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The UN Special Envoys for HIV/AIDS are individuals selected by the United Nations Secretary-General to help advance the AIDS agenda in the regions they cover.
Their selection is guided by their special competencies, technical expertise, visibility in the international arena, and their knowledge of certain countries and regions. Not least is their commitment to advancing the AIDS agenda on a global level and ensuring that AIDS is kept high as a political priority within their respective regions of responsibility and operation.
Special and Personal Representatives and Envoys of the Secretary-General
View full list of the Special and Personal Representatives and Envoys of the Secretary-General
J.V.R.Prasada Rao, United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for AIDS in Asia and the Pacific
J.V.R.Prasada Rao, a national of India, was appointed United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for AIDS in Asia and the Pacific in July 2012. During his work with Government of India and later with UNAIDS, Mr Rao always advocated for the empowerment of vulnerable communities and people living with HIV as an essential element to achieve an HIV-free society in Asia and the Pacific.
Michel Kazatchkine, United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for AIDS in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
Michel Kazatchkine was appointed United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for AIDS in Eastern Europe and Central Asia in July 2012. Mr Kazatchkine has devoted thirty years of his professional life to the AIDS response. From 2007 to 2012 he served as the Executive Director of the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria and from 1998 to 2005 he was Director of the French National Agency for AIDS Research. Between 2005 and 2007 he served as France's Global Ambassador for HIV and Communicable Diseases.
Professor John Edward Greene United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for AIDS in the Caribbean
Professor John Edward Greene, a national of Guyana, was appointed as the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for AIDS in the Caribbean in 2012. Professor Greene joined the CARICOM Secretariat in 2000 as Assistant Secretary-General, Human and Social Development where he crafted the blue-print for the establishment of the Pan-Caribbean Partnership against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP) which was recognized in 2004 as an international best practice in the response to AIDS.