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What is the WHO? Learn how the UN agency in charge of international public health responds to crises that threaten global health coordination, such as the COVID-19 pandemic.

Six Essential International Organizations You Need to Know

Learn about the most prominent international organizations tackling the world’s biggest issues in this free resource.

The Paris Agreement

What is the Paris Agreement? In this free resource, learn what actions countries are taking to address the global threat of climate change.

What Is the Liberal World Order?

Explore the organizations and agreements that have promoted global peace and prosperity since the end of World War II, as well as the challenges that the liberal world order now faces in this video.

What Is the UN Security Council?

In this free resource, learn more about the United Nations’ most powerful body working to maintain international peace and security. Explore the security council’s failures and successes, and why the UN Security Council’s veto power is so controversial.

What Is International Law?

Explore the history of international law, important international agreements and the courts that aim to hold countries accountable, including the International Court of Justice and the International Criminal Court.

What Are the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund?

What's the difference between the World Bank and the IMF? Understand two institutions that undergird global development and the international monetary system.

How Did Humans Come to Live Longer and Healthier Lives?

From the history of vaccines and medical quarantines to the origin of the World Health Organization, explore how innovations in global health increased human longevity and prepared the world for COVID-19.