The nation says it will pursue bilateral and regional deals as it exits the U.N. health agency that it accuses of ideological bias.
GENEVA (AN) — Argentina’s withdrawal from the World Health Organization has taken effect, after a yearlong process the government framed as a move to reassert national control over health policy.
The decision, first notified in March 2025, became effective on Tuesday under the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, which allows withdrawal one year after formal notice to the treaty’s depositary — in this case, the United Nations secretary-general.
Research links food loss and waste to spread of drug-resistant microbes as strategy shifts toward environmental controls.
Move follows year-long U.S. withdrawal process and comes as WHO members advance talks on a new pandemic agreement.
Scientists warn that the 1.5° C. climate threshold could be breached by 2029 following an intense three-year heat streak.
The plan integrates mental health with chronic disease, sets ambitious targets for tobacco, hypertension, and care access.
Hope remains among Venezuelans and diaspora communities, including those who have not been able to return in years.
UNESCO said it gave all sides coordinates of protected sites so they could 'take all feasible precautions to avoid damage.'
The decision on the 12th day of the war comes in the wake of escalating disruptions to shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.
Global ministers, activists and diplomats gather in New York as new figures show representation advancing only slowly.
