Newsletter Edition #169 [Treaty Talks]
Readers,
Ahead of the resumption of the negotiations on the WHO’s Pathogen Access Benefit Sharing, in Geneva next week, we bring you a brief update on what to expect.
Also find below, a recent discussion at the European Parliament on the PABS talks. During the briefing, lead European negotiator explains the challenges in the negotiations including polarisation, and conceptual differences between countries.
We found this to be illuminating on how the European Union sees these negotiations. These rare, on-the-record comments are massively helpful to precisely understand the underlying tensions in these talks.
Hope you find this timely.
A gentle reminder: The press rarely gets official updates on these negotiations. It has been our every effort to chase the light through the cracks in these closed-door discussions at the WHO.
More on this, onsite from us next week.
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GHF ANALYSIS
I. PABS PRIMER
A few things to watch out for:
- Talks resume on Monday 14th at the 8th meeting of the Intergovernmental Working Group (IGWG).
- Recall that the when the IGWG last met, two proposals were considered formally during the negotiations, one from the European Union, and another from the Africa Group. (See our story here: Game On: Africa Group Vs The EU. Competing Models For The Pathogen Access Benefit Sharing System). The IGWG report of the previous meeting in July is here.
