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Health systems around the world are overstretched and underfunded. In 2023, low-income countries spent just $10 per person annually on health – less than 15 per cent of what is required to ensure...

After announcing his intention to withdraw the United States from the World Health Organization, President Donald Trump has indicated that he might be willing to reconsider. At issue is one of...

Kevin WatkinsThe writer is a former CEO of Save the Children UK, is a visiting professor at the Firoz Lalji Institute for Africa at the London School of EconomicsWhen governments adopted the United...

At this month’s G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro, chaired by Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, global leaders are expected to discuss the World Health Organization’s call for long-term...

In August, 14 of Africa’s poorest countries, alongside international organisations and private companies, pledged over $45 million to the World Health Organisation’s new Investment Round, which...

In the lead-up to this historic election year, many feared that Europe’s rightward shift would undermine international cooperation and jeopardise decades of social progress. These fears have now...

The Covid-19 pandemic taught us several lessons, many of which came at great cost. Chief among them was that, despite years of rehearsals, the world was not prepared for a fast-moving outbreak of a...

The United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai is just weeks away. But it has become increasingly clear that only a bold financing initiative spearheaded by the United Arab Emirates...

With her ambitious Bridgetown Agenda to reform the international financial architecture, Barbadian Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has become a powerful advocate for climate justice. But she is not...

After India’s G20 summit and the UN General Assembly this month, world leaders will attend the International Monetary Fund and World Bank meetings in Marrakesh, before heading to the UN Climate...