In 2025, countries across all regions confronted a complex and evolving risk
landscape, marked by overlapping outbreaks, protracted humanitarian crises,
climate‑amplified hazards, rapid urbanization, and intensified global mobility.
Against these challenges, WHO and its partners made tangible progress in
strengthening health emergency preparedness. The year demonstrated a clear
shift: from reactive crisis management to proactive preparedness, and from
isolated technical efforts to more integrated, system‑level action.