3000 young people between the ages of 15-24 are infected with HIV every day. Only 1 in 3 young people have full knowledge of how HIV is transmitted.

World leaders will meet on AIDS at the UN headquarters in New York 8-10 June 2011. Time has come for them to act. Add your name to this Call to Action: Young people need access to HIV prevention and treatment services now!

By endorsing the "What about HIV?" call for action, your name will be added to the document, to be delivered to the President of the General Assembly of the United Nations, at the opening of the UN GA High Level Meeting on AIDS in June 2011.

Get the facts:

In 2009, 5 million young people were living with HIV globally.

Young women account for 66 % of new infections among young people worldwide.

Young people account for 40 % of all new HIV infections among people aged 15-49.

In sub-Saharan Africa, young women aged 15-24 years are as much as eight times more likely than men to be living with HIV.

34 % of young people have comprehensive knowledge on HIV.

67% of all people living with HIVE are in sub-Saharan Africa.