While the successful negotiation of the Pandemic Agreement in 2025 marks a historic turning point the WHO is now facing an unprecedented and urgent funding crisis. The very Organization responsible for turning the treaty’s ambitions into action is at risk of being unable to sustain its core health emergency functions. This report WHO Health Emergencies Programme (WHE), Our global health security – it is in your hands provides an update on the Priorities and Funding Situation of WHE as of May 2025.
Investing in WHO is not only a moral imperative—it is a strategic necessity. Despite the gravity of this moment, we see an opportunity to turn crisis into catalyst. Our ambition is to build a stronger, leaner, and more agile Health Emergencies Programme— one that is fit for the future, more responsive to countries and better able to protect the world.
