Information Disclosure Policy

Overview

The World Health Organization (WHO) is committed to making information about its activities available to the public. WHO considers public access to information a key component of effective engagement with all stakeholders, including WHO’s Member States and the public, in the fulfilment of its mandate. Public access to WHO information facilitates transparency and accountability and enhances trust in WHO’s activities to further public health.

This Information Disclosure Policy encapsulates WHO’s existing rules, policies and practices regarding information disclosure. It provides necessary changes to, and supersedes and replaces, the previous version of the Information Disclosure Policy, issued in March 2017.