The 6th meeting of the World Health Organization's Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB6) on the pandemic instrument continues to discuss the Bureau’s text, without any clarity on the development of the negotiating text.
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However, it must be noted that no textual changes can be made as a result of the informal meetings, because the understanding of INB5 is such that the informal meetings are better aimed at understanding each other’s positions, technicalities and trust building. Small states and those states that do not maintain large delegations in Geneva cannot fully participate in such meetings. This continuing practice of informal discussions without incorporating text proposals from Member States into the Bureau’s text is not generating a result. It has become increasingly clear that negotiations cannot start without textual insertion of Member States’ proposals.