GENEVA (AN) — As the world starts jockeying over a pandemic treaty, some themes rise to the forefront: What's enforceable? How can we ensure fairness? Will nations pull together?
Chief among these questions is an "accountability gap" that undermines the proposed treaty's potential, an independent coalition of global leaders said on Friday.
The draft to kickstart negotiations, released earlier this week by the World Health Organization's intergovernmental negotiating body, is rooted in WHO's constitution and the 2007 International Health Regulations that are legally binding on 196 nations.
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