World Treaty

A treaty for the world:

WHO’s Director-General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, described the agreement as “a significant milestone in our shared journey towards a safer world.” Tedros also noted that the pact demonstrates nations’ ability to collaborate on common challenges. The treaty is only the second in the WHO’s history, the first being the 2003 tobacco control agreement. Approval is now being sought at the upcoming World Health Assembly. Under the treaty, countries must ensure the global availability of pandemic-related medications. At the same time, manufacturers are required to allocate 20 percent of vaccine, therapeutic, and diagnostic production to the WHO — distribute 10 percent as donations, and offer the remainder at accessible prices. However, the U.S. was absent from the closing negotiations following President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the health agency.

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