WHO’s “Bretton Woods Moment” Dimmed by Member States’ Reluctance To Pay Up More
Notes from the Sustainable Financing Working Group Meeting In its first meeting during March 29-31, the intergovernmental Sustainable Financing Working Group at WHO, kick-started discussions on finding ways to fund essential functions in a flexible and predictable manner. It has also emerged that sustainable financing is a key objective of the proposed international pandemic treaty. Hence the deliberations of this working group will be crucial in setting the direction on financing and as a consequence, governance. In the early stages of this discussions, member states appear reluctant to pay up more in assessed contributions. WHO’s Sustainable Financing Working Group … Continue reading WHO’s “Bretton Woods Moment” Dimmed by Member States’ Reluctance To Pay Up More