Mon Sep 18, 2023 – 9:09 pm EDT
(LifeSiteNews) — Barring the express opposition of a United Nations (UN) member state, a pandemic declaration calling for global vaccine access, digital health documents, and socialized, universal health coverage will be signed Wednesday, September 20.
The “Political Declaration of the United Nations General Assembly High-level Meeting on Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response” is being circulated among UN member states via a silence procedure, in which silence is interpreted as acceptance of the document by a Member State.
If a Member State sends a letter or email to the UN General Assembly (UNGA) president objecting to the document, the president “may choose to” refer the draft resolution to certain UN representatives for revision, to be followed by “another round of the silence procedure.”
However, if there are no objections within 72 hours from the time the document is circulated, it will be officially adopted by all Member States.
The Political Declaration heavily emphasizes the importance of global access to vaccines not only to address actual pandemics but as a preventive measures. The document aspires to a globally coordinated effort to provide such vaccines, stating that its first actionable goal
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