dramatic difference in HIV prevention,

Beyond ‘business as usual’: objectives for enhanced
action, building on the achievements so far
Despite the challenges, an appropriate combination of action and investment by all relevant
stakeholders can make a dramatic difference in HIV prevention, treatment, care and support.
Indeed, many of the earliest and most dramatic HIV prevention successes around the world
involved men who have sex with men18.
UNAIDS and all ten Cosponsors are already working with partners throughout the world to
realize their mandate in support of universal access and the Millennium Development Goals.
UNAIDS can build its collective HIV-related efforts among men who have sex with men
and transgender people from a platform of existing engagement and experience19. Most of the
Cosponsors are involved in some work specifically responding to the HIV-related needs of men
who have sex with men and transgender people, and committed individuals from a variety of
agencies have ensured that the UN plays a key role in these issues in a number of countries. These
efforts must be applauded, supported, expanded and multiplied.