1. September 20, 2023 – The United Nations plans to adopt a “Political Declaration of the United Nations General Assembly High-level Meeting on Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response”
2. December 1, 2023 – Deadline to REJECT the amendments to the International Health Regulations that were adopted on May 27, 2022.
The U.K. is weighing an initiative to rubber stamp drugs already sanctioned abroad, but critics warn the plan undercuts safety standards and signals a move toward the World Health Organization’s “One Health” strategy. The U.K.’s drug regulator, the Medicines and…
“When the world faces a complex global shock, we must ensure that all parts of the multilateral system are accountable for contributing to a collective response. No single agency exists to gather stakeholders in the event of complex global shocks. The United Nations is the only organization that can fulfil this role.”…
The World Health Organization (W.H.O.) is an agency formed under the auspices of the United Nations (U.N.) in 1948, shortly after the U.N. itself was formed following World War 2. It is considered a specialized agency of the U.N. Unlike other specialized U.N. agencies, the W.H.O. has its own constitution, and can make treaties. The W.H.O. is composed of…
One of the subjects increasingly relevant to the #ExitTheWHO campaign is whether the World Health Organization and the United Nations can impose, influence or recommend sanctions on countries that do not or cannot comply with health-related obligations imposed on…
The UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are the basis of Agenda 2030, a collection of seventeen interlinked objectives, adopted as a resolution by the General Assembly of the United Nations in 2015. They are described as a “shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet, now and into the future.”[1] The UN Secretary-General’s intention…
With the founding of the United Nations in the immediate aftermath of WWII a powerful global framework emerged out of the rubble. While the United Nations is generally associated with “keeping the peace,” the World Health Organization, the World Trade Organization, the World Bank, and the International Monetary Fund soon arose to perform additional functions…
Did you know the U.N. also wants extra powers to govern in any kind of emergency? The United…
This article is a repost with permission from the author. The World Economic Forum is now the self-designated…
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