WHO Director-General's opening remarks at the Strategic Roundtable: Data and Sustainable Financing: Twin Foundations to Accelerate UHC.
Stories & Blogs WHOMay 21, 2025(Speech )Data and health financing are both fundamental components of that work, as two of the classic “building blocks” of health systems.
Global leaders reaffirm commitment to WHO with at least US$ 170 million raised at World Health Assembly 2025 pledging event.
Stories & Blogs WHOMay 20, 2025(News )World leaders pledged at least an additional US$ 170 million to the World Health Organization (WHO) at a high-level pledging event.
Beyond Compensation: Reparatory Justice as a Structural Economic Imperative for Africa
Stories & Blogs OSAAMay 20, 2025(News )These historical crimes included the trans-Atlantic slave trade, colonialism, apartheid, and systemic racial discrimination
Sudan: UN expert calls for end to attacks on critical civilian infrastructure amidst intensifying drone strikes.
Stories & Blogs OHCHRMay 19, 2025(Press Release )The designated Expert on human rights in Sudan of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, expressed deep concern at the recent intensification of drone strikes and the expansion of the conflict to Red Sea state in eastern Sudan.
Horrors in Sudan know no bounds, warns Türk, urging an end to the conflict.
Stories & Blogs OHCHRMay 01, 2025(Press Release )The horror unfolding in Sudan knows no bounds. Just three days ago, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) launched coordinated attacks from multiple directions on the besieged city of El Fasher and Abu Shouk camp, killing at least 40 civilians.
Mali: UN experts outraged by reports of summary executions and enforced disappearances
Stories & Blogs OHCHRApr 30, 2025(Press Release )UN experts today expressed outrage at the alleged summary execution of several dozen people in Mali, as well as the enforced disappearance of others.
African Countries Commit to Strengthen Cooperation to Better Protect Migrants
Stories & Blogs WHOOct 11, 2024(News )Over 300 representatives from African member states, stakeholders, the UN system, and the African Union Commission, gathered for the second Africa review of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM).
Experts welcome announcement to end UK-Rwanda asylum partnership
Stories & Blogs OHCHRJul 10, 2024(Press Release )Independent human rights experts* today welcomed the decision by the newly elected UK Government to scrap the policy to transfer asylum seekers who meet certain conditions to Rwanda for asylum processing.
Harnessing Domestic Resources for Digital and Economic Transformation in Africa
Stories & Blogs OSAAMar 13, 2024(News )In today's global development landscape, the intertwined nature of economic and digital transformations presents an unparalleled opportunity for Africa.
African health ministers kick off region’s flagship health meeting
Stories & Blogs WHOAug 28, 2023(News )African health ministers and government representatives opened the Seventy-third session of the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Committee for Africa to discuss and agree on key measures to address the region’s health challenges, advance and promo