Independent Monitoring for the Pandemic Accord
Spark Street Advisors and UNU-IIGH (2023). Independent Monitoring for the Pandemic Accord. UNU International Institute for Global Health.
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UNU-IIGHTitle Independent Monitoring for the Pandemic Accord Publication Date 2023-10 Place of Publication Kuala Lumpur Publisher UNU International Institute for Global Health Pages 26 Language eng Abstract In May 2024, WHO Member States will adopt a new Pandemic Agreement at the 77th World Health Assembly to address pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response. The Agreement's effectiveness will rely on state parties' adherence to their obligations. Based on 54 expert consultations and a rigorous review of existing monitoring bodies that identified best practices across several treaties and sectors, the report provides a "draft zero" Terms of Reference (ToR) for an Independent Monitoring Committee for the Pandemic agreement. The purpose of the Committee would be to verify the timeliness, completeness, and accuracy of Member State reporting, using existing sources to triangulate evidence where accuracy is in question. Made up of independent experts, supported by a small independent secretariat within the pandemic agreement Conference of the Parties, and with adequate "no strings attached" financing, the Committee would have access to a broad range of information sources and be able to publish its findings regularly and without interference. The report also explores technical, organizational, operational, political, and financial aspects of independence. It builds on examples from other treaty and global health monitoring mechanisms and details how these aspects of independence could be applied in practice to the Committee. UNBIS Thesaurus JOINT TREATY IMPLEMENTATION
HEALTH
TREATY REVIEW
EPIDEMICSKeyword Pandemic
Accountability
International Health
Negotiations
World Health Organization
Global health
Pandemics
Emergencies
COVID-19
International Cooperation
Public Sector
Disease Outbreaks
United NationsCopyright Holder UNU-IIGH Copyright Year 2023 Copyright type All rights reserved ISBN 9789280881134 DOI 10.37941/RR/2023/2 -
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