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The Guardian view on lessons from Southport: people fixated on violence must not slip through the system | Editorial
Having ordered a public inquiry, it is right that ministers are taking its ideas about managing risks seriously It is two years this month since Axel Rudakubana burst into a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in Southport, murdered Alice da Silva Aguiar, Bebe King and Elsie Dot Stancombe, and injured 10 other people. The government’s pledge to implement all 67 recommendations from the public inquiry signals its determination to protect the public in future. Its chair, Sir Adrian Fulford, said his most important finding was the failure by any organisation to “take ownership of the risk” posed by Rudakubana. He revealed his interest in violence multiple times, including when he was found on a bus with a knife in 2022. Rather than make an arrest, police sent him home. Sir Adrian and the home secretary, Shabana Mahmood, want to ensure that in future, police confronted by a young man with a knife, and with a similar track record, would behave differently. A key part of the problem is what they, and other officials who encountered Rudakubana, did and didn’t know. The plan is to close the gaps between the public services that he repeatedly slipped through. Do you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you would like to submit a response of up to 300 words by email to be considered for publication in our letters section, please click here. Continue reading...
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World expresses solidarity with Venezuela after deadly earthquakes, offers assistance
Venezuelans saw buildings crumbling on Wednesday evening when two powerful earthquakes shook the country, leaving at least 32 dead and hundreds injured. Video footage showed emergency workers scrambling over the pancaked debris of a collapsed building in the capital as night fell, while distraught relatives sought help for loved ones believed to be trapped. Several dazed survivors were taken away, some on stretchers. The US Geological Survey, using predictive modeling to estimate the death toll, said it would most likely run into the thousands, with a substantial probability of exceeding 10,000. Meanwhile, countries in Latin America and beyond extended condolences and offers of help. ‘Deeply saddened’ From Pakistan, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed solidarity with Venezuelans in “ this difficult and challenging time”. “Deeply saddened by the devastation and loss of life caused by the earthquakes in Venezuela. On behalf of the people of Pakistan, I convey our heartfelt condolences to the government and people of Venezuela, especially the families of the victims. We pray for the injured and stand in solidarity with all those affected during this difficult and challenging time,” he posted on X. Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq joined the prime minister in expressing solidarity with those affected, saying: “I’m deeply grieved to learn about the terrible loss of life and devastation caused by the recent earthquakes in Venezuela. My deepest condolences and heartfelt sympathies to the bereaved families. I also wish a speedy recovery to those injured.” US ‘willing and able’ US President Donald Trump posted on his Truth Social platform that Americal was “willing and able to help”. “The two major earthquakes that just hit the great people of Venezuela are both massive in scale and have left a devastating number of deaths. “The USA stands ready, willing, and able to help! I have instructed all agencies of our government to get ready to move quickly. We will be there for our new and great friends,” he said. ‘Mexico always stands in solidarity’ Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum wrote on X that she had “ordered the necessary aid to be prepared.” “For the time being, they have asked us for support in the form of specialist