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It’s Been One Year Since the World Took On Superbugs. Here’s What’s Changed

This week marks one year since world leaders met at the United Nations Gene...

This week marks one year since world leaders met at the United Nations General Assembly in New York City in 2016 and unanimously committed to tackling antimicrobial resistance (AMR). The risks of not doing so...

Climate Change Is Already Making People Sicker

Climate change is a central issue at this year’s United Nations General Ass...

Climate change is a central issue at this year’s United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), with multiple high-level meetings on the issue happening amid several devastating natural disasters. Hurricane Irma recently swept through the Caribbean and...

New York City's capitol of the world, United Nations Organization.

Why Global Health Is Center Stage at the United Nations General Assembly

At this year's United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), an annual meeting wh...

At this year's United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), an annual meeting where dignitaries from 193 nations gather in New York City, world leaders are expected to discuss a number of conflicts with implications for global...

Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director general of the World Health Organization (WHO), discusses universal health coverage at the Social Good Summit in New York City on Sept. 17.

World Health Organization Leader Says Universal Health Coverage is a 'Rights Issue'

When Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the new director general of the World ...

When Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the new director general of the World Health Organization (WHO), talks about the importance of universal health coverage, he often brings up the story of his younger brother who died...

Margaret Chan, speaks to journalists in Geneva, Switzerland, on May 17, 2016.

Superbugs Are a 'Major Global Threat'

World leaders make unprecedented commitment at the U.N. to battle drug-resi...

World leaders make unprecedented commitment at the U.N. to battle drug-resistant bacteria

Watch Barack Obama speak at the 71st United Nations General Assembly in New York, the last time he will stand before the U.N. as the President of the United States

Watch President Barack Obama Address the UN General Assembly

It's the last time he will address the U.N. as the U.S. President

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi (left), in the United States for the 69th Session of the UN General Assembly, meets with Former U.S. President Bill Clinton and former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in New York on Sept. 22, 2014.

Trump and Clinton's Meetings with Egypt's President Underscore Foreign Policy Differences

The debate is still ongoing over the effects of the Arab Spring