UNAIDS ‘90-90-90’ targets

In 2014, the UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) announced ambitious new global targets which build on its 'Getting to Zero' strategy and aim to end the HIV epidemic by 2030.

The UNAIDS 'Fast-Track' targets for 2020 are that:

  • 90 percent of people living with HIV will know their HIV status
  • 90 percent of people diagnosed with HIV will receive antiretroviral treatment
  • 90 percent of people on treatment will have suppressed viral loads.

Other significant targets are reducing the annual number of new HIV infections by more than 75% – to 500,000 by 2020 – and achieving zero discrimination.

In order to meet the '90-90-90' targets, UNAIDS says action during the next five years is crucial and calls for increased global investment.

UNAIDS’ aim is that these targets will increase to 95% by 2030.

The global context

HIV and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

In August 2015, UN Member States agreed upon an agenda for sustainable development goals to be achieved by 2030.

Goal 3, 'Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages', includes the following target: 'By 2030, end the epidemics of AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and neglected tropical diseases and combat hepatitis, water-borne diseases and other communicable diseases ….'

The Declaration that accompanies the SDGs agenda notes that people living with HIV are among the vulnerable populations who must be empowered through achievement of the goals.

More information: un.org, UNAIDS