rescue and medical personnel. Mexico always stands in solidarity and always will,” she wrote. El Salvador aid ‘ready to leave’ El Salvador President Nayib Bukele wrote on X that “300 rescuers and paramedics, along with 50 tons of equipment, medicines, and basic supplies, are ready to leave for Caracas.” ‘Great concern’ Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva posted on X: “I learned, with great concern and dismay, of the impact of the earthquake that struck Venezuela,” said President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. “I reaffirm our determination to support the government of acting President Delcy Rodrguez in the recovery of the affected areas of that sister country, whose people have shown great resilience in the face of adversity.” Cuba ‘fully mobilised’ Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez said on X, “I express my deepest condolences and solidarity to the government and brother people of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela for the loss of life and damage caused by the earthquake. “Cuban health workers there are fully mobilised and providing medical services to the affected population.” Argentina ‘closely following’ A statement by Argentina’s presidency stated: “The Argentine Republic is closely following the evolution of the situation and expresses its readiness to collaborate with whatever humanitarian assistance may be required, in coordination with the corresponding international organisations. “Beyond the differences that may exist between our governments, President Javier G. Milei extends his hand in solidarity to the Venezuelan people.” Uruguay ‘willing to collaborate’ Uruguay President Yamandu Orsi also wrote on X, “Uruguay expresses its solidarity with the Venezuelan authorities and people. We are closely following the evolution of the situation and reiterate our willingness to collaborate in whatever the Venezuelan government deems necessary.” Chile ‘deplores’ tragedy The Chilean foreign ministry said the Chilean government “expresses its solidarity with the government and people of Venezuela following the earthquake that struck this afternoon, affecting a large area of that country and causing significant material damage and possible casualties”. “The Chilean government deplores this tragedy and stands ready to provide humanitarian and rescue assistance should it be required,” it added. Ecuador guided by ‘humanity’ Ecuador President Daniel Noboa expressed “solidarity with the brother people of Venezuela”. “I have ordered the immediate dispatch of humanitarian aid to respond to this emergency. Ecuador will respond with the speed and commitment that this moment demands because, despite enormous differences, humanity must always guide a leader’s actions.” Costa Rica ‘wholeheartedly embraces’ Costa Rica’s presidency said in a statement that the country “wholeheartedly embraces the Venezuelan people at this time of grief following the earthquake that shook their country”. “Our solidarity lies with every affected family and with those who are working today to save lives and rebuild hope. You are not alone,” the statement said. Dominican Republic readies teams Dominican Republic President Luis Abinader said the military had readied “specialised search, rescue, and emergency response teams” to support the Venezuelan authorities. Spain’s ‘full support’ Meanwhile, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said, “We offer our full support to the Venezuelan people following tonight’s devastating earthquakes. Our thoughts are with the victims and their families.”
Venezuela'da Peş Peşe Depremler: 32 Ölü, Dünya Yardım Teklif EdiyorDünya Venezuela için seferber oldu
