Pandemic accord: WHO says claims of it overriding future policies decisions "simply bogus"

Speaking during a World Health Organization (WHO) meeting on Friday, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that the continuing negotiations on the pandemic accord are an “unprecedented opportunity” to learn from successes and failures of global health responses during the COVID-19 pandemic.

“This accord is a generational opportunity that we must seize. We are the generation that lived through the COVID-19 pandemic, so we must be the generation that learns the lessons it taught us, and makes the changes to keep future generations safer,” Tedros said.

“The idea that this accord or the amended International Health Regulations will cede sovereignty to WHO is simply bogus. WHO will not gain any power to override domestic policy decisions. Nor would we want to,” Tedros said. "We cannot let mis- and disinformation jeopardize [populations]."

Countries began negotiations on a global accord on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response back in early March, using the “zero draft” as a basis for negotiating an agreement to protect nations and communities from future pandemic emergencies.

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