WHO Pandemic Treaty Will Not Override Sovereignty, Australian Government Says

WHO Pandemic Treaty Will Not Override Sovereignty, Australian Government Says
A World Health Organisation (WHO) logo is displayed at its office in Beijing on April 19, 2013. The agency's new World Cancer Report recorded over 3 million new cases of cancer in China of 14 million registered globally in 2012. Ed Jones/AFP/Getty Images
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The Australian government says the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) new global health treaty will not override the country’s sovereignty.

Also known as the Pandemic Instrument or the WHO CA+, the pandemic preparedness treaty has faced scrutiny around the world due to the wording of its draft, which would make the Treaty binding on all signatories.

Victoria Kelly-Clark
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Victoria Kelly-Clark is an Australian based reporter who focuses on national politics and the geopolitical environment in the Asia-pacific region, the Middle East and Central Asia.
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