The website DontYouDare.info set up by author and activist James Roguski has documented this situation in detail. Here are the main takeaways that he has published:
| The International Health Regulations (IHR) are legally binding and supercede the United States Constitution. All the nations of the world have already agreed to the existing International Health Regulations.The United States has proposed amendments to the legally binding International Health Regulations that will be voted upon at the next World Health Assembly this May 22, 2022 to May 28, 2022. CLICK HERE FOR OFFICIAL DOCUMENTThese proposed amendments will cede additional sovereignty, control and legal authority over to the World Health Organization.These amendments will NOT require approval by 2/3 of the United States Senate. If they are approved (as submitted by the United States) by a simple majority of the 194 member countries of the World Health Assembly countries), these amendments would enter into force as international law just six months later (November 2022). The details of this are not crystal clear. I believe this information to be accurate.It is not known if the amendments will be voted upon individually or as a complete package.The amendments will give the Director General of the WHO the power to unilaterally declare a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) even over the objection of the country dealing with an outbreak of disease.According to changes made to U.S. regulations that were published one day before Donald Trump was inaugurated (January 19, 2017), the definition of a “Public Health Emergency” in the United States now includes the declaration of a PHEIC by the WHO.A unilateral declaration of a PHEIC by the WHO will enable the declaration of a Public Health Emergency by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.The amendments proposed by the United States would also give the Director General of the WHO the legal authority to unilaterally issue an “intermediate public health alert (IPHA).” The criteria for the issuance of an IPHA is simply that “the Director-General has determined it requires heightened international awareness and a potential international public health response.”The amendments will also give “regional directors” within the WHO the legal authority to declare a Public Health Emergency of Regional Concern (PHERC).Yes people, the United States wants to hand over our sovereignty to Regional Directors at the WHO and give them the power to “PHERC” us and “PHERC” the world, one region at a time. “PHERC” that! |
SEVENTY-FIFTH WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY A75/18
Provisional agenda item 16.2 12 April 2022
Strengthening WHO preparedness for and response
to health emergencies
Proposal for amendments to the International
Health Regulations (2005
- The Director-General has the honour to submit to the Health Assembly for its consideration,
In accordance with paragraph 1 of Article 55 of the International Health Regulations (2005), the proposal
for amendments to the Regulations received from the United States of America pursuant to the said
provision (see Annex). - In accordance with paragraph 2 of Article 55 of the International Health Regulations (2005), the
Director-General communicated the text of the proposal for amendments to all States’ Parties to the
Regulations on 20 January 2022 via circular letter. - Pursuant to paragraph 3 of Article 55 of the International Health Regulations (2005), any
amendments to the Regulations adopted by the Health Assembly would come into force for all States
Parties on the same terms, and subject to the same rights and obligations, as provided for in Article 22
of the Constitution of WHO and Articles 59 to 64 of the International Health Regulations (2005).
ACTION BY THE HEALTH ASSEMBLY
- The Health Assembly is invited to consider the proposed amendments to the International Health
Regulations (2005)
Provisional agenda of the Seventy-fifth World Health Assembly (who.int)
A71/1 Rev.2
Agenda
A71/2
Report of the Executive Board on its 141st and 142nd sessions, and on its special session on the draft thirteenth general programme of work, 2019–2023
A71/3
Address by Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General
A71/4
Draft thirteenth general programme of work, 2019–2023
A71/5
Public health preparedness and response
Report of the Independent Oversight and Advisory Committee for the WHO Health Emergencies Programme
A71/6
Public health preparedness and response
WHO’s work in health emergencies
A71/7
Implementation of the International Health Regulations (2005)
Annual report on the implementation of the International Health Regulations (2005)
A71/8
Public health preparedness and response
Implementation of the International Health Regulations (2005)
A71/9
Polio transition and post-certification
Draft strategic action plan on polio transition
A71/10
Health, environment and climate change
A71/10 Add.1
Health, environment and climate change
Road map for an enhanced global response to the adverse health effects of air pollution
A71/11
Health, environment and climate change
Human health and biodiversity
A71/12
Addressing the global shortage of, and access to, medicines and vaccines
A71/13
Global strategy and plan of action on public health, innovation and intellectual property
A71/14
Preparation for the third High-level Meeting of the General Assembly on the Prevention and Control of Non-communicable Diseases, to be held in 2018
A71/14 Add.1
Preliminary evaluation of the WHO global coordination mechanism on the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases
