El Niño Forecast to Be Strongest on Record, Threatening Extreme Weather Through 2027 03/09/2026 Disha Shetty Countries around the world face higher risks of extreme weather events like floods, droughts and extreme heat as the ongoing El Niño intensifies and extends, with the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) now assessing it will become the strongest in history. In its latest update, WMO assessed with 100% certainty that El Niño — the result […] Continue reading -> Who Should Lead the Global Fund? Let the Candidates Make Their Case 03/09/2026 Jirair Ratevosian Over the past week, the race for the next World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General has started to take shape. Governments have publicly put forward prospective candidates, WHO is already listing them on a website, and some candidates are beginning to make their case publicly. Dr Hans Kluge has even released a manifesto laying out how […] Continue reading -> World Has No Realistic Path to Meet 1.5ºC Warming Target, UN Declares 02/09/2026 Stefan Anderson The world has failed to meet the Paris Agreement target of limiting global warming to 1.5ºC, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) declared on Wednesday. In a sprawling 141-page report, UNEP found there is no realistic pathway to prevent warming from exceeding the threshold. “The most stringent emission reduction pathways that were available around the […] Continue reading -> Anti-rights Charter Faces ‘Very Long Process’ to Reach African Union 02/09/2026 Kerry Cullinan A draft charter on “family, sovereignty and values”, which would significantly undermine the rights of African women and girls, is not likely to be presented to the African Union (AU) General Assembly next February – despite a push from its conservative sponsors. “That draft instrument has not got to the AU yet, and it is […] Continue reading -> Nepal’s Flood: Chilling Example of Climate Devastation Facing Developing Countries 01/09/2026 Tanka Dhakal & Disha Shetty KATHMANDU – Shekhar Lamichhane is grieving even as he struggles to breathe. The 65-year-old asthma patient needs oxygen support. Some of his family members, including siblings, were swept away in Nepal’s flash flood on 26 August when glacial ice and rock slammed into the valley below near the Nepal–China border. “I am on oxygen support. […] Continue reading -> Aid Cuts Exacerbate Food Insecurity in the West Bank, Health Crisis in the Gaza Strip 01/09/2026 Felix Sassmannshausen Around 200,000 people in the Israeli-occupied West Bank will lose access to vital food aid from the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) due to funding cuts, exacerbating food insecurity. In the Gaza Strip, the nutrition and health crisis is set to worsen further due to a lack of medical supplies and sanitation, the World […] Continue reading -> Clashing Convictions of Taliban and the West is Costing Afghan Lives 31/08/2026 Mukesh Kapila Two sets of dogmas contend in Afghanistan: those of the Taliban and the West. Neither side pays the real price for their beliefs. Ordinary Afghans do with their lives. Some aid agencies labour quietly to bring help and hope through a dozen practical ways that bypass competing doctrines. They deserve support. In March last year, […] Continue reading -> South Africa Grapples With The Promise and Price of Injectable Lenacapavir to Prevent HIV 30/08/2026 Kerry Cullinan The antiretroviral medicine lenacapavir, delivered via injection every six months, is almost completely effective in preventing HIV. But it is expensive at present, and millions will need to be initiated on it every year to make a dent on HIV transmission in South Africa. CAPE TOWN – South Africa has the biggest population of people […] Continue reading -> India’s Flagship Air Pollution Programme Is Failing 28/08/2026 Chetan Bhattacharji BENGALURU – India’s flagship air pollution action plan, the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP), has mostly failed to deliver, according to research presented at the eighth India Clean Air Summit. Officials, scientists, and other experts highlighted the 2019 program’s severe shortcomings and red-flagged critical gaps. An “NCAP 2.0′ has been widely expected, but the central […] Continue reading -> The Next Global Health Architecture Must Deliver More Than Reform 27/08/2026 David Reddy After months of speculation, prospective candidates in the race to become the next Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) are now emerging. At the same time, member states have launched a process to review the global health architecture, with the aim of clarifying roles, strengthening coordination, and aligning financing more closely with national, regional, […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer Posts
