The World Health Assembly Special Session #WHASpecial adopted the decision to establish an intergovernmental negotiating body to draft & negotiate a WHO convention, agreement or other international instrument on pandemic prevention, preparedness & response bit.ly/3lrtPdg
The World Health Assembly Special Session #WHASpecial decided that the WHO convention, agreement or other intl instrument would be negotiated with a view to adoption under Article 19 or other provisions of the WHO Constitution as may be deemed appropriate bit.ly/WHO-Constituti…
https://twitter.com/WHO/status/1465993055908024321
Article 19 of the WHO Constitution provides the World Health Assembly with the authority to adopt conventions or agreements on any matter within WHO’s competence bit.ly/WHO-Constituti…
https://twitter.com/who/status/1465994738855813124
The sole instrument established under Article 19 to date is the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control @FCTCofficial, which has made a significant & rapid contribution to protecting people from tobacco since its entry into force in 2005 bit.ly/3lrtPdg
The intergovernmental negotiating body will hold its first meeting by 1 March 2022 and its second by 1 August 2022.
It will also hold public hearings to inform its deliberations; deliver a progress report to the 76th World Health Assembly in 2023.
It will also hold public hearings to inform its deliberations; deliver a progress report to the 76th World Health Assembly in 2023.
https://twitter.com/who/status/1465993055908024321
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