The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) has welcomed a new United States funding package worth nearly US$6 billion, saying the move strengthens global efforts to control HIV and save millions of lives, particularly in developing countries.
The funding follows the signing into law of a bipartisan US$5.88 billion consolidated spending package by United States President Donald Trump on February 3, 2026.
The package reinforces the US government’s long-standing role as a leading financier of global HIV programmes.
Under the new law, about US$4.6 billion has been allocated for bilateral HIV support under the America First Global Health Strategy.
An additional US$1.25 billion will go to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, while US$45 million has been earmarked specifically for UNAIDS.
UNAIDS Executive Director Winnie Byanyima said the funding will provide critical, life-saving support to millions of people living with or affected by HIV in partner countries.
She noted that the investment will help ensure that the global HIV response remains efficient, data-driven and focused on delivering measurable results.
The funding also supports the implementation of the America First Global Health Strategy, which prioritises achieving UNAIDS’ 95-95-95 targets.
These targets aim to ensure that 95 percent of people living with HIV know their status, 95 percent of those diagnosed receive treatment, and 95 percent of those on treatment achieve viral suppression.
UNAIDS says reaching these targets is essential to ending AIDS as a public health threat by 2030, in line with global development goals.
The strategy also promotes greater country ownership and self-reliance in national HIV responses, reducing long-term dependence on external funding.
For more than two decades, the United States has been the single largest contributor to the global HIV response. UNAIDS credits sustained US investments with helping to save millions of lives and supporting countries in reducing new HIV infections and AIDS-related deaths.
The agency said it plans to use the new funding to strengthen data systems and provide technical and strategic support to countries and communities most affected by HIV.
This includes working closely with national governments, civil society organisations and international partners to improve programme effectiveness.
UNAIDS also noted that the US government has been a key partner since the agency was established in 1996. Recently, the United States renewed its membership in the UNAIDS Programme Coordinating Board, extending its role in the organisation’s governance through 2028.
UNAIDS leads the global effort to end AIDS by bringing together 11 United Nations agencies and working with governments and communities worldwide to achieve zero new HIV infections, zero discrimination and zero AIDS-related deaths.