Who Should Lead the Global Fund? Let the Candidates Make Their Case 03/09/2026 Jirair Ratevosian Over the past week, the race for the next World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General has started to take shape. Governments have publicly put forward prospective candidates, WHO is already listing them on a website, and some candidates are beginning to make their case publicly. Dr Hans Kluge has even released a manifesto laying out how […] Continue reading -> World Has No Realistic Path to Meet 1.5ºC Warming Target, UN Declares 02/09/2026 Stefan Anderson The world has failed to meet the Paris Agreement target of limiting global warming to 1.5ºC, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) declared on Wednesday. In a sprawling 141-page report, UNEP found there is no realistic pathway to prevent warming from exceeding the threshold. “The most stringent emission reduction pathways that were available around the […] Continue reading -> Anti-rights Charter Faces ‘Very Long Process’ to Reach African Union 02/09/2026 Kerry Cullinan A draft charter on “family, sovereignty and values”, which would significantly undermine the rights of African women and girls, is not likely to be presented to the African Union (AU) General Assembly next February – despite a push from its conservative sponsors. “That draft instrument has not got to the AU yet, and it is […] Continue reading -> Nepal’s Flood: Chilling Example of Climate Devastation Facing Developing Countries 01/09/2026 Tanka Dhakal & Disha Shetty KATHMANDU – Shekhar Lamichhane is grieving even as he struggles to breathe. The 65-year-old asthma patient needs oxygen support. Some of his family members, including siblings, were swept away in Nepal’s flash flood on 26 August when glacial ice and rock slammed into the valley below near the Nepal–China border. “I am on oxygen support. […] Continue reading -> Aid Cuts Exacerbate Food Insecurity in the West Bank, Health Crisis in the Gaza Strip 01/09/2026 Felix Sassmannshausen Around 200,000 people in the Israeli-occupied West Bank will lose access to vital food aid from the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) due to funding cuts, exacerbating food insecurity. In the Gaza Strip, the nutrition and health crisis is set to worsen further due to a lack of medical supplies and sanitation, the World […] Continue reading -> Clashing Convictions of Taliban and the West is Costing Afghan Lives 31/08/2026 Mukesh Kapila Two sets of dogmas contend in Afghanistan: those of the Taliban and the West. Neither side pays the real price for their beliefs. Ordinary Afghans do with their lives. Some aid agencies labour quietly to bring help and hope through a dozen practical ways that bypass competing doctrines. They deserve support. In March last year, […] Continue reading -> South Africa Grapples With The Promise and Price of Injectable Lenacapavir to Prevent HIV 30/08/2026 Kerry Cullinan The antiretroviral medicine lenacapavir, delivered via injection every six months, is almost completely effective in preventing HIV. But it is expensive at present, and millions will need to be initiated on it every year to make a dent on HIV transmission in South Africa. CAPE TOWN – South Africa has the biggest population of people […] Continue reading -> India’s Flagship Air Pollution Programme Is Failing 28/08/2026 Chetan Bhattacharji BENGALURU – India’s flagship air pollution action plan, the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP), has mostly failed to deliver, according to research presented at the eighth India Clean Air Summit. Officials, scientists, and other experts highlighted the 2019 program’s severe shortcomings and red-flagged critical gaps. An “NCAP 2.0′ has been widely expected, but the central […] Continue reading -> The Next Global Health Architecture Must Deliver More Than Reform 27/08/2026 David Reddy After months of speculation, prospective candidates in the race to become the next Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) are now emerging. At the same time, member states have launched a process to review the global health architecture, with the aim of clarifying roles, strengthening coordination, and aligning financing more closely with national, regional, […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer Posts
World Has No Realistic Path to Meet 1.5ºC Warming Target, UN Declares 02/09/2026 Stefan Anderson The world has failed to meet the Paris Agreement target of limiting global warming to 1.5ºC, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) declared on Wednesday. In a sprawling 141-page report, UNEP found there is no realistic pathway to prevent warming from exceeding the threshold. “The most stringent emission reduction pathways that were available around the […] Continue reading -> Anti-rights Charter Faces ‘Very Long Process’ to Reach African Union 02/09/2026 Kerry Cullinan A draft charter on “family, sovereignty and values”, which would significantly undermine the rights of African women and girls, is not likely to be presented to the African Union (AU) General Assembly next February – despite a push from its conservative sponsors. “That draft instrument has not got to the AU yet, and it is […] Continue reading -> Nepal’s Flood: Chilling Example of Climate Devastation Facing Developing Countries 01/09/2026 Tanka Dhakal & Disha Shetty KATHMANDU – Shekhar Lamichhane is grieving even as he struggles to breathe. The 65-year-old asthma patient needs oxygen support. Some of his family members, including siblings, were swept away in Nepal’s flash flood on 26 August when glacial ice and rock slammed into the valley below near the Nepal–China border. “I am on oxygen support. […] Continue reading -> Aid Cuts Exacerbate Food Insecurity in the West Bank, Health Crisis in the Gaza Strip 01/09/2026 Felix Sassmannshausen