WHO adopt a legally binding global pandemic agreement

The 78th World Health Assembly was held held in Geneva, Switzerland from May 19-27, 2025, is dubbed as “historic“.

“The Health Assembly’s adoption of the Pandemic Agreement on 20 May was a landmark in the history of WHO and global health,” said Dr Tedros. “Despite many obstacles, and in the face of significant mis- and disinformation, WHO’s Member States have succeeded in negotiating and adopting a legally binding agreement to make the world safer from pandemics.” [1]

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The adoption of the pandemic accord (widely referred to as the “Pandemic Treaty,”) was not by a vote but by “consensus“.

“Member States of the World Health Organization (WHO) today formally adopted by consensus the world’s first Pandemic Agreement.” [2]

“…124 countries voted for the agreement. Eleven countries, including Israel, Italy, Poland, Russia, Iran and Slovakia, which called for the vote, abstained.” [4, 5]

HHS Secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. addressed the WHO via video as Member States pass the Global Pandemic Agreement, he explains why the US exited the WHO [3]