US Committed to WHO Pandemic Accord, Ambassador Says

The flag of the World Health Organization (WHO) at their headquarters in Geneva on March 5, 2021. Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images

The lead negotiator representing the United States in discussions on a global pandemic accord said in a statement this week that the United States is committed to the accord amid debate on the draft document.

Leaders are meeting this week in Geneva as part of the fourth meeting of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Bureau (INB) to consider a “Zero Draft” (pdf) of the agreement.