In justifying the United States' rejection of updates to global health regulations, the Department of Health and Human Services and Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. falsely claimed that the policy would give the World Health Organization the ability to "order global lockdowns" or "travel restrictions" in response to a pandemic.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has sharply criticized the handling of health infrastructure in the Gaza conflict after one of its central warehouses was damaged in an attack. The attack on the WHO's main warehouse in central Gaza is part of "a pattern of systematic destruction of health facilities,

The United States has rejected amendments adopted in 2024 by members of the World Health Organization to its legally binding health rules aimed at improving preparedness for future pandemics following the disjointed global response to COVID-19.

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

Dengue cases in the Pacific are at their highest since 2016, with nearly 19,000 people affected, the World Health Organisation says.

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 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.

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