Christine Stegling
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Deputy Executive Director Policy, Advocacy, Knowledge @UNAIDS, Assistant Secretary General UN, Mother, #HIV activist, human rights defender.
Geneva, Switzerland
Joined June 2014
Pleased to have been in Bonn 🇩🇪 with Dr. Georg Kippels (@BMG_Bund), Prof. Dr. @hendrikstreeck, @PaulZubeil, Peter Wiessner, Anne von Fallois and other key partners. Our conversations could not be more timely. As the world navigates multiple, intersecting crises, Germany
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The discussion centered on safeguarding human rights and community spaces and the engagement of those most affected as the UN's response to HIV evolves. Thank you Netherlands and Germany for standing by those principles which have been the foundation of @UNAIDS' success.
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Was delighted to speak at an invigorating #WHS2025 session hosted by @BMG_Bund "Shaping the Future of the Global Health Response: Leveraging @UNAIDS' Experience to Strengthen Global and Countries' HIV Responses and Multilateral Reform" with @PaulZubeil
@pd_hof #DanielMolokele and
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UNAIDS applauds Germany’s announcement of €1 billion for the @GlobalFund at #WHS2025 — a strong reaffirmation of the country’s leadership and commitment to global health and to ending AIDS. Danke @BMZ_Bund 🇩🇪
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#GlobalHealth has been very much anchored in global solidarity - countries agreeing to work together to deliver on health. And it's been driven very much by aid for the developing countries. But now we're seeing that aid tumbling very fast — that suddenness, that rapid decline,
Delighted to join the first keynote panel of #WHS2025, hosted by @ONEcampaign, on 'Transforming the Global Health Architecture'. Thank you, Doctor Kofler, Parliamentary Secretary of Germany @BMG_Bund, for affirming what I believe: Global health is a global public good! And 🇩🇪
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In those countries that were overdependent on aid, what happened in the area of HIV, was the creation of parallel structures where this money for HIV was driven, while the rest of the health systems were crumbling. We must solve that. We must integrate, build one health system
Aid needs to stay there to keep as a scaffolding as we as we transition. In transitioning, we must solve the problems of the old model — we must not bring back the problems of the old model. One of them was that overreliance on external assistance, and within that overreliance,
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Aid needs to stay there to keep as a scaffolding as we as we transition. In transitioning, we must solve the problems of the old model — we must not bring back the problems of the old model. One of them was that overreliance on external assistance, and within that overreliance,
#GlobalHealth has been very much anchored in global solidarity - countries agreeing to work together to deliver on health. And it's been driven very much by aid for the developing countries. But now we're seeing that aid tumbling very fast — that suddenness, that rapid decline,
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From addressing gender inequality to pioneering women-controlled HIV prevention, @ProfAbdoolKarim has transformed global health through her groundbreaking research. At the @VirchowPrize ceremony, UNAIDS Executive Director @Winnie_Byanyima honoured her scientific journey. ⤵
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In her speech, UNAIDS Executive Director @Winnie_Byanyima praised @ProfAbdoolKarim’s pioneering research behind today’s breakthrough HIV medicines. She also affirmed that Africa is not just a mere importer of innovation but home to some of the world’s greatest scientific minds.
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UNAIDS Exec Director @Winnie_Byanyima shared with parliamentarians the story of Lydia,a young Ugandan living with HIV. When US funding cuts ended her care worker’s job, Lydia stopped treatment and tragically died at 28. "Global solidarity must remain,"urged Ms Byanyima #WHS2025
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UNAIDS Executive Director @Winnie_Byanyima joined parliamentarians on the sidelines of #WHS2025 to stress the urgent need for stronger political leadership to end AIDS. She urged MPs to push their governments to prioritise health for all: "Health must assume a high priority".
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"There is a need to reform the international financial architecture." @Winnie_Byanyima urged parliamentarians from the global north and south to work together to address economic barriers that prevent countries from raising enough domestic revenue for development needs. #WHS2025
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UNAIDS Executive Director @Winnie_Byanyima urged parliamentarians, from global north and south, to use their legislative, budgetary, and representative power to drive progress in global health and protect human rights— especially for people living with or at risk of HIV. #WHS2025
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@UNAIDS @STOPAIDS @Equality_Caucus @UNITE_MPNetwork @BMG_Bund @guilhrme_duarte @molokele @akuadansua @WardakFaissal @MonicaMgn @UNAIDS_ESA @UNAIDS_WCA @UNAIDS_AU_ECA @UNAIDS_EECA @UNAIDS_AP @UnaidsLac @UNAIDSCaribbean @UNAIDS_NewYork Low and middle-income countries simply don’t have the fiscal space needed to invest properly in health. In 2023, Africa received $61 billion in aid but spent $85 billion on servicing its debt, and Africa also lost an estimated $88 billion to illicit financial flows – mostly tax
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At such a critical time for the global HIV response, it was an honour to address today's #WHS2025 Parliamentarians breakfast at @BMG_Bund 🇩🇪, co-organised by @STOPAIDS, @Equality_Caucus, @UNITE_MPNetwork & @UNAIDS. Thank you to the Chair, Honourable Mr Sasha van Beek, and
UNAIDS Executive Director @Winnie_Byanyima joined parliamentarians on the sidelines of #WHS2025 to stress the urgent need for stronger political leadership to end AIDS. She urged MPs to push their governments to prioritise health for all: "Health must assume a high priority".
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This International Day of the Girl Child, watch this new short film about the importance of dialogue between parents & children around safe sex. Let's challenge taboos and affirm every girl's right to bodily autonomy, choice & dignity. #DayoftheGirl
https://t.co/xPISq6OpvN
Ahead of International Day of the Girl Child, UNAIDS releases new film about the importance of dialogue between parents and children around safe sex and HIV prevention. Watch on YouTube: https://t.co/k2ruFgiyzw Read press release: https://t.co/Pq0CYokyEX
#DayoftheGirl
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Wonderful to see such a humble hero of the #AIDS response being recognized by @Winnie_Byanyima and @virchowprize today. Congratulations @ProfAbdoolKarim on your #VirchowPrize2025 !
@GileadSciences @ProfAbdoolKarim I am very proud to say that Quarraisha’s life and work are testament to the fact that Africa is not a mere importer of scientific innovation from wealthy countries, but it is home to some of the greatest minds of our era – leading research that is saving lives and improving the
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Es lohnt sich, schon vor dem @WorldHealthSmt in Berlin zu sein: vielen Dank Serdar Yueksel, @cpsassenrath @stadler_svenja fuer einen engagierten Austausch zum Stand der globalen AIDS-Bekaempfung. Die sehr ermutigende parlamentarische Unterstuetzung fuer @UNAIDS ist ein Ansporn,
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Looking forward to #WHS2025. UNAIDS’ engagement in this year’s World Health Summit comes at a pivotal moment. The HIV response stands at a crossroads — threatened by shrinking resources, widening inequalities, and growing criminalization and stigma. Yet, we also stand on the
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