| 2000 | The eight United Nations Millennium Development Goals, agreed upon by United Nations Member States. |
| 2003 | Launch of the “3 by 5” initiative, International and National partners galvanized unprecedented support to scale up access to HIV treatment for people living with HIV in low and middle-income countries as a public health emergency. |
| 2006 | United Nations General Assembly High-Level Meeting on AIDS, countries committed to work towards universal access to comprehensive HIV prevention, treatment, care and support by 2010. This global commitment was accompanied by an agreement to set national targets based on country-specific needs and resources. |
| 2009 | Meeting of the Group of Eight countries (G8) held in L’Aquila, Italy in July 2009, heads of state committed to “implement further efforts towards universal access to HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment, care and support by 2010” and to “promote a comprehensive and integrated approach to the achievement of health related Millennium Development Goals” |
Resources:
UNAIDS
UNICEF
World Health Organization
Caritas
National Catholic AIDS Network