Around 200,000 people in the Israeli-occupied West Bank will lose access to vital food aid from the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) due to funding cuts, exacerbating food insecurity. In the Gaza Strip, the nutrition and health crisis is set to worsen further due to a lack of medical supplies and sanitation, the World […] Continue reading -> Clashing Convictions of Taliban and the West is Costing Afghan Lives 31/08/2026 Mukesh Kapila Two sets of dogmas contend in Afghanistan: those of the Taliban and the West. Neither side pays the real price for their beliefs. Ordinary Afghans do with their lives. Some aid agencies labour quietly to bring help and hope through a dozen practical ways that bypass competing doctrines. They deserve support. In March last year, […] Continue reading -> South Africa Grapples With The Promise and Price of Injectable Lenacapavir to Prevent HIV 30/08/2026 Kerry Cullinan The antiretroviral medicine lenacapavir, delivered via injection every six months, is almost completely effective in preventing HIV. But it is expensive at present, and millions will need to be initiated on it every year to make a dent on HIV transmission in South Africa. CAPE TOWN – South Africa has the biggest population of people […] Continue reading -> India’s Flagship Air Pollution Programme Is Failing 28/08/2026 Chetan Bhattacharji BENGALURU – India’s flagship air pollution action plan, the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP), has mostly failed to deliver, according to research presented at the eighth India Clean Air Summit. Officials, scientists, and other experts highlighted the 2019 program’s severe shortcomings and red-flagged critical gaps. An “NCAP 2.0′ has been widely expected, but the central […] Continue reading -> The Next Global Health Architecture Must Deliver More Than Reform 27/08/2026 David Reddy After months of speculation, prospective candidates in the race to become the next Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) are now emerging. At the same time, member states have launched a process to review the global health architecture, with the aim of clarifying roles, strengthening coordination, and aligning financing more closely with national, regional, […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer Posts
Anti-rights Charter Faces ‘Very Long Process’ to Reach African Union 02/09/2026 Kerry Cullinan A draft charter on “family, sovereignty and values”, which would significantly undermine the rights of African women and girls, is not likely to be presented to the African Union (AU) General Assembly next February – despite a push from its conservative sponsors. “That draft instrument has not got to the AU yet, and it is […] Continue reading -> Nepal’s Flood: Chilling Example of Climate Devastation Facing Developing Countries 01/09/2026 Tanka Dhakal & Disha Shetty KATHMANDU – Shekhar Lamichhane is grieving even as he struggles to breathe. The 65-year-old asthma patient needs oxygen support. Some of his family members, including siblings, were swept away in Nepal’s flash flood on 26 August when glacial ice and rock slammed into the valley below near the Nepal–China border. “I am on oxygen support. […] Continue reading -> Aid Cuts Exacerbate Food Insecurity in the West Bank, Health Crisis in the Gaza Strip 01/09/2026 Felix Sassmannshausen Around 200,000 people in the Israeli-occupied West Bank will lose access to vital food aid from the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) due to funding cuts, exacerbating food insecurity. In the Gaza Strip, the nutrition and health crisis is set to worsen further due to a lack of medical supplies and sanitation, the World […] Continue reading -> Clashing Convictions of Taliban and the West is Costing Afghan Lives 31/08/2026 Mukesh Kapila Two sets of dogmas contend in Afghanistan: those of the Taliban and the West. Neither side pays the real price for their beliefs. Ordinary Afghans do with their lives. Some aid agencies labour quietly to bring help and hope through a dozen practical ways that bypass competing doctrines. They deserve support. In March last year, […] Continue reading -> South Africa Grapples With The Promise and Price of Injectable Lenacapavir to Prevent HIV 30/08/2026 Kerry Cullinan The antiretroviral medicine lenacapavir, delivered via injection every six months, is almost completely effective in preventing HIV. But it is expensive at present, and millions will need to be initiated on it every year to make a dent on HIV transmission in South Africa. CAPE TOWN – South Africa has the biggest population of people […] Continue reading -> India’s Flagship Air Pollution Programme Is Failing 28/08/2026 Chetan Bhattacharji BENGALURU – India’s flagship air pollution action plan, the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP), has mostly failed to deliver, according to research presented at the eighth India Clean Air Summit. Officials, scientists, and other experts highlighted the 2019 program’s severe shortcomings and red-flagged critical gaps. An “NCAP 2.0′ has been widely expected, but the central […] Continue reading -> The Next Global Health Architecture Must Deliver More Than Reform 27/08/2026 David Reddy After months of speculation, prospective candidates in the race to become the next Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) are now emerging. At the same time, member states have launched a process to review the global health architecture, with the aim of clarifying roles, strengthening coordination, and aligning financing more closely with national, regional, […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer Posts
