FRONT PAGE / COURIERS / COU-2026-06-15-F1
COURIERS · envoys mediators · 2026-06-15SCOOP 57
Open letter urges G7, G20 and BRICS leaders to finalize WHO Pandemic Agreement's pathogen-sharing annex
Per the WHO's June 15 open letter, signatories writing from Geneva and Brasília urged leaders of the G7, G20, BRICS and all nations to finish negotiating the Pathogen Access and Benefit Sharing (PABS) annex of the WHO Pa.
At a glance
- A June 15 open letter urged G7, G20 and BRICS leaders to finalize the WHO Pandemic Agreement's PABS annex.
- The letter cited estimates of up to twenty million lives lost in the pandemic.
VERDICT — CONFIRMED
Per the WHO's June 15 open letter, signatories writing from Geneva and Brasília urged leaders of the G7, G20, BRICS and all nations to finish negotiating the Pathogen Access and Benefit Sharing (PABS) annex of the WHO Pandemic Agreement. The letter invokes the toll of the pandemic, citing estimates from WHO and others of up to twenty million lives lost, and calls on leaders to “finish what it started.”
Key facts on file
- A June 15 open letter urged G7, G20 and BRICS leaders to finalize the WHO Pandemic Agreement's PABS annex.
- The letter cited estimates of up to twenty million lives lost in the pandemic.
PRIMARY SOURCE
WHO — NewsSources · two-source rule
PRIMARYWHO — News
CITE THIS FILE — The Regent Wire · cou-2026-06-15-f1 · filed 2026-06-15 · https://regentwire.com/dispatch/cou-2026-06-15-f1-open-letter-urges-g7-g20-and-brics-leaders-to-finalize-who.html · Primary and corroborating sources listed above; archived at publication. Republishing & licensing: hello@regentwire.com.