A71/15
Preparation for a high-level meeting of the General Assembly on ending tuberculosis
A71/16
Preparation for a high-level meeting of the General Assembly on ending tuberculosis
Development process for a draft multisectoral accountability framework to accelerate progress to end tuberculosis
A71/16 Add.1
Preparation for a high-level meeting of the General Assembly on ending tuberculosis
Draft multisectoral accountability framework to accelerate progress to end tuberculosis
A71/17
Global snakebite burden
A71/18
Physical activity for health
A71/19 Rev.1
Global Strategy for Women’s, Children’s and Adolescents’ Health (2016–2030): early childhood development
A71/20
mHealth
Use of appropriate digital technologies for public health
A71/21
Improving access to assistive technology
A71/22
Maternal, infant and young child nutrition
Comprehensive implementation plan on maternal, infant and young child nutrition: biennial report
A71/23
Maternal, infant and young child nutrition
Safeguarding against possible conflicts of interest in nutrition programmes
A71/24
Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Framework for the sharing of influenza viruses and access to vaccines and other benefits
Progress in implementing decision WHA70(10) (2017) on Review of the Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Framework
A71/24 Add.1
Financial and administrative implications for the Secretariat of decisions proposed for adoption by the Health Assembly
A71/25
Rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease
A71/25 Add.1 Rev.1
Financial and administrative implications for the Secretariat of resolutions proposed for adoption by the Health Assembly
A71/26
Eradication of poliomyelitis
A71/26 Add.1
Draft resolution:
Poliomyelitis – containment of polioviruses
A71/26 Add.2
Financial and administrative implications for the Secretariat of resolutions proposed for adoption by the Health Assembly
A71/27
Health conditions in the occupied Palestinian territory, including east Jerusalem, and in the occupied Syrian Golan
A71/28
WHO Results Report: Programme budget 2016-2017
A71/29
Audited Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2017
A71/30
Financing of the Programme budget 2018–2019
A71/31 Rev.1
Status of collection of assessed contributions, including Member States in arrears in the payment of their contributions to an extent that would justify invoking Article 7 of the Constitution
A71/32
Report of the External Auditor
A71/33
A71/33 Corr.1
Report of the Internal Auditor
A71/34
External and internal audit recommendations: progress on implementation
A71/35
Human resources: annual report
A71/36
Report of the International Civil Service Commission
A71/37
Amendments to the Staff Regulations and Staff Rules
A71/38
Appointment of representatives to the WHO Staff Pension Committee
A71/39
Global vaccine action plan
A71/40
Real estate: update of the Geneva buildings renovation strategy
A71/41 Rev.2
Progress reports
Report by the Director-General
A71/42
Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Framework for the sharing of influenza viruses and access to vaccines and other benefits
Report on implementation
Executive Summary
A71/43
Collaboration within the United Nations system and with other intergovernmental organizations
A71/44
Human resources: annual report
Report of the Programme, Budget and Administration Committee of the Executive Board to the Seventy-first World Health Assembly
A71/45
WHO programmatic and financial reports for 2016–2017, including audited financial statements for 2017
Report of the Programme, Budget and Administration Committee of the Executive Board to the Seventy-first World Health Assembly
A71/46
Financing of the Programme budget 2018–2019
Report of the Programme, Budget and Administration Committee of the Executive Board to the Seventy-first World Health Assembly
A71/47
Status of collection of assessed contributions, including Member States in arrears in the payment of their contributions to an extent that would justify invoking Article 7 of the Constitution
Report of the Programme, Budget and Administration Committee of the Executive Board to the Seventy-first World Health Assembly
A71/48
Report of the External Auditor
Report of the Programme, Budget and Administration Committee of the Executive Board to the Seventy-first World Health Assembly
A71/49
Report of the Internal Auditor
Report of the Programme, Budget and Administration Committee of the Executive Board to the Seventy-first World Health Assembly
A71/50
Multilingualism: implementation of action plan
A71/51
Committee on credentials
A71/52
First report of Committee A
(Draft)
A71/53
First report of Committee B
(Draft)
A71/54
Election of Members entitled to designate a person to serve on the Executive Board
A71/55
Second report of Committee B
(Draft)
A71/56
Second report of Committee A
(Draft)
A71/57
Third report of Committee A
(Draft)
A71/58
Third report of Committee B
(Draft)
A71/59
Fourth report of Committee B
(Draft)
A71/60
Fourth report of Committee A
(Draft)
Information Documents
A71/INF./1
Awards
A71/INF./2
A71/INF./2 Corr.1
Voluntary contributions by fund and by contributor, 2017
Diverse documents
A71/DIV./1 Rev.2
LISTE DES DELEGUES ET AUTRES PARTICIPANTS
LIST OF DELEGATES AND OTHER PARTICIPANTS
A71/DIV./2
Guide for delegates to the World Health Assembly
A71/DIV./3
List of decisions and resolutions
A71/DIV./4
List of documents
WHA71/2018/REC/1
Resolutions, decisions and annexes
DecisionsWHA71/2018/REC/1
Resolutions, decisions and annexes
