WHO Pandemic Agreement

September 26, 2026 2:15 PM

India Pushes for Resilient Health Systems, Global Action on Pandemic Preparedness

Representing India at the UN High-Level Meeting on ‘Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response’ in New York on September 25, Union Health Secretary Punya Salila Srivastava reaffirmed India’s commitment to strengthening global health security through international cooperation, calling for sustained investment, stronger institutional capacity and resilient health systems based on the lessons of the COVID-19 pandemic. India Outlines Coordinated Approach to Pandemic Preparedness Addressi...

September 26, 2026 10:36 AM

UN chief calls for global approach to pandemic threats

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday stressed the need for a global approach to pandemic prevention, preparedness and response, stressing that no country can protect itself from pandemics alone. “The COVID-19 pandemic taught us that, in our interconnected world, no country can protect itself alone. We learned this at immense human and economic cost,” Guterres said in a speech read on his behalf by UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed at a high-level meeting on combating pan...

May 20, 2025 10:25 AM

WHO Members Back Landmark Resolution Paving the Way for Global Pandemic Agreement

Members of the World Health Organization (WHO) voted in favour of a resolution calling for the adoption of a global compact to prevent future pandemics. The pandemic agreement and the resolution calling for its adoption will be discussed by the full plenary of the World Health Assembly today. Immediately afterwards, a high-level segment featuring statements from heads of state of various nations will follow, according to a WHO press release. The vote in favour of the Pandemic Agreement resolut...