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These figures likely underestimate cholera\u2019s true burden due to surveillance and reporting challenges. In response, the WHO classified the resurgence as a Grade 3 emergency in January 2023, activating its Incident Management System for a global response. To provide updates on cholera trends, public health responses and challenges, the WHO published 33 Rapid Risk Assessments and 17 Disease Outbreak News reports (2021\u20132023), followed by 30 editions of a monthly multi-country cholera outbreak external situation report starting in March 2023. The reports were published on various web pages, including the WHO Health Emergencies Programme page, which had 3 million visits in 2 years, showing the global demand for timely epidemiological insights. In June 2024, a survey was conducted to assess the impact and usefulness of the report, and it demonstrated that WHO\u2019s cholera situation report was mainly used for public health planning and decision-making in public health (44%), general information (24%), research (15%), advocacy or campaign activities (13%) and media reporting (5%). The situation report was overall rated as very useful by 70% of survey participants. Complementary tools, like WHO\u2019s Global Cholera and Acute Watery Diarrhoea Dashboard, have further improved situational awareness. This article assesses the development, execution and impact of WHO\u2019s cholera situation report. 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