Health

Fighting in Gaza has led to calls for the suspension of hostilities, whether in the form of humanitarian pauses or broader ceasefires. But what are they and what is required for them to be effective?

Explaining the key issues at the COP28 summit in Dubai.

Explaining the UN cybercrime treaty, its potential benefits and risks, key issues in the negotiations, and likely paths forward.

Examining what is on the agenda for COP27, a critical test of whether the international process can respond to the increasing climate crisis.

Emma Ross outlines the differences between a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) and a pandemic.

Exploring key questions around Putin issuing what was interpreted as a threat to use nuclear weapons against NATO countries if they interfere in Ukraine.

Aanu Adeoye outlines how the invasion of Ukraine is affecting perceptions of Russia across the Africa region.

The Common Futures Conversations community share their priorities for rebuilding their communities in the wake of COVID-19.

Explaining the likely reasons behind India’s abstention from various procedural votes relating to the Ukraine conflict.

Explaining what war crimes are and how, in the circumstances of Ukraine, could war crimes be prosecuted.

Exploring key questions about chemical and biological weapons as, although large-scale use in Ukraine appears unlikely, concerns remain about targeted attacks.

Dr Patricia Lewis, director of the International Security programme at Chatham House, explores the question of both biological and chemical weapons in Ukraine.

How, when, and where could a new pandemic occur, what measures might prevent such an event, and is the world well-prepared if it does happen?

Short animation outlining the importance of cyber capacity-building in maintaining international peace and stability in cyberspace.

Richard King and Dr Helen Harwatt explain how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted on the UK’s interactions with the global food system.

Short video explaining how the Policy for Recovery Series provides careful analysis and evidence-based policy solutions for Africa.

Short animation examining how, within the next decade, climate change will increasingly disrupt lives with climate hazards such as droughts, flooding and wildfires striking harder and more often.

This short video explainer outlines how, within the current decade, climate hazards are expected to have increasingly serious disruptive impacts.

What is meant by deglobalization, what does it mean for efforts to address global challenges, and are there any benefits to having a less globalized world?

Chatham House experts from the Global Health Programme tackle the main questions and issues around the use of vaccine passports.

Short animation explaining the significance of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) Review Conference.

Outlining key issues raised by the UK government’s plan to reduce its commitment to spend 0.7 percent of gross national income on overseas assistance each year.

Imagining a world where we can prevent pandemics is an ambitious yet achievable aspiration, according to Professor David Heymann and Emma Ross.

Laura Wellesley and Ana Yang explain why a healthy diet will lead to a healthy planet.

The first few gatherings of the G20, at the height of the global financial crisis, yielded concrete results, and seemed to promise an auspicious future for global governance. But in the years since, the group has increasingly replaced action with empty talk.

Rachel Thompson and Asha Herten-Crabb explain the key issues around gender in global health.

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) were a hot topic at this year’s UN General Assembly (UNGA).

The former International Development Secretary tells Roxanne Escobales about the importance of overseas aid commitments and why conservatism is failing the world.

An ambitious agreement to tackle the threat of plastics pollution requires a solid understanding of its scientific complexities.

The laws of armed conflict provide clear protections for hospitals and medical personnel. Both Hamas and Israel are obliged to respect their special status, says the former surgeon-general of the UK armed forces.

After decades of fragmented expansion, Algeria’s social protection system is under financial strain. With rising demand across the region, strategic reforms are needed to boost fiscal space in order to improve social welfare outcomes for the country’s citizens.

Fighting in Gaza has led to calls for the suspension of hostilities, whether in the form of humanitarian pauses or broader ceasefires. But what are they and what is required for them to be effective?

Catastrophe is imminent for civilians trapped in Gaza. States cannot provide the medical care needed without significant risk. The UN must step up and coordinate efforts, regardless of public rows with Israel.

The dwindling role of aid financing could provide the impetus for developing countries to expand domestic public health spending.

Episode 40 of our weekly podcast discusses the future of the United Nations.

Banks need to democratize decision-making and realign their portfolios to build on renewed commitment at the UN General Assembly.

During this period of major global challenges, the UK’s young people deserve directly elected youth representatives to make their voices heard at the heart of the multilateral system.

Explaining the key issues at the COP28 summit in Dubai.

Placing the global challenges of inequality, climate change and technology at the heart of the human rights agenda does not mean turning away from other human rights priorities.

Explaining the UN cybercrime treaty, its potential benefits and risks, key issues in the negotiations, and likely paths forward.

A proposed framework for improved decision-making in public international financing for global health priorities.

The Sustainable Development Goals are vague, utopian and unlikely to be met by 2030. Instead, the world faces four immediate challenges, writes Jon Lidén.

Kilian Spandler and Fredrik Soderbaum discuss the ways populist leaders like Viktor Orbán and Donald Trump attack international organizations.

80 delegates from WHO, World Bank and others meet to discuss problems with funding global health priorities. 

The Rt Hon James Cleverly made the remarks during his opening address to the 2023 Chatham House London conference.

HE Faouzia Mebarki explains why the first United Nations effort to create a legally binding instrument on a cyber issue could have far-reaching impacts.

The Canadian Foreign Service officer tells Mike Higgins about queer diplomats’ difficult postings and the perception that LGBTQ rights are a western imposition.

In Poland and other eastern European countries, Ukraine’s queer refugees face political intolerance and social exclusion, writes Joanna Jaworska.

On June 5, 1981, the first account of what became HIV/Aids appeared. But a prompt medical reaction was undermined by political apathy, writes Harold Jaffe.

To reinvigorate multilateral human rights diplomacy and overcome the challenge of US–China polarization, powerful states must engage with innovative ideas and new leadership emerging from the Global South.

By disseminating narratives of its own supremacy, China deepened relations with the Gulf during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Defining a clear role for the multilateral development banks and IMF will help clarify the overall structure for financing international health priorities.

The number of people living in fragile and conflict-affected states where relations between national authorities and major donors are estranged is rising. This research paper from Chatham House and NYU’s Center on International Cooperation identifies emerging best practice and strategic shifts in donor approaches to reflect this new reality.

Episode 20 of our weekly podcast marks 20 years since the invasion of Iraq, with special guest Clare Short who resigned from the UK government over the issue.

Urgent action is needed to evolve efforts to address climate change and the degradation of nature.

This essay collection explores two decades of state-building in Iraq and the lessons to be learned.

From Norway to South Sudan, UN Police Commissioner, Christine Fossen, speaks to Gitika Bhardwaj for International Women’s Day about her experience in policing as part of a series exploring women in international affairs.