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| Nearly half of all US governors urge drastic change for global health organization before new pandemic hits |
| 2024-05-25 |
| [FoxNews] Republican governors don't want WHO controlling health emergencies in their states Two dozen Republican governors don't want the World Health Organization (WHO) to call the shots in the case of another global pandemic, according to a letter they sent to President Biden this week. Currently, there are two proposals under negotiation that would grant WHO "unprecedented and unconstitutional" authority in the U.S., according to the Republican Governors Association. "If adopted, these agreements would seek to elevate the WHO from an advisory body to a global authority in public health," the letter stated. "Under the proposed amendments and treaty, the WHO’s Director-General would supposedly gain unilateral power to declare a ‘public health emergency of international concern’ in member nations, extending beyond pandemics to include a range of perceived emergencies." The two proposals aim to amend the WHO's existing International Health Regulations and establish a new "Pandemic Agreement" Treaty. "Additional concerns arise regarding the establishment of a global surveillance infrastructure and requirements for member states to censor speech related to public health, potentially facilitating the proliferation of biological weapons," the governors continued. "We are committed to resisting any attempts to transfer authority to the WHO over public policy affecting our citizens or any efforts by the WHO to assert such authority over them." Govs. Ron DeSantis of Florida, Kay Ivey of Alabama, Mike Dunleavy of Alaska, Eric Holcomb of Indiana, Kristi Noem of South Dakota, Bill Lee of Tennessee, Jim Justice of West Virginia and Gov. Kim Reynolds of Iowa are among those who signed the letter. The governors of Texas, Georgia, Idaho, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Utah, Virginia and Wyoming also signed the letter. The letter also said the proposed WHO agreement would radically change the way governors are able to respond to health emergencies in their states. Related: World Health Organization: 2024-05-22 WHO chief asks Israel to ease restrictions on Gaza medical aid World Health Organization: 2024-05-19 US evacuates 17 volunteer doctors trapped in Gaza since Israel took Rafah crossing World Health Organization: 2024-05-16 Peru Declaring Transgenderism a Mental Illness Related: International Health Regulations: 2024-02-26 UN and WHO: Stooges of the global rapists of humanity International Health Regulations: 2023-08-29 Polio outbreak: International committee warns Pakistan of gaps in efforts International Health Regulations: 2020-05-03 DAMNING 'Five-Eyes' Intel Report: China Suppressed, Destroyed Coronavirus Evidence, Endangered Other Countries |
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