The Guardian view on the future of the UN: more embattled, but more necessary, than ever | Editorial

Editorial: As the secretary general, António Guterres, prepares to step down, the general assembly is highlighting the scale of the organisation’s challenges

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Is China weighing a nomination to lead the World Health Organization?

Newsletter Edition #382 [The Files Flash]  Subscribe Now! Readers, One of the key moments in the election for the next leader of the World Health Organization, has global health experts and well-wi...

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Trailblazers with Garry: a conversation with Priti Patnaik

YouTube video by Global Health Matters podcast

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Afghanistan’s restrictions on women are becoming a public health emergency

Girls denied education today become women with poorer health, write Nadia Akseer and colleagues It’s been five years since the Taliban returned to power, and restrictions on Afghan girls and women h...

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Before India Exports Digital Public Infrastructure it Should Define it at Home

India has global ambitions, but has yet to answer important rights questions about its own digital systems, say Mustafa Rajkotwala and Dhruv Jadhav.

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WHO’s Next DG Should Be A Medical Doctor, Public Health Leader & Health-Systems Expert [Guest Essay]

Newsletter Edition #381 [The Files In-Depth]  Subscribe Now! Readers, By the end of this week, the nominations for the candidates to lead the World Health Organization will close. In today's guest...

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A UN gathering notable for its absences

World leaders convene in New York for the General Assembly, but not Germany’s Merz, while China’s Xi heads straight to the White House

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Sovereign Control Over Pathogen Information: The Design Crux of The Pathogen Access Benefit Sharing System at The WHO [IGWG8 Update]

Newsletter Edition #171 [Treaty Talks] Subscribe Now! Readers, Policy design is complex precisely because it needs squaring technical constraints with political realities. While health authorities...

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Trump Threatens EU With Tariffs Over Canada ‘Associate Member’ Offer

The president said he would target the European bloc with tariffs and trade restrictions if he deemed Canada’s membership offer a “hostile act.”

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The AI Cold War Is Here, And Every Business Will Feel The Impact

Here is what the rapidly changing geopolitics of AI means for businesses, and why leaders need to prepare for a more fragmented and unpredictable technology landscape.

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ICE Has 'Lost Count' Of Miscarriages Amid Pregnant Detainees, Report Claims

Pregnant women are being detailed at a record rate—but how many lose their pregnancies isn’t being tracked.

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Positions Taut, Bureau Half-Filled: PABS Talks resume at the WHO

Newsletter Edition #170 [Treaty Talks] Subscribe Now! Readers, We are reporting on the negotiations at the WHO this week: what we see is what you get. Find below an initial update on the talks ove...

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Canada Discussing Joining EU As ‘Associate Member,’ Report Says

Canadian officials are reportedly seeking closer ties with the European Union amid the trade war between Canada and the U.S.

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Eighth meeting of the Intergovernmental Working Group (IGWG) on the WHO Pandemic Agreement

The eighth meeting of the Intergovernmental Working Group (IGWG) on the WHO Pandemic Agreement will be conducted in hybrid format during 14–18 September 2026.

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EXCLUSIVE: Spain's Push For Radical Reform of Pharma R&D: Bulk Procurement For An Aggregated Market

Newsletter Edition #380 [The Files Brief]  Subscribe Now! Readers, States can have market shaping power if they come together and increase their leverage to say, influence drug pricing and access. ...

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Anthropic Says It Blocked Possible Efforts to Build Biological Weapons

In a new report, the A.I. start-up added that it could not determine if the research was legitimate or nefarious, leading the company to shut down the work.

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The View from Brussels: European Parliamentarians on the Pathogen Access Benefit Sharing (PABS) System; PABS Primer

Newsletter Edition #169 [Treaty Talks] Subscribe Now! Readers, Ahead of the resumption of the negotiations on the WHO’s Pathogen Access Benefit Sharing, in Geneva next week, we bring you a brief up...

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Iceland summons US ambassador over Trump’s Stars and Stripes map

Post showed US flag covering Canada, Mexico, Greenland, Iceland and other nations

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The Illustrative Case of Lenacapavir: The Gatekeepers of Prevention, Access & Financing

Newsletter Edition #379 [The Files In-Depth]  Subscribe Now! Readers, Few stories capture global health in all its complexity where science, politics and the economics come together to show the mul...

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The Geoeconomic Turn in Global Health: Pathogen Access & Benefit Sharing As a Chokepoint [Guest Essay]

Newsletter Edition #168 [Treaty Talks] Subscribe Now! Readers, It is election season in global health Geneva, trade-offs will become the norm in the coming weeks and months. In parallel, significa...

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Senator calls for criminal investigation of RFK Jr after Guardian report

Newly obtained records indicate health secretary lied about Samoa trip during Senate confirmation hearings last year

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The GLP-1 Patent Split: A Contrast of How Major Markets Deal With The Loss of Exclusivity [Analysis]

Newsletter Edition #377 [The Files In-Depth] Subscribe Now! Readers, In today's edition, my colleague Anne Jomard sinks her teeth into examining the moat of intellectual property protection for wei...

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