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Health·17 April 2025

Nations clinch pandemic treaty in sign that ‘multilateralism is alive and well’

Co-chair of the negotiations, French ambassador Anne-Claire Amprou, and the WHO director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus cheer at the conclusion of negotiations for a pandemic treaty on 16 April 2025. (WHO)

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Climate·7 March 2024

UN rights expert David Boyd: ‘Businesses are treating the environment like a free dumping ground’

David Boyd, UN special rapporteur on human rights and the environment, in Geneva, 5 March 2024. (Geneva Solutions/Michelle Langrand)

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Health And Social Care·23 May 2023

Pandemic treaty talks: is there room for Indigenous knowledge?

An Indigenous man wearing a protective mask during

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Health·9 January 2023

WHO Proposes High-Level Global Council to Guide Future Health Emergencies

A high-level council to govern global health emergencies, made up of heads of state and other international leaders, is one of the proposals to be discussed by the World Health Organization (WHO) this year.

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Economics·4 January 2023

Global Forum for Food and Agriculture 2023

By Federal Ministry for Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection of Germany 04 January 2023

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Health·27 July 2022

UN Coordinates Policy Responses to Global Food Crisis

The President of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) and the Chairperson of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) co-convened a high-level special event to foster coordinated global…

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Health·19 April 2022

Pledge to Pause

The things we share online can spread like wildfire and a small share can have big consequences. Watch the short film above, join us in our mission to tackle misinformation and encourage your followers across your social channels to take…

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Health·6 February 2022

United Nations to shape a strong recovery and scale up efforts for the global goals

By United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs • 04 February 2022

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Health·22 November 2021

World must agree pandemic treaty and strengthen WHO, experts warn

A nurse leaves a hospital in Gulu, Uganda after administering Covid-19 vaccinations, September 2021. Vaccine inequity has meant more than 50 countries have missed the World Health Organization's (WHO) target for 10 per cent of their…

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United Nations·18 September 2021

Secretary-General Unveils Vision for Future-Oriented UN

The UN Secretary-General has issued a report on how to secure a breakthrough for humanity through a series of choices to avert a historical breakdown of societies, and instead realize a “greener, safer, better” future. The ‘Our Common…

ON Network · 5 min read

Health·30 June 2021

WHO: AI-driven health revolution must leave no-one behind

Published on 30 June 2021, 05:50. Updated on 30 June 2021, 09:44.

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Health·26 May 2021

Standing for the health of Palestine refugees, health care is a human right, not a privilege

By United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East • 26 may 2021

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Health·16 May 2021

Islamic social financing to support efforts to recover and rebuild from COVID-19 pandemic

The United Nations and the Islamic Development Bank launched on May 11 an initiative to assist finance efforts to recover better as the world continues to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Health·22 April 2021

Bill Gates is ready to spend more on global health - governments should do the same, says foundation official

Bill Gates, former Microsoft CEO and co-founder of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation speaks during a press conference in Tokyo

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Health·21 March 2021

Women must be ‘front and center’ of pandemic recovery, UN chief says

“Male-dominated teams will come up with male-dominated solutions”, Secretary-General António Guterres warned a virtual town hall with women civil society during the 65th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CWS) .

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Arts & Culture·17 March 2021

World Health Organization joins art world to launch global campaign confronting mental health toll of pandemic

A still from Ragnar Kjartansson's 2018 video Figures in Landscape (Friday), which will be offered at auction by Christie's on 25 March in support of the Healing Arts campaign

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Health·20 January 2021

EU eyes scheme to share surplus COVID-19 vaccines with poorer nations

This content was published on January 19, 2021 - 17:11January 19, 2021 - 17:11

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Health And Social Care·16 January 2021

Opinion: The Fight Against COVID Continues, But There May be Light at The End of The Tunnel

With the vaccine process commencing, will there finall

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Charities·8 November 2020

World can save lives and ‘end this pandemic, together’ – WHO chief

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Education·24 October 2020

In new strategy, Wellcome Trust will take on global health challenges

With an endowment worth £28 billion, the Wellcome Trust is taking on goal-oriented global health challenges. ARCAID IMAGES/ALAMY STOCK PHOTO

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Health·10 September 2020

The next generation of tech leaders offer to bring the future to the table

Published on 08 September 2020, 18:00. Updated on 10 September 2020, 06:13.

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Health·9 September 2020

A happier marriage between science and policy - some advice from Swiss Public health experts

Published on 10 September 2020, 05:00. Updated on 10 September 2020, 06:13.

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Health·24 August 2020

Germany & France Propose Reforms To Give The WHO More Power, Funding & Oversight

The World Health Organization Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland

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Charities·6 May 2020

Norway increases commitment to immunisation for the most vulnerable, pledges USD 1 billion to Gavi

Geneva, 04 May 2020 – Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance today welcomed a USD 1 billion pledge from Norway . The pledge, which represents a substantial increase from the country’s previous funding of the Alliance, was made at an online pledging…

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Health·7 January 2020

Investing in health workers yields ‘triple dividend’, WHO chief says in New Year’s message

World Bank/Salahaldeen Nadir Nurse training in Hamashkoreeb, Sudan

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Charities·28 June 2025

Featured Story: Friendship Bench - opening the mind to finding solutions

FRIENDSHIP BENCH project is an evidence-based intervention developed in Zimbabwe to bridge the mental health treatment gap. Our mission is to enhance mental well-being and improve quality of life through the use of problem solving therapy…

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Arts & Culture·28 July 2019

‘Fine Art Is Good Medicine’: How Hospitals Around the World Are Experimenting With the Healing Power of Art

Jennifer Steinkamp, Mike Kelley 1 (2007) at Cleveland Clinic. Courtesy artist and Lehmann Maupin Photo: Steve Travarca.

ON Network · 10 min read