Winnie Byanyima
@Winnie_Byanyima • 337,776 subscribers
Passionate about justice & human dignity. In the struggle to #endAIDS. Executive Director of @UNAIDS. Opinions are my own.
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I am demanding that my spouse Dr Kifefe Kizza-Besigye is taken to see his personal doctor at her clinic in Bogolobi NOW. He has collapsed in court and was returned to prison. His doctor is concerned about his health. Dr Kifefe Kizza-Besigye has insisted NOT to be treated at a govt hospital. He does not trust any institution under the control of Yoweri K Museveni and his son Muhoozi Kainerugaba
Winnie Byanyima216,216 views • 3 months ago
Kiplimooooo! Hongera! #UgandaZaabu East African Community Juu, Juu, Juu zaidi!
Winnie Byanyima115,040 views • 2 months ago
My sister Hon Miria Matembe, your deep sense of justice and heartfelt solidarity with Kifefe Kizza-Besigye in this dark time move me deeply. Your courage in speaking out gives us strength and hope. We hold on to the belief that KB will endure this torment and walk free again.
Winnie Byanyima82,364 views • 4 months ago
This is the hero that Yoweri K Museveni and his bizarre son,the army chief, have chosen to brand a traitor! I will always be proud of Kifefe Kizza-Besigye’s selfless, life-saving contribution to a liberation struggle—one that was, sadly, hijacked. Mugisha Muntu
Winnie Byanyima217,791 views • 1 year ago
We are at a perilous moment in the global AIDS response. Decades of progress are at risk as the world pulls back just when we need to push forward. Donor cuts have hit the HIV response like a shockwave. Prevention services are collapsing, treatment expansion has stalled, and community organizations—the backbone of the response—are being forced to shut down. Community-led services—our frontline defenders—have been devastated. Across eight countries, 89% of their funding came from bilateral donors, 10.9% from multilaterals, and less than 0.1% from domestic sources. When donors withdraw, communities are left with nothing. The human cost is stark. In 2024, 570 adolescent girls and young women were newly infected with HIV every day. Yet, 60% of women-led HIV organizations have lost funding or closed programmes. : From rising criminalisation, to shrinking civic space, to collapsing services, those most at risk are being abandoned. But let me be clear: the science shows we can end AIDS. The question is whether politics will allow us to. That is why the Multi-Stakeholder Hearing this week and the United Nations High-Level Meeting on HIV/AIDS in June matter so much. We need governments to rally behind an ambitious, actionable Political Declaration—one that can save millions of lives and put the world back on track to end AIDS as a public health threat by 2030. #HLM2026AIDS #UnitedToEndAIDS
Winnie Byanyima70,608 views • 5 months ago
Thank you, Gen. Mugisha Muntu, for demanding bail for Kifefe Kizza-Besigye and Erias Lukwago. A sick man lies in hospital while Judge Baguma presses ahead with his trial. This is not justice. It is persecution dressed up as due process. End this sham. Grant them bail!
Winnie Byanyima24,612 views • 1 month ago
This Sunday marks one year since your violent abduction from Nairobi and your illegal detention in a military prison. You are innocent — targeted only for your views and now facing a death sentence. We miss you. We stand with you. We honour you. #FreeKizzaBesigye
Winnie Byanyima121,973 views • 11 months ago
The sad truth told by one courageous MP, Hon. Ibrahim Ssemujju Nganda (Parody)
Winnie Byanyima182,383 views • 1 year ago
Misleading. Legally, Uganda can ignore European Parliament but NOT without consequences. The Parliament influences funding decisions by the European Commission. It does not impose sanctions, but it can pressure the Council and Commission to do so. It can impact market access.
Winnie Byanyima70,813 views • 8 months ago
Thank you, BOBI WINE, for this call to action. This struggle isn’t just about Kifefe Kizza-Besigye—it’s about whether we allow Yoweri K Museveni to wield power over life and death in Uganda. By rejecting Museveni and his son’s military court, Besigye has drawn a line in the sand: the army cannot be used to override our laws and silence citizens. He stands for all of us. Let’s rise together and say NO to totalitarianism!
Winnie Byanyima144,953 views • 1 year ago
Merry Christmas to all my friends and followers! This morning I attended Mass at Gayaza parish, later I cut flowers in my garden, and now I’m in the kitchen with Anselm, cooking for friends. What a privilege it is simply to be alive — to belong to communities, to love and be loved. I take none of it for granted. May your day — and your year — be filled with joy, laughter, good health and the comfort of those who make your heart feel at home.
Winnie Byanyima79,409 views • 10 months ago
So pleased to join today's OAFLAD 🌍 Side Event at #UNGA81: A Legacy in Conversation: Delivering for Women and Girls. The African First Ladies who founded #OAFLAD in 2002 showed extraordinary courage. At a time when AIDS was devastating Africa and stigma kept so many silent, they chose to speak out and save lives. Their legacy is a reminder that courageous leadership can change history. 🎥⬇️
Winnie Byanyima12,986 views • 1 month ago
With the HIV response facing such massive disruption, and with communities serving the most marginalized under such pressure, UNAIDS Global is helping countries redesign programmes strategically, strengthen data systems, protect treatment, and make every dollar count. #UNGA81 #UnitedToEndAIDS
Winnie Byanyima11,393 views • 1 month ago
Leaving #UNGA81 with renewed hope and conviction that progress is possible when communities are at the centre, rights are protected, and solidarity is matched with investment. Grateful for the many discussions UNAIDS Global helped bring together and shape throughout the week. From African financing and health reform to community leadership and pandemic preparedness, this #UNGA showed how the unique convening role of UNAIDS remains essential.
Winnie Byanyima10,342 views • 29 days ago
The transformation of UNAIDS Global must deliver for the 41 million people living with HIV around the world, especially for those most marginalized and criminalized. The future of the HIV response must be more country-owned, more community-led, and more sustainably financed, while remaining grounded in human rights. Ultimately, transformation is not only about integrating UNAIDS into the UN system, it's about integrating the AIDS response into stronger national institutions. #UNGA81 #UnitedToEndAIDS
Winnie Byanyima10,441 views • 1 month ago