1. How would this be done legally? What are the implications? I haven't done a thread in a while, so here we go.
smh.com.au/politics/feder…
Last year, We (@RebeccaKatz5 Michelle Rourke & me) produced & presented @BWCISU this White Paper as part of @georgetown_ghss & ILIAID.
Accessing Biological Samples for United Nations Secretary-General Mechanism Investigations
georgetown.app.box.com/s/ynejnxbou0vg…
At @georgetown_ghss we've been examining potential revisions of the IHR & mechanisms for some time.
Here is @RebeccaKatz5's piece last year on the argument States should adopt a Review Conference framework (like BWC).
nature.com/articles/d4158…
– when can WHO use power?
– is WHO right body for this power?
WHO is already underfunded and unsupported in the use of the powers it does have: giving WHO more powers without more support is a recipe for failure.