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- 1US and EU reject UN pandemic collaboration treaty▼US, EU reject UN General Assembly internation pandemic collaboration treaty
The United States and European Union have rejected a UN General Assembly initiative for an international pandemic collaboration treaty, according to a report by The Jerusalem Post. The refusal deals a setback to efforts to build a binding global framework for coordinating responses to future pandemics. Details of the reasoning behind the rejection have not been made clear.
- 2US stands alone in ideological objection to pandemic treaty wording●While the US was not the only nation to object to some of the wording, it was the only one who objected on ideological r
During negotiations over pandemic treaty language, several nations raised objections to parts of the wording, but the United States was reportedly the only country to do so on ideological grounds rather than intellectual property concerns. Commenters are highlighting this distinction, arguing it sets the US apart from other states whose objections were framed around commercial and patent interests.