The UNAIDS Joint Programme is a multi-stakeholder and multisectoral initiative that leads the United Nations system’s response to the global AIDS epidemic. The purpose of this review was to consolidate and analyze findings from previous Joint Programme evaluations, assessments, and reviews conducted between 2020 and 2024, as well as their management responses, to inform ongoing processes and an upcoming evaluation of the Joint Programme. 

The UNAIDS Evaluation Office led the review, with support from a Management Group that included the UNFPA Independent Evaluation Office, alongside the UNAIDS Secretariat, UNESCO, UNICEF and WHO. 

This review analyzed the Joint Programme’s work across several dimensions, focusing on its successes, key internal and external challenges, and opportunities in relation to the UNAIDS Joint Programme’s programmatic objectives. It also analyzed existing evidence on the extent to which key Joint Programme structures were fit-for-purpose, and the added value of the Joint Programme in sustaining the HIV response.