“Youth is the future and women are the pillars of society; whatever our circumstances we are all equal in rights.” Romesa Roy William is a member of the core group of the #GenerationNow initiative working on how the SRHR and HIV movements can move the dial for young women and girls by ensuring that policies are integrated, comprehensive and differentiated to meet their needs. #InternationalWomensDay #SheDecides

We strive for a world where women’s voices are heard and their decisions respected. When every girl and woman are given full control of their bodies and their futures, everyone in society benefits. #GenerationNow aims to contribute to achieving health and rights, particularly for young women and girls, by increasing political and financial investment across sectors in support of integrated HIV and sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) responses.

#GenerationNow will organize a series of pre-conference meetings to unite policy makers, implementers and advocates to increase understanding of and advocate for integrated HIV and SRHR policies to shape systems and services that meet those in need, including adolescents and young women. The first will take place on 22 July 2018 at the 22nd International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2018), in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

Ahead of International Women's Day on 8 March, we are sharing a series of quotes from our #GenerationNow campaign, in partnership with Women Deliver, that highlight the #PressForProgress toward making integrated and comprehensive SRHR and HIV policies, services and systems, the norm and not the exception. Anja Pedersen along with many others are working everyday to ensure fulfillment of health and rights for adolescent girls and young women across the globe. When #SheDecides, our world becomes better, stronger and safer.

Help stamp out HIV stigma this #ZeroDiscriminationDay by taking part in the Positive Action Challenge with the International AIDS Society and ViiV Healthcare. The Stamping out Stigma Challenge is seeking technological innovations and interventions which foster collaborations between public clinics and NGOs to increase stigma-free access to sexual and reproductive health (SRH) and HIV services for key populations. The prize amount is US$100,000 and applications close on 12 April 2018.

Just launched! The Journal of the International AIDS Society (JIAS) special issue ‘Paediatric and Adolescent HIV and the Sustainable Development Goals: the road ahead to 2030’. This supplement uses the latest evidence to highlight opportunities of the SDGs to ensure children and adolescents are not left behind in the global response to HIV.

We are proud to announce the launch of Generation Now: Our Health, Our Rights. A first-of-its kind partnership between the International AIDS Society and Women Deliver to unite two of the world's largest movements towards a common goal: ensuring fulfilment of health and rights for adolescent girls and young women. Join the #GenerationNow movement and support young people taking bold steps to ensure that integrated and comprehensive SRHR and HIV policies, services and systems are the norm and not the exception!

South African female sex workers are at high-risk of acquiring HIV, with a recent study reporting a prevalence of 72% in the greater Johannesburg area, and 40% and 54% in Cape Town and Durban respectively. A new study in the Journal of the International AIDS Society (JIAS) explores the potential uptake of PrEP as an HIV prevention option among female sex workers in South Africa.

Nearly 19 months after the 21st International AIDS Conference took place in Durban, South Africa, the official report takes a look at the lasting impact of the landmark conference, and highlights some of the major scientific and community-based actions to come out of #AIDS2016. Download the full report via the link below.

The latest data published by the Philippine Department of Health shows an alarming increase in the number of HIV cases in the country.

We are proud to announce that Mexico City, Mexico will host the 10th IAS Conference on HIV Science (IAS 2019) on 21-24 July 2019. Save the date and visit www.ias2019.org for the full announcement. #IAS2019

Last chance to apply for a US$12,500 #IASYouthVoices grant to strengthen or develop youth-friendly HIV services in your community. The grants are available to young people under 30 years old based in Kenya, Malawi, South Africa, Tanzania or Zimbabwe who are working on youth-friendly HIV services in partnership with an HIV service provider/clinic. Submission close Sunday, 18 February.