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Leaders Renew Pandemic-Preparedness Promises

In this lesson: Identify the unfinished agreement section and use “still” for continuing work.

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Read the story

Leaders at the UN renewed pandemic-preparedness commitments on 25 September, WHO reported. They called for sustained investment and cooperation across society.

The same report said a benefit-sharing annex to the WHO Pandemic Agreement was still being negotiated.

The leaders called for long-term work, not just a meeting. Countries still needed to agree on the annex’s details. Those details concerned sharing pathogens and the benefits of research using them.

Editorial correction, 26 October 2026: We corrected factual wording and chronology after checking the sources below. This is a retrospective archive review; the original publication date is retained.

Learning update, 6 November 2026: We made the reading clearer and revised the language activities. The earlier correction and original publication date remain recorded.

Source: Sources checked 26 October 2026. https://www.who.int/news/item/25-09-2026-world-leaders-renew-commitment-to-protect-the-world-from-future-pandemics https://www.who.int/health-topics/who-pandemic-agreement

Read and practise

1. What work was still under negotiation in the report?

   1. Whether the meeting had taken place
   2. The pathogen access and benefit-sharing annex
   3. A completed readiness score for every country

2. Which statement preserves “still needed to agree”?

   1. Agreement on the details was already complete.
   2. Agreement on the details remained to be reached.
   3. The details no longer mattered.

Your turn

Write one sentence about what leaders promised and one about work still to do.

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