Context: World leaders pushed for a new international treaty to prepare for the next global pandemic and avoid the unseemly scramble for vaccines hampering the COVID-19 response.

Details:

• Leaders from 25 countries, the European Union and the World Health Organization (WHO) sought to get the ground rules down in writing to streamline and speed up the reaction to future global outbreaks.
• The treaty would aim to ensure that information, virus pathogens, technology to tackle the pandemic and products such as vaccines are shared swiftly and equitably among nations.
• The call came in a joint article published in international newspapers, penned by leaders from five continents.

https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-international/global-leaders-push-for-new-pandemic-treaty/article34202924.ece

Download PDF