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Upholding the World Health Organization: Next steps for the EU
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Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik -SWP- Deutsches Institut für Internationale Politik und Sicherheit
Abstract
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the European Union (EU) was neither a strong promoter of global health nor a strong supporter of the World Health Organization (WHO). The Global Health Council Conclusions from 2010 were never comprehensively implemented and quickly forgotten. With the pandemic greatly... view more
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the European Union (EU) was neither a strong promoter of global health nor a strong supporter of the World Health Organization (WHO). The Global Health Council Conclusions from 2010 were never comprehensively implemented and quickly forgotten. With the pandemic greatly affecting EU member states, the EU is increasingly interested in upholding multilateral cooperation in the global health field. Therefore, the EU should aim for an upgrading of the EU’s status in WHO, the establishment of a global health unit in the European External Action Service (EEAS), and an overhaul of the formal relationship between the European Commission and WHO. (Autorenreferat)... view less
Classification
European Politics
Free Keywords
Europäische Union; World Health Organization; Internationaler Akteur; Mitwirkung bei internationalem Akteur; Europäischer Auswärtiger Dienst; Gesundheitspolitik; Internationale Zusammenarbeit im Gesundheitswesen; Epidemie/Pandemie; COVID-19; Geopolitische Faktoren; Status und Rolle im internationalen System
Document language
English
Publication Year
2020
City
Berlin
Page/Pages
8 p.
Series
SWP Comment, 47/2020
DOI
https://doi.org/10.18449/2020C47
ISSN
1861-1761
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications