Draft Resolution Bloc 1

World Health Organisation

Topic: Evaluating the lessons learned from the COVID-19 Pandemic and creating a framework
for improved international cooperation in future pandemics

Sponsors: Russian Federation, People's Republic of China, Republic of Portugal, French

Republic

Signatories: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of Norway, Kingdom of Belgium, Republic of

Belarus, Argentine Republic

The World Health Organisation,

Recognises the unprecedented impact and adversity brought by the global crisis of COVID-19
onto public health, economies and social structures worldwide;

Acknowledges the efforts of nations, healthcare workers, scientists and global organizations in
responding to the crisis, developing vaccines and providing healthcare to the inflicted;

Emphasizes the disparities in vaccine distribution, importance of easy access to healthcare and
immunization, economic recovery among nations, exacerbating the existing global inequalities;

Notes with regret the unregulated spread of misinformation and disinformation prevalent on
social media, blog pages which cause resistance among citizens to not adopt or cooperate the
government policies;

Recognises the difficulty in tracing and containing the spread, and quarantining suspected
individuals that have or may have had contact with the source;

Recommends promoting utmost transparency of scientific research and to publish more

evidence-based information in official websites to combat misinformation and disinformation;

Calls upon the international community, especially leaders of nations and international , to
create and secure a strong framework for international cooperation and collaboration regarding
discussions and policies that aim to reduce the impact of future pandemics, epidemics and the
like

1) Requests the UNICEF, UNESCO with the government on the effects of distance learning in
education as including the mental health of children during ‘lockdown’ and providing education
to those who cannot afford it;
2) Suggests The International Monetary Fund (IMF) for the promotion and encouragement to
improve healthcare systems through methods including but not limited to:
(a) Increase of funding investments towards the study of virology and biotechnology,
(b) Increase of funding investments towards research and development departments
of member states especially in the medical and/or pharmaceutical sector,
(c) Increase of intake and training of medical and healthcare workers,
(d) Reviewing and revamping the healthcare system wherever necessary to establish
optimum coordination;
3) Endorses the development of a regulated cybersecurity system for the data protection of
patients, in which regulations and policies will maintain transparency with citizens;
4) Encourages coordination between the Ministries of Health and various jurisdictions on work
process as identifying risk scenarios and supporting health personnel and their families through
methods including but not limited to:
i) establishing a system of accountability,
ii) incorporating transparency between employees as well as consensus based off a
prerequisite criteria regarding treatment and behavior protocol,
iii) establishing cooperation between the public and private healthcare sector through
credible funding sources e,g, the VHI,
iv) encouraging patient triage and personalizing treatment plans according to the severity
of the patient’s situation:

5) Suggesting the creation of Sentinel Surveillance Networks:

a) Encourage the establishment of sentinel surveillance systems which is optional in each
member country, capturing disease trends and emerging threats;
b) Suggest for the United Nations Security Council discuss the creation of a standardized
protocol for data collection, analysis, and transmission among participating countries to
ensure uniformity of shared information;
c) Develop a secure, centralized online platform accessible to participating countries for the
seamless sharing of disease-related information, which would be backed by blockchain
technology to avoid any misuse;
d) Develop early warning systems and response protocols, triggering international
cooperation and support when necessary, avoiding any delays;
 e) Provide technical assistance and capacity-building support to countries with limited
resources to enhance their surveillance capabilities and participation in the global
network;
f) The Russian Federation, French Republic, China, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, and Norway
would be dedicating 0.7% of their National Gross Income to the Sentinel Surveillance
Networks (SSN) to ensure its smooth and free run, without any or much problems if
possible:
g) The SSN would be entirely voluntary as it depends on the countries as whether they want
to imply it or not according to their Sovereignty;

6) Recommends the creation of a Special Committee under WHO which would be tasked with
proper investigations in regards to the origin of the COVID pandemic and take concrete steps to
avoid future pandemics;

7) Suggests the holding of Psychology workshops and therapies for the youth suffering from
anxiety or depression due to the pandemic.