PHM-Exch> PHM comment on UN HLM Draft political declaration on Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response

[Claudio Schuftan]

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Draft political declaration on pandemic prevention, preparedness, and
response avoids commitment on key issuesInstead of ‘mobilising political
will’ for equity and effectiveness, the draft declaration opts for a
superficial diplomatic consensus.

On 20 September the UN General Assembly will adopt the Political
Declaration of the High Level Meeting on Pandemic Prevention Preparedness
and Response.

The original proposal
<https://phmovement.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=559d715f58f654accf3de987e&id=2897cd2aae&e=d5054f2279>
for this high level meeting envisaged “a succinct political declaration
aimed at, inter alia, mobilising political will at the national, regional
and international levels for pandemic prevention, preparedness and
response”.

PHM sees the draft political declaration (text of 23 August
<https://phmovement.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=559d715f58f654accf3de987e&id=d32b1103f9&e=d5054f2279>)
as
deeply disappointing (detailed commentary here
<https://phmovement.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=559d715f58f654accf3de987e&id=fde6af5c9e&e=d5054f2279>).
Instead of ‘mobilising political will’ on the key issues it avoids
commitment in favour of a superficial consensus. However, the debate
continues in the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB
<https://phmovement.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=559d715f58f654accf3de987e&id=e7a5d01805&e=d5054f2279>)
and the Working Group on Amendments to the International Health Regulations
(WGIHRs
<https://phmovement.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=559d715f58f654accf3de987e&id=deb6fd3175&e=d5054f2279>)
over how best to prevent, prepare for, respond to and recover from
pandemics. This political declaration is not the last word.

PHM’s country and regional circles will continue to work with civil society
constituencies who have been impacted by Covid, with a view to building a
common platform regarding PPPR, and urging governments to take a strong
line for equity and effectiveness in their discussions in the INB and the
WGIHRs.

PHM's critique
<https://phmovement.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=559d715f58f654accf3de987e&id=6924b86899&e=d5054f2279>
provides a broad ranging analysis of the key issues, ranging from reform of
intellectual property laws through to the big challenges of equity, debt,
solidarity, finance, and human rights. PHM invites civil society networks
at the country and regional level to draw from this critique the key
priorities on which to focus, in their discussions with national
governments.



The full PHM commentary on this draft political declaration
<https://phmovement.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=559d715f58f654accf3de987e&id=5dac041ce1&e=d5054f2279>
provides
more detail and references.  See also Tracker links to previous WHA
discussions of pandemic prevention, preparedness and response
<https://phmovement.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=559d715f58f654accf3de987e&id=b092a13a76&e=d5054f2279>
.

See Tracker page for this UNGA session (here
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