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The World Health Organization's Mandate is More …

WEBThe U.S. must lead in our commitment to funding. The WHO coordinates its entire global public health mandate with a budget of less than $2.5 billion a year – the …

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World Health Organization Pandemic Accord

WEBIn the wake of some of the hardest months of the COVID-19 pandemic, all 194 countries that comprise WHO convened the second-ever “special session” of the World Health …

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World Health Organization: Building a Healthier Future

WEBSince 1988, GPEI and WHO have reduced global polio cases by 99.9 percent, from 350,000 cases to just 22 in 2017. These investments in polio eradication have in …

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Briefing Book Better World Campaign

WEBPeacekeeping operations are deployed to conflict zones around the world and tasked with ensuring stability, protecting civilians from violence, facilitating humanitarian assistance, …

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The UN and Human Rights

WEBThe UN’s human rights work is multi-faceted and carried out by an array of entities. One of the most significant of these forums is the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC), an …

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WHO’s “Solidarity” Clinical Trial for COVID-19

WEBGiven the extreme pressure that COVID-19 is placing on health care systems worldwide, there is a pressing need to expeditiously identify therapies that can …

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Responding to the COVID-19 Pandemic

WEBBy January 10th, 2020, WHO issued a comprehensive package of guidance to countries on how to detect, test, and manage potential COVID-19 cases, and how to best protect …

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The Global Goals: Ending Extreme Poverty

WEBThese include alleviating extreme poverty and hunger, ensuring access to safe drinking water and education, combating infectious disease, empowering women and girls, and …

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UN Strengthening and Reform

WEBIn 2019, the UN Secretariat began implementing a set of systemic and interlinked changes. These reforms center around three pillars: (1) repositioning the UN development system …

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84 NGOs Urge Congress to Fully Fund the UN in FY 2021

WEBOn May 15, eighty-four organizations wrote to Congressional leaders supporting full United Nations FY’21 funding, including to the World Health Organization (WHO), paying back …

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Fiscal Year 2023 President’s Budget Summary

WEBOverall, the FY’23 President’s Budget Request includes $10.576 billion for State and USAID global health programs, including $6.62 billion for global health …

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UN Funds, Programs and Specialized Agencies

WEBUNFPA is the largest international source of funding for population and reproductive health programs in the world. UNFPA helps women, men, and young people plan their families, …

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Dr. Geeta Rao Gupta Confirmed As Ambassador For Global …

WEBOn Wednesday, May 10, 2023, the U.S. Senate confirmed President Biden’s nominee for Ambassador at Large for Global Women’s Issues at the Department of State. Dr. Geeta …

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Providing Humanitarian Assistance

WEBProviding Humanitarian Assistance. For many people, the UN is the world’s ‘911 service’–a first-responder that helps deliver food, shelter, clean water, medical assistance, and …

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Key UN Institutions

WEBKey UN Institutions. The UN Charter, the treaty signed in June 1945 that formed the United Nations, established six principle organs of the new international organization. While the …

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UN Peacekeeping: A Force for Global Peace and Stability

WEBThe United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) was established in 1964 to end fighting between Greek and Turkish Cypriots on the island and bring about a return …

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