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Countries are making progress in negotiations in support of the World Health Organization Pandemic Agreement
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This week, member states of the World Health Organization (WHO) made progress in negotiations on the Pathogen Access and Benefit Sharing System (PABS) at the resumed session Intergovernmental Working Group (IGWG) on the WHO Pandemic Agreement. The PABS system is a key element of the agreement adopted by the World Health Assembly (WHA) in May 2025.
During the session held on January 20 and 22, 2026, the member states continued negotiations based on the text on outstanding issues in the draft annex and exchanged opinions with the aim of narrowing differences and identifying areas of convergence.
“I am encouraged by the progress we have made in several areas, with signs of consensus emerging for some parts of the pathogen access and benefit-sharing system,” said IGWG Bureau Co-Chair, Ambassador Tovar da Silva Nunes of Brazil. “As we look ahead to the fifth session, the focus will be on the unresolved, complex issues. The continued session helped us get a clearer picture of where we stand.”
The IGWG, established by the WHA, has as a priority the drafting and negotiation of a PABS system, which is intended to enable the safe, transparent and accountable exchange of pathogens with pandemic potential and their genetic sequence information, together with the fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from their use, including vaccines, therapeutics and diagnostics.
In the following, a continued session was held the request of member states to extend the fourth meeting of the IGWG, which met in December 2025.
“Member States have engaged in constructive discussions this week,” said IGWG Bureau Co-Chair Mr. Matthew Harpur of the United Kingdom. “As we move toward the May deadline, I am encouraged by their willingness to work together and bridge differences to provide an effective system of pathogen access and benefit sharing.”
Further IGWG meetings are scheduled for the coming months as member states continue their negotiations.
“A robust pathogen access and benefit-sharing system will be the cornerstone of a safer and more just world,” said Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General. “I thank the countries for their commitment to multilateral solutions.”
The outcome of the IGWG’s work will be submitted to the Seventy-ninth World Health Assembly in May 2026 for consideration.
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