Venezuela'da en az 32 kişinin hayatını kaybettiği iki büyük depremin ardından dünyanın her yerinden yardım teklifi yağdı. Birçok ülke arama-kurtarma ekipleri, sağlık personeli ve insani yardım göndermeye hazır olduğunu açıkladı. VENEZUELA'DA İKİ BÜYÜK DEPREM Venezuela'da en az 32 kişinin yaşamını yitirdiği ve yüzlerce kişinin yaralandığı iki büyük depremin ardından ABD ile Latin Amerika ülkelerinin büyük bölümü Karakas yönetimine destek mesajları gönderdi. Birçok ülke, arama-kurtarma ekipleri ve insani yardımı hızla bölgeye ulaştırmaya hazır olduklarını duyurdu. TRUMP: YARDIMA HAZIRIZ ABD Başkanı Donald Trump, Truth Social hesabından yaptığı paylaşımda depremlerin "çok büyük yıkıma ve çok sayıda can kaybına yol açtığını" belirtti. Trump, "ABD yardım etmeye hazır, istekli ve bunu yapabilecek kapasiteye sahip. Tüm kurumlara hızlı hareket etmeleri talimatını verdim. Yeni dostlarımızın yanında olacağız." ifadelerini kullandı. MEKSİKA UZMAN EKİP GÖNDERECEK Meksika Devlet Başkanı Claudia Sheinbaum, gerekli yardım hazırlıklarının başlatılması talimatını verdiğini açıkladı. Sheinbaum, Venezuela'nın öncelikle uzman arama-kurtarma ekipleri ile sağlık personeli talep ettiğini belirterek, "Meksika her zaman dayanışma içindedir ve öyle olmaya devam edecektir." dedi. EL SALVADOR'DAN 300 KİŞİLİK EKİP El Salvador Devlet Başkanı Nayib Bukele, 300 arama-kurtarma görevlisi ve sağlık çalışanının, 50 tonluk ekipman, ilaç ve temel ihtiyaç malzemesiyle birlikte Karakas'a gitmeye hazır olduğunu duyurdu. BREZİLYA: DESTEK VERMEYE KARARLIYIZ Brezilya Devlet Başkanı Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, deprem haberini "büyük üzüntüyle" karşıladığını belirtti. Lula, geçici Devlet Başkanı Delcy Rodriguez hükümetine destek vermeye hazır olduklarını ifade ederek, "Kardeş Venezuela halkı bugüne kadar büyük bir dayanıklılık gösterdi. Etkilenen bölgelerin yeniden ayağa kaldırılması için desteğimizi sürdüreceğiz." dedi. KÜBA SAĞLIK EKİPLERİNİ SEFERBER ETTİ Küba Dışişleri Bakanı Bruno Rodriguez, depremde hayatını kaybedenler için taziyelerini ileterek Kübalı sağlık çalışanlarının Venezuela'da tam kapasiteyle görev yaptığını ve depremzedelere sağlık hizmeti sunduğunu açıkladı. ARJANTİN: İNSANİ YARDIMA HAZIRIZ Arjantin Devlet Başkanlığı, uluslararası kuruluşlarla koordinasyon içinde ihtiyaç duyulacak her türlü insani yardıma katkı sağlamaya hazır olduklarını duyurdu. Açıklamada, "Hükümetlerimiz arasında görüş ayrılıkları bulunsa da Devlet Başkanı Javier Milei dayanışma elini Venezuela halkına uzatıyor." denildi. URUGUAY VE ŞİLİ'DEN DESTEK MESAJI Uruguay Devlet Başkanı Yamandu Orsi, ülkesinin Venezuela makamlarıyla dayanışma içinde olduğunu belirterek ihtiyaç duyulan her konuda destek vermeye hazır olduklarını söyledi. Şili Dışişleri Bakanlığı ise deprem nedeniyle yaşanan can kayıpları ve büyük maddi hasardan duydukları üzüntüyü dile getirirken, gerekli görülmesi halinde insani yardım ve arama-kurtarma desteği sağlamaya hazır olduklarını açıkladı. EKVADOR: İNSANLIK HER ŞEYİN ÖNÜNDE GELİR Ekvador Devlet Başkanı Daniel Noboa, Venezuela'ya acil insani yardım gönderilmesi talimatını verdiğini açıkladı. Noboa, "Aramızdaki büyük görüş ayrılıklarına rağmen, insanlık her zaman bir liderin kararlarına yön vermelidir." ifadelerini kullandı. KOSTA RİKA, DOMİNİK CUMHURİYETİ VE İSPANYA DA YARDIM TEKLİF ETTİ Kosta Rika Devlet Başkanlığı, depremden etkilenen Venezuela halkıyla dayanışma içinde olduklarını belirterek, "Hayat kurtarmak ve umutları yeniden yeşertmek için çalışan herkesin yanındayız. Yalnız değilsiniz." açıklamasını yaptı. Dominik Cumhuriyeti Devlet Başkanı Luis Abinader ise Venezuela makamlarına destek vermek amacıyla uzman arama-kurtarma ve acil müdahale ekiplerinin hazır bekletildiğini duyurdu. İspanya Başbakanı Pedro Sanchez de Venezuela halkına "tam destek" mesajı vererek, "Düşüncelerimiz depremde hayatını kaybedenler ve aileleriyle birlikte." ifadelerini kullandı.
Venezuela'da iki depremde en az 32 ölü; küresel yardım seferberliğiUkraine accepts proposal from Brazil's Lula to work for peace, Kyiv adviser says
June 19 - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has accepted an offer from Brazilian leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to help work for a peace deal in Russia's war in Ukraine, a Ukrainian presidential adviser said on Friday.
