Michel Sidibé

Executive Director, UNAIDS

Michel Sidibé is committed to transforming UNAIDS into a results-oriented organization and to supporting countries in achieving their universal access targets and Millennium Development Goals. An outspoken advocate with a people-centered approach, he has called for the elimination of mother-to-child HIV transmission and reducing TB-related death among people living with HIV by half by 2015. He also champions the reform of punitive laws that stigmatize people vulnerable to HIV. Sidibé has spent over 35 years in public service, including 14 at UNICEF. He is Under Secretary-General of the United Nations since January 1, 2009, an Honorary Professor at Stellenbosch University, South Africa, and received France's Légion d’honneur (Chevalier) and Monaco's Order of Saint-Charles.

Associated Sessions

Morning Plenary - Girls and Women: Joining Forces to Get the Best Results