Nepal’s Flood: Chilling Example of Climate Devastation Facing Developing Countries 01/09/2026 Tanka Dhakal & Disha Shetty KATHMANDU – Shekhar Lamichhane is grieving even as he struggles to breathe. The 65-year-old asthma patient needs oxygen support. Some of his family members, including siblings, were swept away in Nepal’s flash flood on 26 August when glacial ice and rock slammed into the valley below near the Nepal–China border. “I am on oxygen support. […] Continue reading -> Aid Cuts Exacerbate Food Insecurity in the West Bank, Health Crisis in the Gaza Strip 01/09/2026 Felix Sassmannshausen Around 200,000 people in the Israeli-occupied West Bank will lose access to vital food aid from the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) due to funding cuts, exacerbating food insecurity. In the Gaza Strip, the nutrition and health crisis is set to worsen further due to a lack of medical supplies and sanitation, the World […] Continue reading -> Clashing Convictions of Taliban and the West is Costing Afghan Lives 31/08/2026 Mukesh Kapila Two sets of dogmas contend in Afghanistan: those of the Taliban and the West. Neither side pays the real price for their beliefs. Ordinary Afghans do with their lives. Some aid agencies labour quietly to bring help and hope through a dozen practical ways that bypass competing doctrines. They deserve support. In March last year, […] Continue reading -> South Africa Grapples With The Promise and Price of Injectable Lenacapavir to Prevent HIV 30/08/2026 Kerry Cullinan The antiretroviral medicine lenacapavir, delivered via injection every six months, is almost completely effective in preventing HIV. But it is expensive at present, and millions will need to be initiated on it every year to make a dent on HIV transmission in South Africa. CAPE TOWN – South Africa has the biggest population of people […] Continue reading -> India’s Flagship Air Pollution Programme Is Failing 28/08/2026 Chetan Bhattacharji BENGALURU – India’s flagship air pollution action plan, the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP), has mostly failed to deliver, according to research presented at the eighth India Clean Air Summit. Officials, scientists, and other experts highlighted the 2019 program’s severe shortcomings and red-flagged critical gaps. An “NCAP 2.0′ has been widely expected, but the central […] Continue reading -> The Next Global Health Architecture Must Deliver More Than Reform 27/08/2026 David Reddy After months of speculation, prospective candidates in the race to become the next Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) are now emerging. At the same time, member states have launched a process to review the global health architecture, with the aim of clarifying roles, strengthening coordination, and aligning financing more closely with national, regional, […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer Posts
Aid Cuts Exacerbate Food Insecurity in the West Bank, Health Crisis in the Gaza Strip 01/09/2026 Felix Sassmannshausen Around 200,000 people in the Israeli-occupied West Bank will lose access to vital food aid from the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) due to funding cuts, exacerbating food insecurity. In the Gaza Strip, the nutrition and health crisis is set to worsen further due to a lack of medical supplies and sanitation, the World […] Continue reading -> Clashing Convictions of Taliban and the West is Costing Afghan Lives 31/08/2026 Mukesh Kapila Two sets of dogmas contend in Afghanistan: those of the Taliban and the West. Neither side pays the real price for their beliefs. Ordinary Afghans do with their lives. Some aid agencies labour quietly to bring help and hope through a dozen practical ways that bypass competing doctrines. They deserve support. In March last year, […] Continue reading -> South Africa Grapples With The Promise and Price of Injectable Lenacapavir to Prevent HIV 30/08/2026 Kerry Cullinan The antiretroviral medicine lenacapavir, delivered via injection every six months, is almost completely effective in preventing HIV. But it is expensive at present, and millions will need to be initiated on it every year to make a dent on HIV transmission in South Africa. CAPE TOWN – South Africa has the biggest population of people […] Continue reading -> India’s Flagship Air Pollution Programme Is Failing 28/08/2026 Chetan Bhattacharji BENGALURU – India’s flagship air pollution action plan, the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP), has mostly failed to deliver, according to research presented at the eighth India Clean Air Summit. Officials, scientists, and other experts highlighted the 2019 program’s severe shortcomings and red-flagged critical gaps. An “NCAP 2.0′ has been widely expected, but the central […] Continue reading -> The Next Global Health Architecture Must Deliver More Than Reform 27/08/2026 David Reddy After months of speculation, prospective candidates in the race to become the next Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) are now emerging. At the same time, member states have launched a process to review the global health architecture, with the aim of clarifying roles, strengthening coordination, and aligning financing more closely with national, regional, […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer Posts
