Overview

• The two‑minute film premiered at the UN General Assembly on September 22 as part of a campaign to keep the goal of ending AIDS as a public health threat by 2030 on track.
• Prince Harry appears alongside Charlize Theron, Magic Johnson and Thuso Mbedu, with HIV activists Fabian Quezada and Andiswa Cindi amplifying community perspectives.
• UNAIDS reports that cuts are already causing shortages of community health workers and data collectors in high‑burden countries including Eswatini, Mozambique and South Africa.
• Harry warns that babies are being born with HIV due to disrupted antiretroviral treatment for mothers and calls the rollback of support a devastating betrayal of progress.
• Coverage links the funding gap to recent reductions in major donor programs such as USAID, while the film also highlights promising prevention advances that require affordable, equitable access.