{"id":44249,"date":"2024-03-18T15:46:38","date_gmt":"2024-03-18T14:46:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/?p=44249"},"modified":"2024-05-17T09:06:46","modified_gmt":"2024-05-17T08:06:46","slug":"revised-who-pandemic-agreement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/news\/revised-who-pandemic-agreement","title":{"rendered":"Revised WHO Pandemic Agreement draft still implies \u201cfree speech is a threat to public health\u201d as negotiations resume today\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"44249\" class=\"elementor elementor-44249\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4e3eafaa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4e3eafaa\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4370fcf6\" data-id=\"4370fcf6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-487ee014 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"487ee014\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Updated negotiating text for legally binding agreement requires states to cooperate in \u201cpreventing\u201d misinformation and disinformation<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">As final \u201ctwo-week negotiating marathon\u201d starts today, ADF International advocates for the removal of language detrimental to free speech<\/span><\/b><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6290be3c elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6290be3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Giorgio-in-front-of-the-UN-building-in-Geneva-1024x683.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-44268\" alt=\"Giorgio Mazzoli in front of the UN in Geneva. The WHO pandemic treaty is negotiated by UN member states.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Giorgio-in-front-of-the-UN-building-in-Geneva-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Giorgio-in-front-of-the-UN-building-in-Geneva-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Giorgio-in-front-of-the-UN-building-in-Geneva-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Giorgio-in-front-of-the-UN-building-in-Geneva-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Giorgio-in-front-of-the-UN-building-in-Geneva.webp 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f0692f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3f0692f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW160689799 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160689799 BCX8\">GENEVA (<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160689799 BCX8\">18<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160689799 BCX8\">March <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160689799 BCX8\">2024)<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW160689799 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160689799 BCX8\"><strong>\u202f\u2013<\/strong>\u202f<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160689799 BCX8\">Member States<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160689799 BCX8\">resume<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160689799 BCX8\">negotiations <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160689799 BCX8\">today <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160689799 BCX8\">at the World Health Organization <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160689799 BCX8\">on the final draft of the <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160689799 BCX8\">Pandemic Agreement. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160689799 BCX8\">The <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160689799 BCX8\">previous<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160689799 BCX8\"> draft<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160689799 BCX8\">of the<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160689799 BCX8\">legal<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160689799 BCX8\">ly binding<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160689799 BCX8\"> text <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160689799 BCX8\">received worldwide criticism for <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160689799 BCX8\">potentially <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160689799 BCX8\">enabling government<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160689799 BCX8\">crackdown<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160689799 BCX8\">s<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160689799 BCX8\">on free speech <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160689799 BCX8\">in the name <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160689799 BCX8\">of pandemic <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160689799 BCX8\">prevention, preparedness<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160689799 BCX8\">, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160689799 BCX8\">and response<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160689799 BCX8\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> If adopted in its current form, the Pandemic Agreement would obligate parties to \u201ccooperate, in accordance with national laws, in preventing misinformation and disinformation\u201d, granting individual states the discretion to define which information fits within these categories, and how far they could go in censoring alleged mis- or disinformation.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The final text is anticipated to be adopted in May and would serve as a critical tool for combating future pandemic threats.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201c<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The revised negotiating text for the WHO Pandemic Agreement continues to misrepresent the human right to freedom of expression as a threat to public health. States have a duty to guarantee access to transparent, timely, and accurate information, especially during health emergencies. This, however, does not grant governments a license to censor lawful speech under the pretext of shielding the public from information arbitrarily labeled as \u2018misinformation\u2019 or \u2018disinformation\u2019,<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> warns <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/our-team\/giorgio-mazzoli\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Giorgio Mazzoli<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, Director of UN Advocacy with ADF International.