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Pandemic Meeting Combines Commitments with Further Negotiations

In this lesson: Connect commitments with practical work and compare events using “while”.

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Read the story

WHO’s 25 September account said leaders renewed commitments to pandemic prevention, preparedness and response, stressing sustained investment and action beyond the health sector.

It also described continuing negotiations on the Pandemic Agreement’s pathogen access and benefit-sharing annex.

The agreement provided a broad framework, while negotiations continued on practical arrangements for sharing pathogens and research benefits. Sustained investment and national action were also part of the preparedness commitments.

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. A completed readiness score for every country
   3. The pathogen access and benefit-sharing annex

2. Which summary keeps both parts?

   1. The framework existed and practical negotiations continued.
   2. The negotiations finished before any framework existed.
   3. The framework replaced all practical negotiations.

Your turn

Explain the difference between supporting a framework and putting it into practice.

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