The head of the UN's health agency warned Friday that history would not forgive countries if they fail to strike a pandemic treaty at the last hurdle -- with progress slow and time running out.

at their headquarters in Geneva amid the COVID-19 outbreak, caused by the novel coronavirus. Deputy Director for Global Health for the CDC John Nkengasong sent a memo to senior agency leaders ...

Amid concerns about global health threats, the World Health Organization remains the most important platform for cooperation ...

The head of the World Health Organization insisted it was "now or never" to strike a landmark global accord on tackling ...

The logo of the World Health Organization is seen at the WHO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, June 11, 2009. The logo of the World Health Organization is seen at the WHO headquarters in Geneva ...

FILE - The logo of the World Health Organization is seen at the WHO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, June 11, 2009. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus, File) (Anja Niedringhaus, AP2009) President ...

"I felt frustrated, I felt disappointed," Cernuschi said in an interview at the U.N. agency's Geneva headquarters. "I was, as everybody I think, unsettled by the announcement," she said ...