A new pandemic treaty needs to be powerful not only on paper
It has been over a year since the world was first hit by the deadly coronavirus pandemic. We may not have known then the full extent of what was to come, yet we should have been better prepared. Could a new treaty on pandemics prevent us from making the same mistakes in the future?
This content was published on May 15, 2021 - 09:00
May 15, 2021 - 09:00
Jagan Chapagain
Jagan Chapagain is the secretary general of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC). He has spent more than 25 years working across Europe and Asia, leading responses to large-scale humanitarian crises. He began his career as a youth volunteer at the Nepal Red Cross, advocating for and representing community voices.