Clashing Convictions of Taliban and the West is Costing Afghan Lives 31/08/2026 Mukesh Kapila Two sets of dogmas contend in Afghanistan: those of the Taliban and the West. Neither side pays the real price for their beliefs. Ordinary Afghans do with their lives. Some aid agencies labour quietly to bring help and hope through a dozen practical ways that bypass competing doctrines. They deserve support. In March last year, […] Continue reading -> South Africa Grapples With The Promise and Price of Injectable Lenacapavir to Prevent HIV 30/08/2026 Kerry Cullinan The antiretroviral medicine lenacapavir, delivered via injection every six months, is almost completely effective in preventing HIV. But it is expensive at present, and millions will need to be initiated on it every year to make a dent on HIV transmission in South Africa. CAPE TOWN – South Africa has the biggest population of people […] Continue reading -> India’s Flagship Air Pollution Programme Is Failing 28/08/2026 Chetan Bhattacharji BENGALURU – India’s flagship air pollution action plan, the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP), has mostly failed to deliver, according to research presented at the eighth India Clean Air Summit. Officials, scientists, and other experts highlighted the 2019 program’s severe shortcomings and red-flagged critical gaps. An “NCAP 2.0′ has been widely expected, but the central […] Continue reading -> The Next Global Health Architecture Must Deliver More Than Reform 27/08/2026 David Reddy After months of speculation, prospective candidates in the race to become the next Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) are now emerging. At the same time, member states have launched a process to review the global health architecture, with the aim of clarifying roles, strengthening coordination, and aligning financing more closely with national, regional, […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer Posts
South Africa Grapples With The Promise and Price of Injectable Lenacapavir to Prevent HIV 30/08/2026 Kerry Cullinan The antiretroviral medicine lenacapavir, delivered via injection every six months, is almost completely effective in preventing HIV. But it is expensive at present, and millions will need to be initiated on it every year to make a dent on HIV transmission in South Africa. CAPE TOWN – South Africa has the biggest population of people […] Continue reading -> India’s Flagship Air Pollution Programme Is Failing 28/08/2026 Chetan Bhattacharji BENGALURU – India’s flagship air pollution action plan, the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP), has mostly failed to deliver, according to research presented at the eighth India Clean Air Summit. Officials, scientists, and other experts highlighted the 2019 program’s severe shortcomings and red-flagged critical gaps. An “NCAP 2.0′ has been widely expected, but the central […] Continue reading -> The Next Global Health Architecture Must Deliver More Than Reform 27/08/2026 David Reddy After months of speculation, prospective candidates in the race to become the next Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) are now emerging. At the same time, member states have launched a process to review the global health architecture, with the aim of clarifying roles, strengthening coordination, and aligning financing more closely with national, regional, […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer Posts
India’s Flagship Air Pollution Programme Is Failing 28/08/2026 Chetan Bhattacharji BENGALURU – India’s flagship air pollution action plan, the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP), has mostly failed to deliver, according to research presented at the eighth India Clean Air Summit. Officials, scientists, and other experts highlighted the 2019 program’s severe shortcomings and red-flagged critical gaps. An “NCAP 2.0′ has been widely expected, but the central […] Continue reading -> The Next Global Health Architecture Must Deliver More Than Reform 27/08/2026 David Reddy After months of speculation, prospective candidates in the race to become the next Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) are now emerging. At the same time, member states have launched a process to review the global health architecture, with the aim of clarifying roles, strengthening coordination, and aligning financing more closely with national, regional, […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer Posts
The Next Global Health Architecture Must Deliver More Than Reform 27/08/2026 David Reddy After months of speculation, prospective candidates in the race to become the next Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) are now emerging. At the same time, member states have launched a process to review the global health architecture, with the aim of clarifying roles, strengthening coordination, and aligning financing more closely with national, regional, […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer Posts