"What this means is that one of the world’s most horrific regimes is now a part of a group that sets and enforces the standards and norms for the global governance of health care. It is an absurd episode for a key U.N. agency that is in much need of self-reflection and reform,” Hillel Neuer, Executive Director of Geneva-based independent human rights organization, UN Watch, commented.
A delegate from the GPMB suggests conducting a simulation exercise to test the new pandemic treaty and IHR amendments, following previous simulations like "Event 201" that raised questions about their connection to real-world events, such as the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued an advisory stating that the United States remains in a "heightened threat environment" with "lone offenders and small groups motivated by a range of ideological beliefs and personal grievances" posing a significant risk.
