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13 June 2025

Spain strengthens global health leadership with increased support to WHO

9 June 2025

Fourth meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) Emergency Committee regarding the upsurge of mpox 2024 – Temporary recommendations

5 June 2025

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WHO calls for urgent protection of Nasser Medical Complex and Al-Amal Hospital in the Gaza Strip

3 June 2025

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One year in detention: heads of United Nations agencies and INGOs renew demand for release of staff detained in northern Yemen

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Ad hoc Joint FAO/WHO Expert Consultation on Risk Assessment of Food Allergens – guidance for qualitative risk assessment

16 – 20 June 2025

WHO EURO Healthy Cities Network Annual Business Meeting

16 – 21 June 2025

WHO/Cochrane/Cornell University Joan Klein Jacobs for Center for Precision Nutrition and Health Summer Institute for systematic reviews in nutrition for global policy-making 2025

16 – 20 June 2025

Introductory course for biologics development and manufacturing

16 – 27 June 2025

Global Cervical Cancer Elimination Forum 2025

17 – 19 June 2025

World Blood Donor Day – 14 June

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