Charlize Theron Instagram – “There’s one simple reason we’re missing our goal [to end AIDS by 2030]: inequality. Because the fact remains, whether you live or die from AIDS is still too often determined by who you are, who you love, and where you live.” Earlier this week, as a @unitednations Messenger of Peace and Founder of @CTAOP, I was so honored to speak at the opening of the UN High-Level Meeting on Ending AIDS. I was there for Yana, the young leader from the Ukraine who shared her story right before me, who was born with HIV. I was there for Aya, a young activist who works with one of @CTAOP’s Partners, @spfinfo, in the Eastern Cape, who will no longer wait for anyone else to create change tomorrow – she’ll do it herself today. And I was there for all of the young people across my home country of South Africa, and around the world. The sad truth is that today, we are failing them. We missed our targets for 2020, and inequalities abound. We have a LOT of work to do in dismantling this global health apartheid. But our goals are still within reach –– we simply can’t lose focus. I will not lose focus, and I call on all members of the UNGA to do the same. #HLM2021AIDS @UNAIDSglobal