WHO Director-General warns new pandemic possible and urges completion of negotiations this year.

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned a new pandemic could strike at any time during a meeting of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body. He described the draft agreement they're working on as a "generational agreement" and emphasized the urgency of completing negotiations this year. The current H5N1 outbreak serves as a reminder of the potential threat of a new pandemic.