UNITED NATIONS, June 9 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations will convene on Tuesday a high-level meeting on AIDS to review progress made in implementing the 2001 Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS and the 2006 Political Declaration on HIV/AIDS.

    In a report made public ahead of this gathering, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon highlighted decreases in new HIV infections and AIDS deaths over the past decade.

    Investment made in the AIDS response over the last 10 years are starting to bear fruit, Ban said.

    However, despite the advances and increases in resources for HIV, which totaled 10 billion U.S. dollars last year, the UN chief warned that the gap between available resources and actual need was hampering efforts to achieve universal access goals.

    "The world will fall short of achieving universal access to HIV prevention, treatment, care and support in the absence of a significant increase in the level of resources available for HIV programs in low-and middle-income countries," he stated.

    Ban will present his report to the UN General Assembly at the high-level meeting on AIDS to be held on Tuesday and Wednesday at the UN Headquarters in New York.

    The event will bringing together several heads of state and over 80 ministers, senior officials and representatives of international organizations and civil society.