EU wants WHO review of lessons learnt from coronavirus crisis

The European Union is backing calls for a timely review of the international response to the coronavirus pandemic, including the World Health Organization’s performance, according to the draft of a resolution for ministers to debate at the WHO.

European diplomats said the United States and China have taken part in negotiations on the EU resolution, but gave no details of their input.

An initial draft of the EU resolution, to be debated by WHO health ministers meeting virtually on May 18-19 at the World Health Assembly, includes wording on “commending the WHO leadership” but calls for “an evaluation … at the earliest appropriate moment on lessons learnt from the international health response to COVID-19.”