How can courts respond to the health impacts of climate change? On the occasion of a conference at Harvard Law School on 29 October 2026, sponsored by the Walter de Gruyter Foundation, we spoke with one of its conveners, Alicia Ely Yamin, about the right to health, climate change, and the role of judicial enforcement.
This event will be open to the public at Harvard Law School, as well as livestreamed. This one-day conference will convene judges, litigators, and scholars from Africa, Europe, and Latin America for a comparative examination of the evolving relationship between climate change, the right to health, and judicial enforcement. Please join us for the full…
On May 22, 2026, the World Health Assembly formally acknowledged Argentina’s withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO), consolidating a process that has now placed the country among the very few states to abandon the principal institution of global health governance.
2026 Global Health Symposium Latin America is an extremely diverse region, but there are some commonalities across countries in terms of socio-economic and other inequalities that deeply impact social determinants of health. Most countries have fragmented health systems that further aggravate inequities and present challenges for achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC). The COVID-19 pandemic brought many health systems…
In July 2025, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR) issued Advisory Opinion OC-32/25 on the climate emergency, one of the most comprehensive judicial pronouncements on climate change to date.
New directions for disability advocacy and organizing in the Americas? On August 7, 2025, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights broke new ground in international human rights law by recognizing the “right to care” as an autonomous and enforceable right. Its Advisory Opinion recognizes care as an essential and universal human need on which functioning societies and humanity itself…
This hybrid lunchtime event is organized by the Harvard Center for International Development The global health system is broken — and it was never truly built for equity. As power shifts and old institutions lose influence, we’re at a rare crossroads: do we patch up a flawed system, or imagine something better? This panel brings…
Quantum computers promise to create a new wave of global innovation comparable to the advent of classic computers, the internet, and artificial intelligence. Unlike classical machines, quantum computers harness the principles of quantum mechanics to process information in radically different ways — enabling them to tackle certain tasks that are difficult or impossible for traditional…
The recent adoption of a Pandemic Agreement by the World Health Organization (WHO) member states has been widely hailed as a historic achievement for global health governance and security.
The digital transformation of health care is advancing at unprecedented speed. Artificial intelligence (AI), mobile health apps, and telemedicine promise to enhance more accurate diagnoses, streamline care delivery, and expand access to health services worldwide.
