Lord Allen of Kensington – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for International Development

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Allen of Kensington on 2015-12-02.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the levels of bilateral and multilateral HIV donor funding from governments of EU member states, and what more they will do to ensure that EU member states increase their HIV donor funding.

Baroness Verma

The UK government supports UNAIDS’ call for shared responsibility and global solidarity in the fight against AIDS. We strongly believe donors should commit according to their ability to contribute. UNAIDS’ has published an assessment of donor contributions to the AIDS response compared with their share of the global economy (this is available, as part of their 2016-21 Strategy, on the UNAIDS website). We are proud to be the second largest international funder of HIV prevention, treatment and care. We encourage countries to contribute their share, including EU Member States. The UK uses fora such as the UNAIDS and Global Fund board meetings to urge them to step up and do their part for the HIV epidemic.