A/RES/70/266 Political Declaration on HIV and AIDS: On the Fast Track to Accelerating the Fight against HIV and to Ending the AIDS Epidemic by 2030 35. Note with deep concern the unacceptably low rates of testing and treatment coverage among children in developing countries, which are a result of social an d structural barriers similar to those that the adult population faces, as well as agespecific barriers, including low rates of early infant diagnosis, inadequate case finding of children outside of prevention of mother-to-child transmission settings, long delays in returning test results, poor linking of children to treatment, lack of adequate training for health-care workers in paediatric HIV testing, treatment and care, challenges with long-term adherence, the limited number and inadequate availability of efficacious antiretroviral child-friendly formulations in certain countries and regions, stigma and discrimination, and lack of adequate social protection for children and caregivers; 36. Acknowledge the progress made since the launch of the Global Plan towards the Elimination of New HIV Infections among Children by 2015 and Keeping Their Mothers Alive: 2011–2015, including that an estimated 85 countries are within reach of elimination of mother-to-child transmission, but note that continued efforts are greatly needed; 37. Reaffirm that access to safe, effective and affordable medicines and commodities for all, without discrimination, in the context of epidemics such as HIV and AIDS is fundamental to the full realization of the right of everyone to enjoy the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health, yet note with grave concern the high number of people without access to medicine and that the sustainability of providing lifelong safe, effective and affordable HIV treatment continues to be threatened by factors such as poverty and migration, lack of access to services and insufficient and unpredictable funding, especially for those left behind, and underscore that access to medicines would save millions of lives; 38. Welcome the reduction in the number of deaths among people living with HIV in some countries, in particular the reduction in the number of tuberculosis -related deaths among people living with HIV, which have fallen by 32 per cent since 2004, yet note with grave concern that, among people living with HIV, tuberculosis remains the leading cause of death and viral hepatitis is a significant cause of ill-health and mortality and that congenital syphilis continues to affect large numbers of pregnant women at risk of HIV and their infant s; 39. Express grave concern that young people between the ages of 15 and 24 years account for more than one third of all new HIV infections among adults, with 2,000 young people becoming infected with HIV each day, and that AIDS-related deaths are increasing among adolescents, making AIDS the second leading cause of death in adolescents globally, and note that many young people have limited access to good-quality education, nutritious food, decent employment and recreational facilities, as well as limited access to sexual and reproductive health-care services and programmes that provide the commodities, skills, knowledge and capability they need to protect themselves from HIV, that only 36 per cent of young men and 28 per cent of young women (15–24) possess accurate knowledge of HIV, and that laws and policies in some instances exclude young people from accessing sexual and reproductive health-care and HIV-related services, such as voluntary and confidential HIV testing, counselling, information and educatio n, while also recognizing the importance of reducing risk-taking behaviour and encouraging responsible sexual behaviour, including correct and consistent use of condoms; 40. Recognize the need to promote, protect and fulfil the rights of children in child-headed households, in particular those headed by girls, which may result from the death of parents and legal guardians and other economic, social and political 8/26