🔥 The "draft zero" of the #pandemictreaty is out.
There is no plan for an independent accountability mechanism (or any accountability mechanism).
As we explain in @TheLancet and 🧵, this is a serious oversight.
bit.ly/lancettreaty
There is no plan for an independent accountability mechanism (or any accountability mechanism).
As we explain in @TheLancet and 🧵, this is a serious oversight.
bit.ly/lancettreaty
We reviewed the evidence and interviewed experts from around the world.
Independent accountability is key for compliance with any international agreement.
bit.ly/monitoraccord
Independent accountability is key for compliance with any international agreement.
bit.ly/monitoraccord
So far, the "zero draft" treaty
❌only proposes oversight mechanisms assessing achievements and gaps in preparedness capacity
❌doesn't mention independence
❌ mechanism for monitoring overall compliance won't be designed until (at least) the 1st treaty governing body meeting
❌only proposes oversight mechanisms assessing achievements and gaps in preparedness capacity
❌doesn't mention independence
❌ mechanism for monitoring overall compliance won't be designed until (at least) the 1st treaty governing body meeting
While there is mention of a "universal peer review mechanism" to assess preparedness under Article 13 of the "zero draft", such a mechanism already exists under the Universal Health and Preparedness Review, currently under pilot (and which already has broad support at WHO).
Pure and simple, this is a punt.
To be effective, the treaty must:
🧾 Include language on accountability
✅ Enshrine independents as a key principle
🔗 Hardwire a pathway for escalation to heads of state
bit.ly/accordadvocacy
To be effective, the treaty must:
🧾 Include language on accountability
✅ Enshrine independents as a key principle
🔗 Hardwire a pathway for escalation to heads of state
bit.ly/accordadvocacy
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