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The headquarters of the African Development Bank (AfDB) are pictured, in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, on September 16, 2016.

The State of Global Health Funding: October 2026

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This year, the largest drop in foreign aid for health came from the United Kingdom, while Japan increased its contributions

U.S. President Donald Trump sits at his desk, behind a hat that reads "America is back" at the White House, in Washington, DC, on February 3, 2026.

President Trump's Mark on Global Health and Human Rights

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A nation that gave birth to grand societal achievements has now shattered the norms and values of international policy

Small Island Nations Remain Sidelined at Climate Conferences

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The lack of diversity behind climate decision-making has direct consequences for how the world responds to the crisis

Binata Pinata scales a fish her husband caught, as she sits in the sea just off Bikeman islet, located off South Tarawa, in the central Pacific island nation of Kiribati, on May 25, 2013.

Global Health Multilateralism Without the United States: What Comes Next?

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The UN General Assembly could clarify whether common ground still exists for global health multilateralism

President of the United Nations General Assembly Annalena Baerbock speaks during a high-level meeting to mark the 80th anniversary of the establishment of the United Nations at U.N. headquarters in New York City, U.S., September 22, 2025

A UN Dialogue on Climate and Health: Making the Case

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The World Health Assembly and COP30 rank among the chances this year to advance national policy on climate and health

A UN Dialogue on Climate and Health: Making the Case

Defending the Global Right to Choose

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Academics and UN bodies should strategize to counter the renewed threat to women's rights

Defending the Global Right to Choose

Vanishing Workforce: An Antimicrobial Resistance Threat

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Both public and private sectors should invest in antimicrobial research to attract and retain the best scientists

Vanishing Workforce: An Antimicrobial Resistance Threat

The United Nations Must Ensure Sustainable Access to Effective Antibiotics

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A collapse in the effectiveness of antibiotics could come without warning and imperil entire health systems

The United Nations Must Ensure Sustainable Access to Effective Antibiotics

Inside UN Relief Efforts in Gaza

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A recently deployed relief worker on preserving humanitarian principles amid the Israel-Hamas firestorm

Inside UN Relief Efforts in Gaza

There Is No Universal Health Care Without Universal Peace

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The symbiosis of peace and public health

There Is No Universal Health Care Without Universal Peace

The UN General Assembly Hosts an Ambitious Health Agenda

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Summits and high-level meetings will address post-COVID global health challenges

The UN General Assembly Hosts an Ambitious Health Agenda

To Prevent the Next Pandemic, Leaders Should Finish What They Started

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A pandemic action priority list

To Prevent the Next Pandemic, Leaders Should Finish What They Started