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March 30, 2021 "It is not a question of whether, but when the next pandemic will occur. We must prepare for it. We must ensure fair access to medicines and vaccines. This pandemic has highlighted weaknesses and divisions, it is time to unite and put in place a defense against pandemics ".

Thus the president of the European Council, Charles Michel, who launched the idea of ​​the international treaty for the preparation and response to pandemics.

The proposal jointly launched by the President of the European Council and the WHO Director General Tedros Ghebreyesus.

"The Treaty is useful for tracing an international framework for cooperation, starting from the exchange of information when we face the beginning of a possible pandemic, to invest in research and have medicines and what is needed to tackle the pandemic" to deal with fair access globally, said Michel, explaining the added value of the project, which proposes the "One Health approach".

At the moment, the country that leads the G7, Great Britain, and the country that heads the G20, Italy, are signatories of the initiative "then declared the president of the European Council." It is a sign of support for the initiative, "he added.



Ghebreyesus: "Well treated, act now to fight pandemics"

"The time to act is now. The world cannot wait for the end of this pandemic to prepare to fight the next one".

Thus the head of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, thanking the President of the European Council Charles Michel for having launched the "powerful idea" of a global treaty to fight pandemics.

"490 days of global emergency - he explained - has exposed the worst and the best of humanity. We must act with courage".



Draghi signed an appeal on the treaty

Mario Draghi signed the appeal for a new international treaty for the preparation and response to pandemics.

The announcement follows an editorial published in various newspapers around the world and signed by European leaders such as Boris Johnson, Emmanuel Macron, Angela Merkel and Mark Rutte, among others.