Letter From Geneva: America Is Retreating From Systems It Still Needs
The world still relies on the UN health agency during emergencies. It simply does so now with fewer illusions about political solidarity.
John Heilprin
John Heilprin is Founding Editor of The Science Diplomat and Arete News, reporting on science diplomacy and international organizations. Based in Geneva and Washington, he reports and advises on the nexus of science and technology, environmental challenges, and global governance. He has produced major investigative and breaking news from four continents, including the highest levels of global and U.S. politics and high-stakes diplomatic missions with the UN secretary-general and Security Council. During a journalism career spanning more than three decades, nearly half of it with The Associated Press, he was AP’s environment writer in Washington, UN correspondent in New York, and chief correspondent in Switzerland. With 11 awards for foreign reporting, global climate coverage, and investigative work, he won the UN Gold Medal for International Reporting and the Prince Albert II of Monaco and UNCA Global Prize for Climate Coverage twice each. He was awarded a Jefferson Fellowship with the East-West Center, focusing on international climate policy and field reporting, and served as a board director for the American Alpine Club, rewriting its mission and vision.