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GENEVA, Switzerland - A global agreement on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response, which is still in negotiation, would not encroach on state sovereignty, the World Health Organization insisted Tuesday.In the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, WHO member countries have spent more than two years thrashing out an accord to ensure a repeat worldwide health disaster could never happen again.
"To be truly sovereign means to engage with others confidently, confident in your own independence."That is when you reach out and work with others on issues of common concern, and that's exactly what's happening downstairs."The bureau steering the negotiations must report on progress to the World Health Assembly, the annual gathering of WHO member states, which runs from May 27 to June 1. The assembly is the WHO's decision-making body.
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