May 30 2024 | WHO MOVING forward Regardless
They’re not giving up…
Last night the World Health Assembly (WHA), which consists of ministers and public servants of the 194 member countries met to discuss the two pandemic treaty reforms, which failed to reach agreement in time before the Assembly met this week.
Despite the failure to reach agreement on the final terms, including with sufficient time for member countries to consider before voting, a new drafting group has been charged with continuing to work on:
- finalising the package of amendments to the IHR (2005);
- agree the timing, format and process to conclude the pandemic agreement, during the rest of the World Health Assembly, which ends on 1 June.
WHO Member States agree way forward to conclude Pandemic Agreementwho.int (https://www.who.int/news/item/28-05-2024-who-member-states-agree-way-forward-to-conclude-pandemic-agreement)
Purportedly as a representative of Australia, Minister for Health, the Hon Mark Butler’s statements seem to be solely focused on the risk that pandemics are regular occurrences, which lacks any proportionality based on reality.
Mark Butler appears to be acting under a remit that does not have the support or comprehension of the Australian public.
It is clear that Australia’s leadership is fully committed to moving forward with these binding reforms at the fastest pace possible.
It is unclear why Australia is bending over backwards to make things happen at such a rate, without stopping to consider and reflect and make findings on what worked and what can be improved upon following the last pandemic.
For a comprehensive commentary on Australia’s part in the current status quo in Geneva, and to listen to Mr Butler’s address to the World health Assembly last night, click here. (https://news.rebekahbarnett.com.au/p/australia-calls-for-urgent-roadmap)
June 4, 2024
Most people know by now that the amendments to the IHRs were passed late on Saturday 1st June.
Apparently the vote took place with only 1/3 of member nations present, and many other protocols were broken.
It’s time for an uproar. Our government needs to be held to account.
“In blatant disregard for established protocol and procedures, sweeping IHR amendments were prepared behind closed doors, and then both submitted for consideration and accepted by the World Health Assembly quite literally in the last moments of a meeting which stretched late into Saturday night, the last day of the meeting schedule”
Robert Malone
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