Why India Must Speak Up Against the New Pandemic Treaty Proposal at the WHO A framework convention is not the correct type of legal instrument with which to resolve the WHO's structural and financial issues. WHO director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus attends a news conference at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland on May 18, 2018. Photo: Denis Balibouse/Reuters World2 hours ago A decision regarding the launch of negotiations of a âNew Pandemic Treatyâ is expected to take place at the 74th World Health Assembly (WHA74), happening this week. The European Union (EU) and several other member-states are pushing for the assembly to make a quick decision on the proposal, which will create a âGlobal Framework Convention on Pandemic Preparedness and Responseâ (see the EU policy statement here). The negotiations are bound to be hectic.