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WHO Chief Says 'Large Proportion' Of Gaza's People 'Starving'

The World Health Organization's chief warned Wednesday of widespread starvation in Gaza, saying food deliveries into the war-ravaged Palestinian territory were "far below what is needed for the survival of the population".

International Business Times

At least 72 Palestinians killed by Israeli fire in past 24 hours as Unwra chief brands Gaza ‘hell on earth’ - as it happened

Head of UN Palestinian Refugee Agency says aid distribution points are a ‘sadistic death trap’

The Guardian - UK

WHO says Israeli forces attacked its Gaza facilities and detained staff

Broader Israeli assault across Gaza leaves at least 130 Palestinians dead and over 1,000 wounded over 24 hours

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World Health Organisation chief to attend opening of Edinburgh research hub

The director-general of the World Health Organisation (WHO) will be among the guests attending the opening of a…

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Call for more taxes on smoking to make up cuts to global aid funding

It comes as a new World Health Organisation report says progress tackling tobacco use has seen the biggest slow-down in almost 20 years

The Independent UK

Israel kills more than 70 Palestinians in relentless attacks across Gaza

Child among 20 killed near controversial US-run aid centres; displaced people in tents and medics also killed.

Al Jazeera

WHO Chief Begs Israel To Show 'Mercy' In Gaza

Fighting back tears, the head of the World Health Organization on Thursday urged Israel to have "mercy" in the Gaza war and insisted peace would be in Israel's own interests.

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WHO Adopts Landmark Pandemic Agreement

The World Health Organization's member states on Tuesday adopted a landmark Pandemic Agreement on tackling future health crises, after more than three years of negotiations sparked by the shock of Covid-19.

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WHO chief says budget plea is 'extremely modest' compared to 'costs of war' or tobacco advertising

The UN health agency is asking for the equivalent of €3.7 billion for the next two years to fill a funding shortfall.

Euronews

Aid cuts forcing people in 70 countries to miss out on much-needed medical care, WHO warns

Health facilities have closed and health workers are losing their jobs, WHO director Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says

The Independent UK

WHO opens annual assembly as UN health agency faces 'existential crisis' in wake of US funding cuts

The World Health Organization is opening its annual meeting of government ministers and other top envoys facing one of the most serious crises of its 77-year history in the wake of Trump administration funding cuts and plans to withdraw the United States

The Independent UK

Pandemic Accord, Tightened Budget On Menu At Big WHO Meet

Next week promises to be a crucial one for the World Health Organization, with member states coming together in Geneva to adopt a landmark pandemic agreement and a slimmed-down budget amid US funding cuts.

International Business Times

Global health funding faces worst crisis ‘in memory’, WHO chief says

WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says contributions have fallen sharply across the board.

Al Jazeera

WHO Announces 'Significant' Layoffs Amid US Funding Cuts

The World Health Organization chief said Tuesday that operations and jobs would be slashed as US funding cuts had left the UN agency with a budget hole of several hundred million dollars.

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WHO countries strike landmark deal on tackling future pandemics

Years of negotiations culminated early Wednesday with countries agreeing the text of a landmark accord on how to tackle future pandemics, aimed at avoiding the mistakes made during the Covid-19 crisis.

Al Jazeera

Israel’s attack on al-Alhi Hospital in Gaza City draws global condemnation

Qatar says strike was ‘horrific massacre’. UK calls for end to Israel’s ‘deplorable attacks’, which WHO also condemns.

International Business Times

Accord Reached 'In Principle' Over Tackling Future Pandemics: Negotiating Body

WHO members on Saturday reached agreement over how to tackle future pandemics after three years of discussions, the co-chair of the negotiating body told AFP. "We have an accord in principle" and the final version will have to be okayed by the various member states, Anne-Claire Amprou, who is also…

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WHO Facing $2.5-bn Gap Even After Slashing Budget: Report

The World Health Organization is facing a gaping deficit this year and through 2027 following the US decision to withdraw, even after dramatically slashing its budget, a media report indicated Wednesday.

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International Business Times

WHO Must Cut Budget By Fifth After US Pullout: Email

The World Health Organization has proposed slashing a fifth of its budget following the US decision to withdraw, and must now reduce its reach and workforce, its chief said in an internal email seen by AFP on Saturday.

International Business Times

Five Years Ago, WHO's Pandemic Call Shook World Into Action

Five years ago on Tuesday, the World Health Organization announced Covid-19 had become a pandemic -- a moment when the world finally woke up to the unfolding disaster.

The Guardian - UK

More than 160 Gazan medics held in Israeli prisons amid reports of torture

Senior doctors claim they were subjected to months of physical abuse, as UN calls for release of those still detained

International Business Times

'History Will Not Forgive' Failure To Seal Pandemic Deal: WHO Chief

The head of the UN's health agency warned Friday that history would not forgive countries if they failed to strike a pandemic treaty at the last hurdle World Health Organization leader Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus made the comments with progress slow and time running out for the talks.

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'Now Or Never' For Pandemic Accord, Says WHO Chief After US Pulls Out

The head of the World Health Organization insisted on Monday it was "now or never" to strike a landmark global accord on tackling future pandemics, despite the United States withdrawing from negotiations.

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WHO Facing 'New Realities' As US Withdrawal Looms

The World Health Organization on Tuesday wrapped up its executive board meeting, held against the backdrop of the United States -- by far its largest donor -- heading for the exit.