Launch of the HIV Language Compendium
The HIV Language Compendium is a compilation of internationally agreed upon language that provides precedents for the use, proper interpretation, and significance of concepts and terms crucial for an evidence-based and rights-affirming response to HIV. By documenting key language in United Nations agreements and related texts, the Compendium is intended to be a resource for governments, global health actors, and civil society that:
- Provides a bulwark against efforts to reverse the tide of progress by weakening language in future multilateral negotiations and agreements;
- Supports efforts to codify international commitments and norms into national law and policy.
This work was launched at the 2022 International AIDS Conference by the HIV Policy Lab, Global Network of People Living with HIV (GNP+), and Aidsfonds; and overseen by the Love Alliance.