GENEVA (AN) — It took until the final hours, when the deadline came to call in the translators, for diplomats working around the clock to reach a pandemic treaty deal after more than three years of tough negotiations.
The World Health Assembly formally approved the landmark treaty on Tuesday, after some drama the night before when Slovakia, backed by Italy and Poland, tried to challenge its adoption. The treaty sailed through on a 124-0 vote, with 11 abstentions. The United States, a founding member of the World Health Organization in 1948, and 45 other nations were absent.
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