Winnie Byanyima's Opening Remarks | HIV2020

A feminist and global leader on social justice issues, Winnie Byanyima assumed her functions as UNAIDS Executive Director on 1 November 2019. Prior to that, Ms Byanyima served for 6 years as Executive Director of Oxfam International. As a member of parliament, she led Uganda's first parliamentary women’s caucus, championing ground-breaking gender equality provisions in the county's 1995 post-conflict constitution. She has also served at the African Union Commission and as Director of Gender and Development at UNDP. She founded the civil society organization Forum for Women in Democracy (FOWODE) and co-founded a 60-member Global Gender and Climate Alliance of civil society, bilateral and multilateral organizations. She has served on numerous global boards and commissions including the African Capacity Building Foundation and the International Centre for Research on Women. Here, Winnie Byanyima gives her remarks at the Opening Plenary of #HIV2020 Online #ReclaimTheResponse Learn more about the HIV2020 Conference and register here: https://www.hiv2020.org/