In a cavernous hall, a large assembly of people watch a speaker on stage delivering a report.

On March 20, 2025, members of the World Health Organization adopted the world’s first pandemic agreement[1], following three years of “intensive negotiations launched by governments in response to the devastating impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.” The U.S., however, did not participate, in part because of its intention to withdraw from the WHO[2].

Global health experts are hailing the agreement as a historic moment[3].

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