politics
UN General Assembly adopts pandemic declaration without consensus
153votes
Votes in favour of the pandemic declaration
The UN General Assembly adopted the pandemic preparedness declaration on 12 October by 153 votes to three, with two abstentions. It had been blocked from consensus approval on 25 September after objections including those from the United States.
2 sourcesThe Guardian, UN NewsUpdated
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The United States delegate blocked adoption of the pandemic declaration by consensus.
2 of 2 sourcesâObjections from the United States and a few other States blocked thatâ
The United Nations General Assembly was due to adopt a political declaration on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response on 25 September.
2 of 2 sourcesâThe text was due to be approved by consensus at a high-level meeting on 25 September.â