Earlier this week the Bureau of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body released the latest draft of the Pandemic Agreement due for consideration at a resumed meeting beginning April 29th that will see marathon negotiations with an aim to conclude this process by May 10th.
The text is not markedly different from a previous version on which we reported on April 16th but there are certain changes – these we discuss below. The latest version has not been officially published by the INB yet.
What is also on the table is a draft resolution text that lays out the link between the main agreement and processes that would follow the adoption of the text at the Assembly including setting up of Intergovernmental Working Groups for certain provisions, immediate tasks for the WHO Director-General to follow through.