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A United States government website is displayed on a computer, January 19, 2022, in Walpole, Mass., that features a page where people can order free, at-home COVID-19 tests
HEALTH campaigners today accused the United States and the European Union of double standards on preparations for the next pandemic, warning that their conduct threatens to “undermine the safety of all humanity in the next health crisis.”
The intervention comes as the world marks four years since the Worlds Health Organisation (WHO) declared Covid-19 a pandemic.
In that time, rich countries have blocked a proposal to waive intellectual property rules on Covid-19 vaccines, tests, and treatments, despite widespread support from low- and middle-income countries, health and trade experts, and civil society organisations.
ROGER McKENZIE argues that the BRI represents a choice between treating humans as commodities or as equals — an essential project when, aside from China’s efforts, hundreds of millions worldwide are trapped in poverty
The colonial mindset behind the governance of the UN is the reason for its inertia when it comes to conflict resolution, argues ROGER McKENZIE – but can China’s Global Governance Initiative point in a new direction of global equality?
