Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct

As a specialized agency of the UN system, WHO is firmly committed to the following ethical principles:

Integrity: To behave in accordance with ethical principles, and act in good faith, intellectual honesty and fairness.

Accountability: To take responsibility for one’s actions, decisions and their consequences.

Independence and impartiality: To conduct oneself with the interests of WHO only in view and under the sole authority of the Director-General, and to ensure that personal views and convictions do not compromise ethical principles, official duties or the interests of WHO.

Respect: To respect the dignity, worth, equality, diversity and privacy of all persons.

Professional Commitment: To demonstrate a high level of professionalism and loyalty to the Organization, its mandate and objectives.