Cleiton Euzebio de Lima

Cleiton currently serves as Acting Team Lead for Community and Youth Engagement at UNAIDS Global, overseeing the development and implementation of UNAIDS’ engagement strategy to strengthen community leadership within the HIV response.

Cleiton brings over 15 years of expertise in designing and implementing programmes to advance rights and acess to health of key and other vulnerable populations, with community leadership at the center and in partnership with governments, donors, academia and other stakeholders. Cleiton also worked as Senior Adviser for Communities and Key Populations, and UNAIDS Country Director a.i. for Brazil. His career includes roles with UNFPA, UNODC, and UNIFEM. Cleiton holds Masters degree in Political Science from the University of Brasilia.