Members of the World Health Organization (WHO) adopted a historic agreement on Tuesday (20) on how to prepare for future pandemics after the COVID-19 outbreak, which killed millions of people between 2020 and 2022.
After three years of negotiations, the legally binding pact was adopted by the World Health Assembly in Geneva. The member countries of the organization greeted their approval with applause.
The pact is widely seen as a victory for members of the Global Health Agency at a time when multilateral organizations such as WHO have been affected by drastic cuts in US external financing.
“The agreement is a victory for public health, science and multilateral action. He will ensure that we can collectively protect the world better against future pandemic threats,” said WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
The treaty faced a last-minute challenge on Monday, when Slovakia requested a vote, as its skeptical prime minister in relation to the Covid-19 vaccine required his country to challenge the adoption of the agreement.
One hundred and twenty -four countries voted for, none voted against, while 11 countries, including Poland, Israel, Italy, Russia, Slovakia and Iran, abstained.
This content was originally published in WHO members vote in favor of a global Historical Pandemic agreement on CNN Brazil.
Source: CNN Brasil
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