The World Health Organization issued an urgent call for action on Tuesday to prevent a repeat of an epidemic of the ...

UNESCO runs the influential World Heritage Sites program. There are 26 UNESCO World Heritage sites in the United States ...

The United States has rejected amendments adopted in 2024 by members of the World Health Organization to its legally binding ...

A decision to pull out of UNESCO was the latest move by the Trump administration to cut ties with international organizations ...

RFK Jr. says the policy ‘lays the groundwork for global medical surveillance over every human being.’ ...

Director-General of the World Health Organization Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus at the scene of the deadly earthquake at Syrian-Turkish border on Mar. 1, 2023. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi.

In its more than 70-year history, the WHO has tackled some of the world’s most pressing health issues, including emergencies. It helped eliminate smallpox and all but eliminate polio.

The World Health Organization (WHO) says Israel’s ground offensive in central Gaza has compromised its efforts to continue working, after its facilities came under attack ...

The World Health Organization has verified 43 attacks on health care in the three weeks since Russia invaded Ukraine, and says hundreds of facilities remain at risk. Accessibility links.

The World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a pandemic but was also criticized for its response. President Trump withdrew support from WHO, but President Biden renewed support his first ...