Remarks by HHS Secretary Becerra at the 77th World Health Assembly
It wasn’t even. And it wasn’t pretty. But the world emerged from the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic thanks to unprecedented collaboration that brought governments, the private sector, and civil society together around a common goal: to save lives. And, as we forget, urgency dissipates.
We shouldn’t wait for the worst case to descend. We should use our time — here, now, after two years — to take the meaningful steps that we know we must. Let’s capture the significant progress achieved over the past two years and finalize the proposed amendments to the IHRs this week.Those amendments – especially the tiered alert system – will immediately make a difference in improving global preparedness.
That is why we continue to strongly support the meaningful participation of Taiwan at the World Health Assembly and in the WHO’s work more broadly. That is why the tragic, avoidable loss of life and cycle of destruction and dislocation between Israel and Palestine must stop immediately. We need a ceasefire agreement that leads to the release of hostages, a surge in humanitarian assistance into Gaza, and the road to a two-state solution. Palestinians and Israelis deserve to live safely, with dignity, and in peace.
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