Health · Call for urgent agreement on international deal to prepare for and prevent future pandemics
Global leaders urge urgent agreement on international pandemic accord
Why it matters
Establishing a binding international agreement is critical to prevent a repeat of the widespread social, economic, and health devastation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The brief
International negotiators continue working to refine a proposed pandemic agreement ahead of the Seventy-seventh World Health Assembly.[1] World Health Organization Member States are addressing critical issues including pathogen access and benefits sharing, pandemic prevention, and financial coordination.[2] This follows an urgent open letter from dozens of former presidents, prime ministers, and Nobel laureates calling on nations to secure a multi-lateral pact.[3]
What we don’t know yet
- International negotiators are working to refine a proposed pandemic agreement ahead of the Seventy-seventh World Health Assembly. Not yet confirmed by an independent source.
- Dozens of former presidents, prime ministers, and Nobel laureates signed an urgent open letter calling on nations to secure a multi-lateral pact. Only bbc.co.uk reports this so far.
Quick answers
- What happened?
- International negotiators continue working to refine a proposed pandemic agreement ahead of the Seventy-seventh World Health Assembly. World Health Organization Member States are addressing critical issues including pathogen access and benefits sharing, pandemic prevention, and financial coordination. This follows an urgent open letter from dozens of former presidents, prime ministers, and Nobel laureates calling on nations to secure a multi-lateral pact.
- Why does it matter?
- Establishing a binding international agreement is critical to prevent a repeat of the widespread social, economic, and health devastation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
- How was "Global leaders urge urgent agreement on international pandemic accord" verified?
- Citelink grounded this brief in 2 sources, including WHO News. Every claim links to its citation in the sources list below.
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World Health Organization Member States are addressing critical issues including pathogen access and benefits sharing, pandemic prevention, and financial coordination.
Dozens of former presidents, prime ministers, and Nobel laureates signed an urgent open letter calling on nations to secure a multi-lateral pact.
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