WHO Illegally Forces New Regulations After “Pandemic Agreement” Fails

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The 77^th World Health Assembly opened May 27 and immediately failed to pass the proposed World Health Organization (WHO) “Pandemic Agreement” which would have given the WHO global authority to govern public health. After the failure, the WHO focused on a parallel effort to revise existing International Health Regulations (IHR) that guide national pandemic responses. In the early morning hours of June 2 (the last day of the assembly being June 1), the WHO Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus reportedly claimed there was a “consensus” and illegally enacted the new “legally binding” IHRs without a floor vote contrary to established rules and protocols.

Reports from independent journalists stated only about one-third of member nations were present for the final approval session and only 37 out of the 194 member nations supported the revised IHRs, including the U.S. delegation. Objections were only allowed after the approval where at least six nations expressed opposition after the fact, which reportedly included Argentina, Belarus, Costa Rica, Iran, Russia, and Slovakia.

The assembly ended with plans to finalize a future “pandemic agreement.” The WHO authorized its Intergovernmental Negotiating Body to begin meeting again in July 2024 to continue working toward finalizing an agreement by later this year or before the 2025 World Health Assembly.