\u202f<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d860b91 elementor-blockquote--skin-clean elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"4d860b91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\u201cThe revised negotiating text for the WHO Pandemic Agreement  <span style=\"color: #AF272F\">continues to misrepresent the human right to freedom of expression as a threat to public health\u201c\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">- Giorgio Mazzoli, Director of UN Advocacy with ADF International.\u202f<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5561b658 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5561b658\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Treaty will serve as a blueprint for future pandemics<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">While the updated draft of the Pandemic Agreement retains nebulous and undefined language on mis- and disinformation, it has removed the mandate for states to \u201cmanage\u201d so-called \u201cinfodemics\u201d. The term was loosely defined as including, inter alia, \u201ctoo much information\u201d during a disease outbreak causing \u201cconfusion\u201d as well as \u201cmistrust\u201d in health authorities, irrespective of the information\u2019s accuracy.\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Human rights advocates have welcomed this revision, but emphasize that more must be done to align the provisions of the WHO Pandemic Agreement with global legal standards protecting freedom of expression.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cFreedom of expression, including the right to seek and receive information, is essential to ensure scrutiny and accountability over critical public health decisions. Lacking free access to information, people are unable to assess the lawfulness and effectiveness of the actions undertaken by authorities,\u201d continued Mazzoli.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cIf adopted in its present form, the WHO Pandemic Agreement would set a dangerously low standard of regard for freedom of expression. Any government could refer to its obligations under the treaty to unduly restrict free speech in the name of preventing alleged misinformation or disinformation among the population\u201d, he added.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Next steps: final negotiations and adoption<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The current updated text will serve as the basis for negotiations scheduled for 18-28 March 2024. Negotiations on this revised draft are expected to result in a consensus text, whose final adoption is anticipated to take place at the World Health Assembly at its 77th Session in May 2024.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Considering its importance and binding nature, the process for negotiating the text \u2013 which began in March 2023 \u2013 has been exceptionally fast compared to typical timelines. However, the slower-than-expected pace of negotiations has prompted some Member States to question the feasibility of adopting the agreement in May. Once adopted, <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">the Pandemic Agreement will enter into force after it has been ratified by forty <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">countries.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cEveryone agrees that life is precious and that states have an interest in protecting public health. But some of the most grave and systematic human rights abuses of the last century unfolded during public emergencies and we must be vigilant to protect hard-won rights \u2013 especially in times of crisis. When it comes to vague and undefined concepts such as \u201cmisinformation\u201d or \u201cdisinformation\u201d, the currently proposed cure is far worse than the disease,\u201d Mazzoli concluded.\u00a0 <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ca8ed1c elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6ca8ed1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ab8760f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3ab8760f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tImages for free use in print or online in relation to this story only\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f4eb55a elementor-widget elementor-widget-gallery\" data-id=\"6f4eb55a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;aspect_ratio&quot;:&quot;1:1&quot;,&quot;lazyload&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;gallery_layout&quot;:&quot;grid&quot;,&quot;columns&quot;:4,&quot;columns_tablet&quot;:2,&quot;columns_mobile&quot;:1,&quot;gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;link_to&quot;:&quot;file&quot;,&quot;overlay_background&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;content_hover_animation&quot;:&quot;fade-in&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Giorgio_Mazzoli_400x400.webp\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"6f4eb55a\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Giorgio Mazzoli 400x400\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDM2NTMsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9hZGZpbnRlcm5hdGlvbmFsLm9yZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyMVwvMDVcL0dpb3JnaW9fTWF6em9saV80MDB4NDAwLndlYnAiLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiI2ZjRlYjU1YSJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Giorgio_Mazzoli_400x400.webp\" data-width=\"400\" data-height=\"400\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Updated negotiating text for legally binding agreement requires states to cooperate in \u201cpreventing\u201d misinformation and disinformation\u00a0 As final \u201ctwo-week negotiating marathon\u201d starts today, ADF International advocates for the removal of language detrimental to free speech GENEVA (18 March 2024)\u202f\u2013\u202fMember States resume negotiations today at the World Health Organization on the final draft of the Pandemic [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":44268,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"give_campaign_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[1043],"class_list":["post-44249","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-who"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - 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