The week of talks at the World Health Organization's headquarters in Geneva opened Monday -- almost exactly three years to the day after countries decided, in the heat of the Covid-19 crisis, to draft a new accord on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response.
The closed-door session was added on to the 12th round of negotiations held last month in the hope of nailing down a deal by the end of the year.
But amid grinding incremental progress, the talks were set to roll into 2025 without resolving some of the toughest sections. Читать дальше...