The EU has been an active and engaged partner in the negotiations towards such an agreement since the beginning. Please find below all documents related to this process:

1. Pandemic agreement

Commission services reflection paper, released on 1 September 2021:

• “Agreement on pandemic preparedness and response: an initial blueprint”: https://www.eeas.europa.eu/delegations/un-geneva/agreement-pandemic-preparedness-and-response-initial-blueprint_en?s=62

EU Statement delivered at the 3^rd Working Group on Strengthening WHO preparedness and response to health emergencies, held on 4 to 6 October 2021:

• https://www.eeas.europa.eu/delegations/un-geneva/3rd-working-group-strengthening-who-preparedness-and-response-health_en?s=62

Documents related to the second special session of the World Health Assembly, held on 29 November to 1 December 2021:

• Press release EU Delegation to the UN in Geneva: https://www.eeas.europa.eu/eeas/world-health-assembly-paves-way-towards-pandemic-treaty_en
• Speech delivered by the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen: https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/speech_21_6423
• EU Statement delivered at the Special Session: https://apps.who.int/gb/statements/WHASSA2/PDF/EU-2.pdf

Substantive elements for a WHO international agreement on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response – Discussion notes (9 November 2022)

• Pandemic Agreement_ Discussion note on Preventing laboratory release.pdf
• Pandemic Agreement_ Discussion note on Preventing Zoonotic Spillover.pdf
• Pandemic agreement _Discussion note on detecting and reporting pandemic threats.pdf
• Pandemic agreement_Discussion note on AMR.pdf 

Documents related to the first meeting of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body - INB 1:

• EU statement delivered on 24 February at the first meeting of the INB 2022: https://www.eeas.europa.eu/delegations/un-geneva/eu-statement-%E2%80%93-inb-1_en?s=62
• EU contribution to the identification of the substantive elements for a convention, agreement or other international instrument on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response, as submitted to the INB Bureau on 29 April 2022:  https://www.eeas.europa.eu/delegations/un-geneva/european-union-contribution-identification-substantive-elements-convention_en?s=62
• Written comments of the European Union on the “White Paper: draft annotated outline of a WHO convention, agreement or other international instrument on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response” (A/INB/1/12), submitted to the INB on 24 June 2022

EU comments on INB Document A_INB_1_12.pdf

Documents related to the second meeting of the INB – INB 2:

• EU statement delivered at the second meeting of the INB held on 18 to 21 July 2022: https://www.eeas.europa.eu/delegations/un-geneva/eu-statement-inb-2-intergovernmental-negotiating-body-opening-remarks-eu-and_en?s=62

• Written comments prepared by the European Union and its Member States on the “Working draft of a WHO convention, agreement or other international instrument on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response” (document A/INB/2/3), as submitted to the INB Bureau on 15 September 2022 INB2 - Working draft - written input by the EU and its MS.pdf

Documents related to the third meeting of the INB – INB 3

• EU statement delivered at the third meeting of the INB, held on 5 to 7 December 2022: INB 3 - Opening statement from the EU and its Member States with general comments.pdf
• Written comments prepared by the European Union and its Member States on the “Conceptual Zero draft” (document A/INB/3/3), as submitted to the INB Bureau on 7 December 2022 INB 3 - Conceptual Zero draft - Specific comments from the EU and EU MS.pdf

Documents related to the fourth and fifth meetings of the INB – INB 4 and INB 5:

• EU statement delivered at the fourth meeting of the INB, held on 27 February to 3 March

  INB 4 Opening statement from the EU and its Member States.pdf

• European Union initial textual proposals for an agreement on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response in view of the fifth meeting of the INB 5 (from 3 to 6 April 2023): 

         Rationale EU text proposals INB 28 March.pdf /Rationale EU texts proposals - French translation.

EUROPEAN UNION INITIAL TEXTUAL PROPOSALS FOR AN AGREEMENT ON PANDEMIC PREVENTION - 20 April

Factsheet_Pandemic_Agreement.pdf

Documents related to the seventh meeting of the INB – INB 7:

• EU drafting suggestions on the INB Bureau’s proposal for negotiating text

Documents related to the eight meeting of the INB – INB 8:

• EU drafting suggestions on the INB Bureau’s refined text proposals

Documents related to the ninth meeting of the INB – INB 9:

• EU drafting suggestions on the revised draft of the negotiating text of the Pandemic Agreement

Documents related to the 12^th meeting of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body:

• EU reflection note on a dedicated instrument on Prevention

2. Amendments to the International Health Regulations

Submission of proposed amendments to the International Health Regulations (IHR) (2005), pursuant to decision WHA75(9) of the World Health Assembly

Submission of proposed IHR amendments to WHO.pdf

 

Explanatory notes on the proposed amendments submitted to WHO

Explanations for the amendments to the International Health Regulations.pdf

 

Documents related to the seventy-seventh World Health Assembly – WHA 77:

EU statement on the adoption of amendments to the International Health Regulations (2005) delivered at the 77^th WHA held on 27 May - 1 June 2024