World leaders at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) have renewed their commitment to strengthening global efforts on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response (PPPR), highlighting the need for sustained investment and international cooperation.
The second UNGA High-level Meeting on PPPR, held in New York on September 25, 2026, followed the first meeting in 2023, which was convened in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and gaps in global health security.
Countries highlighted progress made over the past three years, including the adoption of the WHO Pandemic Agreement and amendments to the International Health Regulations (2005). Global capacities for epidemic and pandemic surveillance, pathogen sharing and local manufacturing of vaccines, treatments and diagnostics have also expanded - Read the full story.
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