HIV and AIDS to serve as Thailand’s position for the UN High-Level Meeting on HIV/AIDS held on 22–23 June 2026 in New York City, USA.
The Deputy Spokesperson stated that this meeting is a key forum held every five years by the United Nations to review progress on HIV and AIDS efforts worldwide and to endorse a new cooperation framework for 2026–2031 under the theme “United to End AIDS by 2030.”
Ms. Lalida said Thailand is internationally recognized as one of the countries successfully controlling the HIV epidemic through proactive measures in prevention, diagnosis, antiretroviral treatment, reducing stigma and discrimination, and eliminating mother-to-child transmission, resulting in continual declines in new infections and AIDS-related deaths.
Thailand has previously endorsed the 2021 Political Declaration and continuously advanced the 2017–2030 National Strategy to End AIDS with three key targets: reducing new infections to no more than 1,000 per year, reducing AIDS deaths to no more than 4,000 annually, and decreasing HIV- and gender-related discrimination by 90%.
The Deputy Spokesperson added that the 2026 draft declaration emphasizes accelerating key measures to recover progress hampered by budget constraints, inequalities, stigma, and human rights violations. It prioritizes expanding combination HIV prevention, increasing equitable access to testing and treatment to achieve the 95-95-95 targets, ending mother-to-child transmission, reducing stigma and discrimination, promoting equitable access to medicines, technology, and medical innovations, and supporting community, civil society, and youth roles in advancing HIV and AIDS work.
Ms. Lalida noted that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs reviewed and found the draft declaration aligns with Thailand’s policies and the goal to end AIDS by 2030. It is a political statement at the government level without binding international legal effect and is not considered a treaty under Article 178 of the Constitution.
“Thailand’s endorsement of this political declaration reflects its proactive role in global public health and will enhance international cooperation in exchanging knowledge, technology, and health innovations. It supports improving Thailand’s health service system efficiency and drives the goal to end AIDS by 2030 both nationally and globally,” said the Deputy Spokesperson of the Prime Minister’s Office.