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Farmers, policymakers warn Centre against proposed amendments to Plant Treaty

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Farmers, policymakers warn Centre against proposed amendments to Plant Treaty

Bharath Beej Swaraj Manch and the Rashtriya Kisan Mahasangh, two organisations of farmers, have written to the Union Agriculture Ministry against the proposed amendments. File. As the ‘Ad Hoc Open-Ended Working Group’ to enhance the Multilateral System (MLS) under the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (the ‘Plant Treaty’) meets in … Read more

World Health Organization agrees legally binding pandemic treaty

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World Health Organization agrees legally binding pandemic treaty

Members of the World Health Organization (WHO) have agreed the text of a legally binding treaty designed to better tackle future pandemics. The pact is meant to avoid the disorganisation and competition for resources seen during the Covid-19 outbreak. Key elements include the rapid sharing of data about new diseases, to ensure scientists and pharmaceutical … Read more