Mr Michel Sidibé has been the Executive Director of UNAIDS, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, and Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations since 1 January 2009.

His vision is zero new HIV infections, zero discrimination and zero AIDS-related deaths which he has made the end goal of UNAIDS. He is committed to transforming UNAIDS into a results-oriented organization and to supporting countries to achieve the bold new targets outlined in the 2011 UN Political Declaration on HIV/AIDS.

An outspoken advocate with a people-centred approach, he has called for the elimination of new HIV infections among children by 2015.