World leaders and organizations are advocating for a global pandemic agreement, known as the Pandemic Accord, to address the impacts of COVID-19 and future pandemics. The agreement emphasizes human rights, equity, and global cooperation in pandemic prevention and response. Various figures, including Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, @HelenClarkNZ, @VairaVF, and @GordonBrown, are actively supporting the initiative, calling for unity and solidarity in negotiations. The WHO is facilitating discussions among Member States to finalize the legally-binding accord, aiming to safeguard future generations from pandemic threats.
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus: As we speak, WHO’s Member States are meeting to negotiate a historic, legally-binding agreement to protect future generations from the impacts of pandemics. There is much agreement between Member States on the objectives of the agreement. Now… https://t.co/MiwMFFixHy
Thank you @AyamSamuelxyz and young nurses and doctors in #Nigeria for supporting the call for a Pandemic Agreement. Health workers must be protected and prepared for the next pandemic. #PandemicAccord https://t.co/e1J6L90pWv
.@HelenClarkNZ, @VairaVF, and @GordonBrown urge global leaders to reach an agreement on pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response by May. @WHO https://t.co/HwJsD0vG7y
I wholeheartedly support religious leaders’ call for equity, generosity, kindness and solidarity in the ongoing negotiations by @WHO Member States for a Pandemic Agreement. Thank you for the recognition of how vital this historic initiative is for people of all faiths.…
❓Why does the world need a #PandemicAccord and why will the decisions & compromises made in the next few weeks be crucial to making all of us safer from future pandemics❓ 🎙️We talked to Roland Driece, co-chair of INB Bureau, to learn the answers: https://t.co/XgnDuPQyZg @WHO
Beyond protecting countless lives, the timely delivery of a global pandemic accord would send a powerful message, write @HelenClarkNZ, @VairaVF, and @GordonBrown. Even in our fractured world, global solutions to global problems are possible. @WHO https://t.co/oPe6DnGtIn
"We're undergoing a soft coup... under the pretext of pandemic preparedness and the biosecurity agenda." Dr. Meryl Nass outlines how the WHO's proposed pandemic treaty would empower the organization "to assume control over all aspects of the world" by asserting that climate… https://t.co/u3jN7NoVWr
Had a very constructive dialogue on the Pandemic Agreement negotiations and the centrality of equity in the instrument with 31 Ambassadors representing the Group for Equity. We agreed that we must not forget the suffering and lessons of the #COVID19 pandemic. #PandemicAccord https://t.co/9TIEkAeCCp
Thank you @volker_turk, @UNHumanRights High Commissioner, for undescoring the need for a rights-based approach to pandemic prevention and response. A core principle of the pandemic agreement is full respect for the human rights, dignity and freedoms of all people, and enjoyment… https://t.co/vjLK7UCF5f
My gratitude to Minister @AndrewmitchMP and the UK Government for their commitment to the Pandemic Agreement and working with other countries to make the world safer and better prepared for current and future threats. #PandemicAccord https://t.co/HVQemgNo3x
#COVID19 took too many lives, wreaked havoc on our communities, and pushed millions of people into poverty. It didn’t have to be this way. I join @GlblCtzn's call to world leaders to get the #PandemicAccord done. And I invite you to join, too: https://t.co/fKOBJj3lgg
Thank you Anton Muscatelli and all at @UofGVC for supporting the need for a pandemic agreement for a safer, healthier world. https://t.co/NU4iG3hP3L