LIVING2026 is a pre‑conference to AIDS2026, led by the Global Network of People Living with HIV (GNP+) in partnership with the Prevention Access Campaign (PAC). It is a strategic response to a rapidly shifting global landscape including decreasing fiscal space, changing political priorities, and growing pressure on the systems that sustain PLHIV leadership and U=.
The LIVING Pre-Conferences has been the premier platform where PLHIV leaders and networks set priorities, shape political agendas, and drive accountability within the global HIV response. In 2026, we mark ten years of Undetectable = Untransmittable (U=U) as a milestone made possible through the leadership, science, and activism of people living with HIV.
This achievement arrives at a moment of profound transition. Funding reductions and geopolitical shifts threaten not only treatment continuity, but also the PLHIV‑led infrastructures that have delivered the world’s most significant gains in viral suppression, stigma reduction, and human rights.
LIVING2026 brings together PLHIV leaders, policymakers, funders, researchers, and allies to confront these realities and chart a coordinated, future‑focused agenda.
LIVING2026 is a political platform that reaffirms PLHIV leadership as a scientific, moral, and political force; strengthens PLHIV‑led systems; and aligns global strategies for long‑term sustainability.
The International AIDS Society is calling on the global HIV response to unite behind a simple principle: Put people first! at the AIDS 2026 conference.
UNAIDS is championing Let Community Lead claiming that the world can end AIDS, with communities leading the way.
The Living 2026 conference is taking these offers seriously.
We are asking the global community to reflect, re-imagine and redefine the future of the HIV movement by building a unique program at Living 2026 that examines sustainability, preparedness, and collaboration at the heart of our vision.
Living 2026 is an opportunity for people living with HIV and affected communities to come together to:
