WHO pandemic treaty adopted amid global health scrutiny

Tuesday, May 20, 2025, 7:20 am

WHO officials marked a historic day by approving an international pandemic treaty aimed at overhauling global preparedness and response systems for future crises. The treaty, welcomed with enthusiastic applause and a side of skepticism, aims to unify health protocols—if the bureaucratic machinery can actually make it real.

ledevoir.com / L’accord international sur les pandémies est adopté à l’OMS

«C’est un jour historique», a affirmé le directeur général de l’OMS.

citynews.ca / WHO members adopt a ‘pandemic agreement’ born out of the disjointed global COVID response

GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization’s member countries on Tuesday approved an agreement to better prevent, prepare for and respond to future pandemics in the wake of the devastation wrought by the coronavirus. Sustained applause echoed in a Geneva hall hosting the WHO’s annual assembly as…

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