Pandemic Preparedness and Response Project
Sound legal and policy frameworks are key enablers in ensuring effective prevention, detection, and response to Public Health Emergencies of International Concern and other public health risks. The International Health Regulations, developed in 2005, is a legally binding instrument requiring States to develop core capacities for rapid detection of and response to public health emergencies such as COVID-19.
UNGA 75 - Legal Committee: The Rule of Law at the National and International Levels
United Nations General Assembly – Legal Committee (6th Committee): “The Rule of Law at the National
UNGA 75 - Economic and Financial Committee General Debate: Building Back Better after COVID-19
United Nations General Assembly – Economic and Financial Committee (2nd Committee) General Debate: “Building Back Better after COVID-19: Ensuring a more Equitable Global Economy, Inclusive Societies and Sustainable Recovery”
Mr. Chairman,
Webinar - Justice For Women and Girls: Moving from Commitment to Action amidst COVID-19
Statement by the Director-General, Jan Beagle, at the World Leadership Dialogue on Public Health, Law and the 2030 Agenda of the 16th World Congress on Public Health
I am pleased to welcome you to this World Leadership Dialogue, which is organised by IDLO, the World Health Organization, and the O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law at Georgetown University.
My name is Jan Beagle, and I am the Director-General of the International Development Law Organization.
Statement by the Director-General, Jan Beagle, on World Food Day
On World Food Day, IDLO joins the international community in its call to ensure and promote access to safe and nutritious food globally and for all.
Statement by the Director-General, Jan Beagle, at the Plenary Session of the 16th World Congress on Public Health
Professor Signorelli, Dr Azzopardi Muscat, fellow panelists and distinguished Congress delegates,
It is a great pleasure to address the 16th World Congress on Public Health.
“No country is immune”: IDLO interviews health law expert on COVID-19
People have watched the novel coronavirus and its disease COVID-19 spread across countries and continents, and many governments have taken difficult decisions to impose restrictive emergency measures aimed at saving lives, protecting national health care systems, and halting the spread of the virus.
Strengthening the Legal Environment for Food Security and Nutrition of Vulnerable Groups as part of the COVID-19 Response and Recovery
The COVID-19 pandemic poses a significant threat to the right to food for populations, and especially for marginalized groups. In many countries, COVID-19 is intertwining with pre-existing factors affecting food security and nutrition, by limiting the access to affordable and nutritious food, including lack of economic opportunities, extreme weather conditions, ongoing conflicts and more.
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