Regional Director, WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, Cairo, Egypt.
East Mediterr Health J. 2024 May 29;30(5):327-329. doi: 10.26719/2024.30.5.327.
During a special session in December 2021, the World Health Assembly decided to establish an Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) to draft and negotiate a WHO convention, agreement or other international instrument on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response. The objective of the Pandemic Agreement is to enable Member States to prevent, prepare for, and respond to pandemics. Its provisions will apply during and between pandemics, unless otherwise specified, and it is expected to enter into force on the 30th day following the date of deposit of the 40th instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval, formal confirmation, or accession with the Depositary.
在 2021 年 12 月的一次特别会议上，世界卫生大会决定设立一个政府间谈判机构（INB），负责起草和谈判一项关于大流行病预防、准备和应对的世界卫生组织公约、协定或其他国际文书。大流行病协定的目标是使会员国能够预防、准备和应对大流行病。其规定将在大流行病期间和大流行病之间适用，除非另有说明，预计在交存第 40 份批准书、接受书、核准书、正式确认书或加入书之日后第 30 天生效。
