The Global Fund

The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria is a unique partnership that mobilizes and invests resources to accelerate the end of the three epidemics. The organization claims to have saved 70 million lives since its founding in 2002, and it continues to be the largest source of external funding for the diseases.

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North Korean U.N. Ambassador So Se Pyong speaks to reporters at a news conference in 2014 at his country’s mission in Geneva.

Nuclear Security & WMD

'Low profile' diplomacy: North Korea's hidden avenues to the world

15 min read

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A summit with the U.S. could expand North Korea's little-known involvement with international organizations.

Tourists at Egypt's resort town Sharm el-Sheikh on the Red Sea

Climate & Health

Targeting NCDs, U.N. health agency panel balks at tax on sugary drinks

4 min read

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A World Health Organization commission ratcheted up the pressure in a fight against neglected chronic diseases.