WHO endorses Pandemic Agreement to enhance global health preparedness.

• The World Health Organization (WHO) member states unanimously adopted the world’s first Pandemic Agreement.

• The agreement marks the end of over three years of negotiations initiated in response to the COVID-19 crisis.

• The agreement was approved by member state delegations in a plenary session of the World Health Assembly.

• The adoption is a victory for public health, science, and multilateral action, ensuring collective protection from future pandemic threats.

• The agreement sets out principles, approaches, and tools for better international coordination, strengthening the global health architecture for pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response.