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At the 2011 United Nations General Assembly High-Level Meeting on AIDS that took place in June in New York, Member States adopted a new Political Declaration which contained new targets to effectively respond to the AIDS epidemic. The 2011 Political Declaration mandates UNAIDS to support countries in reporting back on progress made towards achieving the new commitments. It also provides for the UN Secretary-General to report regularly to the General Assembly on progress achieved in realizing these commitments. The Government of Cambodia has been a global leader in addressing HIV/AIDS for the past 25 years. As of December 2017, Cambodia had diagnosed approximately 85% of the estimated population of PLHIV, placed all diagnosed PLHIV on ART, and has documented significant viral load suppression of PLHIV on ART.

At the 2011 United Nations General Assembly High-Level Meeting on AIDS that took place in June in New York, Member States adopted a new Political Declaration which contained new targets to effectively respond to the AIDS epidemic. The 2011 Political Declaration mandates UNAIDS to support countries in reporting back on progress made towards achieving the new commitments. It also provides for the UN Secretary-General to report regularly to the General Assembly on progress achieved in realizing these commitments. China actively promotes the scaling-up of HIV testing and has made remarkable achievements in recent years. Along with the increment of annual amount of HIV testing, a huge number of cases diagnosed and identified.

At the 2011 United Nations General Assembly High-Level Meeting on AIDS that took place in June in New York, Member States adopted a new Political Declaration which contained new targets to effectively respond to the AIDS epidemic. The 2011 Political Declaration mandates UNAIDS to support countries in reporting back on progress made towards achieving the new commitments. It also provides for the UN Secretary-General to report regularly to the General Assembly on progress achieved in realizing these commitments. The preparation of the 2017 Global AIDS Progress Report (GAPR) for the Cook Islands was facilitated and compiled by the Ministry of Health, with relevant government ministries, non-government organizations and civil society involved in the response to HIV/AIDS and STIs. Collection of data for this report was carried out in consultation with ministry of health staff and various stakeholders throughout 2017. Data were collated and analysed by MOH for the completion of this report.

At the 2011 United Nations General Assembly High-Level Meeting on AIDS that took place in June in New York, Member States adopted a new Political Declaration which contained new targets to effectively respond to the AIDS epidemic. The 2011 Political Declaration mandates UNAIDS to support countries in reporting back on progress made towards achieving the new commitments. It also provides for the UN Secretary-General to report regularly to the General Assembly on progress achieved in realizing these commitments. The impact of the HIV/AIDS epidemic on the country’s economy and human development index remains high hence Fiji will continue to intensify the implementation of proven interventions to reverse the trend of HIV in the country consciously.

At the 2011 United Nations General Assembly High-Level Meeting on AIDS that took place in June in New York, Member States adopted a new Political Declaration which contained new targets to effectively respond to the AIDS epidemic. The 2011 Political Declaration mandates UNAIDS to support countries in reporting back on progress made towards achieving the new commitments. It also provides for the UN Secretary-General to report regularly to the General Assembly on progress achieved in realizing these commitments. Pakistan has an estimated 133,299 people living with HIV. The HIV epidemic in the country is concentrated in key populations namely: people who inject drugs (PWID), male, female and transgender sex workers (MSW, FSW & TGSW), men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgenders.

At the 2011 United Nations General Assembly High-Level Meeting on AIDS that took place in June in New York, Member States adopted a new Political Declaration which contained new targets to effectively respond to the AIDS epidemic. The 2011 Political Declaration mandates UNAIDS to support countries in reporting back on progress made towards achieving the new commitments. It also provides for the UN Secretary-General to report regularly to the General Assembly on progress achieved in realizing these commitments. The epidemic in Papua New Guinea can be best described as a mixed epidemic, with sexual transmission as the primary mode of transmission. In Papua New Guinea the current national prevalence of HIV in 2017 was estimated at 0.9 percent with approximately 48,000 people currently living with HIV.

At the 2011 United Nations General Assembly High-Level Meeting on AIDS that took place in June in New York, Member States adopted a new Political Declaration which contained new targets to effectively respond to the AIDS epidemic. The 2011 Political Declaration mandates UNAIDS to support countries in reporting back on progress made towards achieving the new commitments. It also provides for the UN Secretary-General to report regularly to the General Assembly on progress achieved in realizing these commitments. The first case of HIV recorded in Samoa was in 1990. Since then, 24 cumulative cases have been reported. Currently, there are 11 living cases of HIV. Though this is a low prevalence, low testing rates (4-5%) indicate that there are many more cases likely undetected. The high prevalence of other STI’s (Chlamydia at 20.7% in 2017), is also a concern and pose risks for increasing HIV transmission.

At the 2011 United Nations General Assembly High-Level Meeting on AIDS that took place in June in New York, Member States adopted a new Political Declaration which contained new targets to effectively respond to the AIDS epidemic. The 2011 Political Declaration mandates UNAIDS to support countries in reporting back on progress made towards achieving the new commitments. It also provides for the UN Secretary-General to report regularly to the General Assembly on progress achieved in realizing these commitments. The first HIV case in the Solomon Islands was in 1994. Since then, SI has had low HIV incidence each year. UNAIDS classified Solomon Islands as a low HIV prevalence country with an estimated prevalence of 0.002% that remained unchanged since 2010 (UNAIDS 2012). Despite the low incidence of HIV, data consistently show a high number of people infected with STIs across the country.

At the 2011 United Nations General Assembly High-Level Meeting on AIDS that took place in June in New York, Member States adopted a new Political Declaration which contained new targets to effectively respond to the AIDS epidemic. The 2011 Political Declaration mandates UNAIDS to support countries in reporting back on progress made towards achieving the new commitments. It also provides for the UN Secretary-General to report regularly to the General Assembly on progress achieved in realizing these commitments. HIV in Timor-Leste is predominantly sexually transmitted with around 98% of reported cases resulting from homosexual and heterosexual transmission. The first case of HIV was identified in 2003, and the cumulative number of cases reported has grown to 725 as of December 2017, the estimates for the same period being 711.

At the 2011 United Nations General Assembly High-Level Meeting on AIDS that took place in June in New York, Member States adopted a new Political Declaration which contained new targets to effectively respond to the AIDS epidemic. The 2011 Political Declaration mandates UNAIDS to support countries in reporting back on progress made towards achieving the new commitments. It also provides for the UN Secretary-General to report regularly to the General Assembly on progress achieved in realizing these commitments. Vanuatu consists of six provinces: Torba, Sanma, Penama, Malampa, Shefa, and Tafea. The data are collected from the national surveillance unit. Most of the indicators are relevant to the country, but we do not have any new data.