Previous administrations, Republican and Democrat, endorsed the current trading system. What are the risks as the trade regime gets a makeover?

The UK is the first western country to administer shots against Covid 19.

Rich countries stand accused of not sharing COVID-19 vaccines with poor nations.

UN agencies warn decades of progress on HIV/AIDS could be reversed.

Russia says it will let a wartime deal that allows Ukraine to export grain via the Black Sea to expire. The UN says the arrangement helped keep food prices down and feed the world's poorest countries.

Deaths from previously treatable infections such as pneumonia are rising as antibiotic resistance grows worldwide.

Pharmaceutical company Merck has announced that it will share the formula of its COVID-19 pill with poor countries free of charge. The company still intends to charge wealthier nations leaving the end cost at more than $700 per five-day...

A further 236,000 people could lose their lives to the pandemic across Europe by December 1, the World Health Organization confirmed.

The World Health Organization said that Denmark was considering sharing unused vaccine doses with poorer countries.

Doctors Without Borders is urging rich countries to take steps to allow more coronavirus vaccines to be produced around the world, including in developing nations, without fear of reprisal. Intellectual property rights prevent countries...

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WFP warns of multiple famines if enough funds are not pledged to help poor nations fight ripple effects of coronavirus.

A report earlier this year said that Indigenous communities are 18 times more likely to be evacuated due to climate emergencies. Eriel Deranger, executive director of Indigenous Climate Action, says Indigenous communities in Canada...

Johannes Jütting, executive head of the Partnership in Statistics for Development in the 21st Century, also known as PARIS21, explains how reliable data can be used to help implement effective, evidence-based policy-making. This...

Jun.18 -- David Nabarro, the World Health Organization’s coronavirus special envoy, discusses countries' preparations for a second wave of Covid-19 infections. He speaks on "Bloomberg Surveillance."

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Jan.06 -- World Bank President David Malpass discusses the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on poorer countries, the challenges global vaccine distribution, and capital injection efforts to address rising emerging market debt. He speaks...

Many countries have yet to begin programs as wealthy countries ramp up vaccinations.

Sep.15 -- Bill Gates used to think of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as the world’s premier public-health authority. Not anymore. Gates says political pressure cost the agency 'credibility.' The billionaire philanthropist...

Apr.05 -- World Bank Chief Economist Carmen Reinhart discusses the outlook for the global economy and policy amid the coronavirus pandemic. The bank's President David Malpass said Monday the Group of 20 gathering of finance ministers...

Jan.28 -- Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund speaks with Bloomberg’s Tom Keene at The Year Ahead virtual summit about the most pressing issues of the day, including: equitable vaccine rollouts,...

Apr.23 -- World Bank President David Malpass discusses the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the institution's distribution of loans and grants to client countries, efforts to address global poverty, and the importance of U.S....

The COVAX program has delivered 90 million doses to over 130 countries.

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