Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment her Department has made of the need to tackle HIV and AIDS in its youth strategy.

DFID’s Youth Agenda puts young people front and centre in the fight against global poverty. We are committed to working with young people, supporting them to be agents and advocates of change.

The UK is very concerned that adolescents are the only group, among HIV-affected populations, whose mortality figures are not decreasing. Many young people still lack access to information and services for sexual and reproductive health. In many countries, policies and laws explicitly exclude young people from sexual and HIV-related services.

The UK is committed to integrate the HIV response across all sectors for a truly comprehensive approach to end AIDS by 2030. Our work supports countries to find ways to enable safe, healthy and informed choices.