World leaders urge for global treaty to protect countries from pandemic

The letter that came after a G7 health ministers meeting on Monday, saying the pandemic had been “a stark and painful reminder that nobody is safe until everyone is safe."

Signed by British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, and 21 other world leaders, an article published by various newspapers across the globe, including The Telegraph, called for an end to isolationism and nationalism, in favor of a new era of solidarity.

The call comes from 24 world leaders, alongside the head of the World Health Organization Tedros Ghebreyesus.

“The Covid-19 pandemic is the biggest challenge to the global community since the 1940s,” it said.

The letter noted: “At that time, following the devastation of two world wars, political leaders came together to forge the multilateral system. The aims were clear – to bring countries together, to dispel the temptations of isolationism and nationalism and to address the challenges that could only be achieved together in the spirit of solidarity and co-operation, namely peace, prosperity, health and security.

“Today we hold the same hope that, as we fight to overcome the Covid-19 pandemic together, we can build a more robust international health architecture that will protect future generations.”