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A shift in gears will put the end of AIDS in sight Uniting behind shared responsibility for common goals United Nations Member States demonstrated solidarity and a renewed commitment in June 2011 when they agreed on the Political Declaration on HIV/AIDS: Intensifying Our Efforts to Eliminate HIV/AIDS. The 2011 Political Declaration calls for greater efforts to end the epidemic and it recommits Member States to the goal of universal access to HIV prevention, treatment, care and support. The Declaration contains ambitious targets for 2015 and reflects unified support for the vision of zero new HIV infections, zero discrimination and zero AIDS-related deaths. The 2011 Political Declaration recognized resource mobilization as a shared responsibility. The international community provides a substantial amount of investment in AIDS responses, with bilateral donors (Member States that provide development assistance directly to recipient countries) providing 31% of investments, multilateral institutions 12%, and the philanthropic sector 5%. However, the majority of AIDS expenditures in low- and middleincome countries (52%) were provided by domestic sources. Most low- and middle-income countries are expected to see strong economic growth in the immediate future, suggesting an increased capacity to devote additional resources to health, including HIV programmes.
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