Negotiators have until next year to try for a deal in WHO's decision-making body, but aim for a special session this year.
GENEVA (AN) — Negotiators from the World Health Organization's 194 member nations resumed work on a landmark agreement about handling pandemics, hoping to gain passage before the end of the year.
WHO's Intergovernmental Negotiating Body took up the latest draft on Monday, continuing nearly three years of talks that were supposed to have been concluded by now but were extended until May 2025.
The spike in the world’s deadliest infectious disease comes as officials warn global aid cuts could lead to a resurgence.
More than 275,000 glaciers cover 700,000 square kilometers of the planet. Glaciers and ice sheets store 70% of all freshwater.
The U.N. weather agency says some human-induced effects will be 'irreversible over hundreds if not thousands of years.'
The Arctic Council finds itself at a difficult crossroads as its member nations move to exploit the region's mineral wealth.
Experts agreed science and diplomacy need to evolve to build trust, solve problems, and promote national interests.
The spike in the world’s deadliest infectious disease comes as officials warn global aid cuts could lead to a resurgence.
More than 275,000 glaciers cover 700,000 square kilometers of the planet. Glaciers and ice sheets store 70% of all freshwater.
From migrants to refugees, millions of lives and the organizations that help them are at risk from U.S. aid cuts.
