Negotiations on an international agreement on the prevention and control of pandemics. The basis of the agreement is Article 19 of the Constitution of the WHO, according to which the WHO General Assembly can adopt binding agreements for all member states with a two-thirds majority. The article has only been used once in its 74-year history.
The agreement is backed by the Bill & Melinda-Gates Foundation and US billionaire Marcel Arsenault, who announced in autumn 2021 that he would support global pandemic prevention with $200 million.
Tedros Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the WHO, speaks of a "unique opportunity to strengthen the global health architecture. The EU, which supports the project, expects from the agreement.
increased, sustained and long-term political engagement at Heads of State and Government level
clear processes and tasks
strengthening the public and private sectors at all levels
the integration of health issues in all relevant policy areas
That all sounds pretty harmless. But observers expect that the WHO can use the pact to prescribe binding measures such as lockdowns, compulsory vaccinations or the central collection of data. The pact would give WHO direct leverage over the exercise of civil rights in member countries.
"Mass-voll", the movement critical of young people, on the other hand, wants to hold the referendum, as its President Nicolas Rimoldi explained on request. “The WHO Pandemic Pact will take precedence over the Federal Constitution and thus overturn it. With it, the WHO can introduce coercive measures such as lockdowns or compulsory vaccination without Switzerland having to influence it.” It is important that the civil rights movement unites against it.
Preparations were made a year ago by the Global Health Center in Geneva with the support of Marcel Arsenault. For its part, the Global Health Center is supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Pax Sapiens Foundation of Marcel Arsenault and Cynda Collins and the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs.
The further roadmap of the agreement will be determined on March 1st at the first meeting of the "Intergovernmental Negotiating Body" within the framework of the WHO. A first draft should be available in August this year. The WHO expects the agreement to be ratified in 2024.