World AIDS Day, observed December 1 each year, is dedicated to raising awareness of the global AIDS epidemic caused by the spread of HIV infection. December 1 was chosen because the first case of AIDS was diagnosed on this day in 1981. Since then, AIDS has killed millions, making it one of the most destructive epidemics in recorded history.
The concept of a World AIDS Day originated at the 1988 World Summit of Ministers of Health on Programmes for AIDS Prevention. Since then, it has been taken up by governments, international organizations, and charities around the world, quickly establishing itself as one of the world's most successful commemorative events.
The campaign actively addresses the way gender inequality helps fuel the transmission of HIV, focusing heavily on challenges faced by women and girls globally. The campaign's message, “Have you heard me today?”, serves as a direct call for collective action across entire global communities.
In 1983, the global community launched the AIDS Candlelight Memorial Day campaigns. Traditionally commemorated on the 3rd week of May, over 90 countries now join this global call for action. It serves as the largest global grassroots AIDS event, providing a unified platform to strengthen local awareness and mobilize structural community responses.
The memorial enables all of us to actively participate in the following objectives:
Georgia officially joined the AIDS Candlelight Memorial in 1996. Country-level partners — including government agencies, local NGOs, the UN, and international organizations — respond to this global action through coordinated press conferences, street actions, broadcast media, and widespread social mobilization events in Tbilisi and at regional levels.
Millions of people wear the red ribbon worldwide. Created in 1991 by the painter Frank Moore, it quickly became a globally recognized and beautiful symbol of compassion, awareness, and proactive solidarity.
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