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U.S. Blocks UN Pandemic Preparedness Declaration, Halting Consensus
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- The United States blocked a UN political declaration on pandemic preparedness on 25 September 2026.
- The U.S. delegate said the United States was not in a position to support the text, halting consensus.
- Italy also rejected the declaration and the EU objected over intellectual-property “red lines.”
- Prof. Lawrence Gostin said U.S. dissent severely weakens the declaration’s political value.
