2016 High Level Meeting on Ending AIDS

2016 High Level Meeting on Ending AIDS is an annual United Nations meeting on HIV/AIDS.[1] It will mainly focus the public awareness on the significance of a fast-track approach to the AIDS response in the next five years.[2] The ban of 11 LGBT organizations by 51 Muslim states caused protests by the United States, Canada, the European Union and LGBT communities. 57 countries including Egypt, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates from the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation requested the removal of LGBT associations in a letter giving no explicit reason for it.[3][4]

References
  1. "HLM2016AIDS". UNAIDS. 1 March 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  2. https://www.unaids.org/sites/default/files/media_asset/2016HighLevelMeeting_en.pdf
  3. James Rothwell (18 May 2016). "Muslim countries ban gay and transgender reps from United Nations meeting on Aids". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  4. Michelle Nichols (17 May 2016). "Muslim states block gay groups from U.N. AIDS meeting; U.S. protests". Reuters. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
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