WHO Pandemic Agreement Resolution 2025

20/05/2025 9 min

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Episode Synopsis

In this episode, we delve into the proposed WHO Pandemic Agreement, a critical resolution for the Seventy-eighth World Health Assembly. We'll explore the ongoing efforts by the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body to establish a legally binding instrument, designed to strengthen global pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response.We'll also discuss how this new agreement complements the existing International Health Regulations (2005) and the outlined adoption process under Article 19 of the WHO Constitution, emphasising that States retain their sovereign right to consider the Agreement. Furthermore, we'll examine the establishment of an Intergovernmental Working Group tasked with drafting and negotiating key annexes, including the Global Supply Chain and Logistics Network and the Coordinating Financial Mechanism.The voices you are hearing are AI-generated. Please note that AI can make mistakes.