Since her appointment in May 2007, Elizabeth Mataka has been diligently using her position as the UN secretary general’s special envoy for AIDS to make an impact on continued responses to the epidemic across the continent. 

Press Statements

These are the special envoy’s advocacy concerning HIV and AIDS, from fighting homophobia to the need for more diligent attention to promoting gender equality and continued action from all sectors against HIV and AIDS.

 “We need to ask ourselves about the kind of legacy we will leave for our daughters and granddaughters. Unless we stand up to some of these harmful practices, all they will inherit is a certain death before they have actually lived” Elizabeth Mataka.

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Speeches and Appearances

Review the Special Envoy’s latest speeches at important events and conferences.

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Articles and Publications  

For links to in depth analyses of the HIV and AIDS epidemic and aspects of the health crisis in parts of Africa. Scholars and notes from the special envoy comment on what needs to be done.

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