The global health organization said it plans to hold a closed-door election to replace Dr. Takeshi Kasai in October.
GENEVA (AN) — The World Health Organization fired the director of its Western Pacific Region for misconduct, after investigating dozens of staffers' allegations.
WHO announced Dr. Takeshi Kasai's termination Wednesday, almost a year and a half after staff members filed a bullying complaint, first reported by the Associated Press last year, alleging he behaved in a racist, abusive and unethical manner that potentially undermined the U.N. health agency's COVID-19 pandemic response.
Climate scientists have warned for decades about bleaching of coral reefs, which are nurseries for commercial fisheries.
This year and next mark the countdown to a 2025 deadline for governments to strengthen their carbon-cutting plans.
The France-based court was created to uphold the European Convention on Human Rights, which took effect in 1953.
Negotiators and officials aim to wrap up so that May's 77th World Health Assembly can consider a proposed text.
The humanitarian nightmare and attacks on civilians in Gaza dominated the U.N. Security Council's quarterly open debate.
Climate scientists have warned for decades about bleaching of coral reefs, which are nurseries for commercial fisheries.
This year and next mark the countdown to a 2025 deadline for governments to strengthen their carbon-cutting plans.
A new U.N. report shows how prioritizing debt over services like health care and education plagues the developing world.
