Episode 46 - Future Proofing: A Conversation with WHO about the Proposed Pandemic Treaty
International Law Behind the Headlines - A podcast by American Society of International Law
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Reports from the Seventy-seventh World Health Assembly indicate a willingness from member States to finalize the Pandemic Treaty – a proposed legal framework that endeavors to coordinate the global response to future pandemics – within the next year. In this episode, WHO Principal Legal Officer Steven Solomon and WHO Senior Legal Officer Kenneth Piercy join us to pull back the curtain on the treaty negotiations so far and, with an eye to the future, discuss what a concluded Treaty could mean for global pandemic preparedness.