Kiev seeks Brazilian president to act as mediator in talks with Russia — media
Brazilian officials believe Kiev is guided by the fact that, unlike European politicians, Lula da Silva maintains a trust-based relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin
Brazil's Lula warns Trump not to meddle in Brazilian elections
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva warned US President Donald Trump on Wednesday not to meddle in Brazil's October presidential election after Trump made his latest criticism of Brazil over judicial moves against Lula's political rivals. The remarks show the escalating tensions between Brazil and the US after the Trump administration proposed further tariffs against the South American country and recently classified two drug-trafficking groups as foreign terrorist organizations — move
Ateşkes Kağıt Üzerinde: Lübnan ve Gazze'de Can Kaybı SürüyorG7 hails unity on Russia as Trump signals tougher line on Moscow
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said on Wednesday that Group of Seven leaders saw growing unity on increasing pressure on Russia to end its war in Ukraine, citing what they viewed as a tougher stance from US President Donald Trump. The summit also focused on Iran, where Trump signed a memorandum aimed at ending hostilities with Tehran.
Ateşkes Kağıt Üzerinde: Lübnan ve Gazze'de Can Kaybı SürüyorLula warns Trump against meddling in Brazil election after criticism of judiciary
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Wednesday warned US President Donald Trump against interfering in Brazil's October presidential election after renewed US criticism of judicial actions against Lula's political opponents. The exchange underscores rising tensions as Washington pushes new tariffs and labels two drug-trafficking groups as foreign terrorist organisations.
‘I Was Never a Leftist,’ Lula Says in G7 Chat Caught on Camera
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva rose from the trade union movement to define the Latin American left for a generation. But during a casual exchange on the sidelines of the G7 summit in France, the Brazilian president offered a different account of himself.
Zelenskyy meets Brazilian counterpart, discuss ways to end Russia-Ukraine war
Ukrainian president says he informed Lula da Silva about ‘real attitudes in Russian society toward the war,’ Kyiv’s diplomatic engagements with partners
Eski devlet başkanını oğluna 4 yıl hapis! Babasının darbe planı kapsamında ABD’de lobi faaliyetleri
Brezilya Yüksek Mahkemesi, eski Devlet Başkanı Jair Bolsonaro’nun oğlu Eduardo Bolsonaro’yu geçtiğimiz yıl babasının darbe planı davasına ABD’nin müdahalesini sağlamaya çalıştığı gerekçesiyle suçlu buldu. Mahkeme, Eduardo Bolsonaro’yu 4 yıl 2 ay hapse mahkum etti. Sosyal medya hesabından açıklama yapan Eduardo Bolsonaro, suçlamaların "mesnetsiz ve mantıksız" olduğunu ifade ederek, yargıçların kendisinin seçimlere katılmasını engellemek istediğini dile getirdi. Bolsonaro, söz konusu davada usulsüzlük yapıldığını, kendisine hiçbir zaman resmi tebligat yapılmadığını ve davadan ancak medya aracılığıyla haberdar olduğunu da sözlerine ekledi. ABD İLE LOBİ FAALİYETLERİ 41 yaşındaki Bolsonaro, geçen yıl ABD’li yetkililerle Brezilya’ya yaptırım ve gümrük vergisi uygulanması amacıyla yardım lobi faaliyetleri yürüttüğü gerekçesiyle suçlu bulunmuştu. Eski bir kongre üyesi olan Bolsonaro, Ocak 2019'dan Aralık 2022'ye kadar ülkeyi yöneten babasının askeri darbe planlamak suçundan 27 yıl hapis cezasına çarptırılmasından önce 2025 yılında ABD'ye taşınmıştı. ABD Başkanı Donald Trump, geçtiğimiz yılın temmuz ayında Brezilya'ya yüzde 50 gümrük vergisi uygulamıştı. Brezilya Devlet Başkanı Luiz Incio Lula da Silva, bu hamleyi sadece yanlış yönlendirilmiş değil, aynı zamanda mantıksız olarak nitelendirmişti. ABD, daha sonra yaptırımları geri çekmişti. Avrupa'da yeni sistem sonrası turistler rota değiştirdi! İşte en iyi tatil yerleri: Listede Türkiye de var 16 fasıl kapatıldı, AB'ye net mesaj geldi! '28'inci üye olmaya hazırız'
WHO ve Brezilya'dan Dünya Liderlerine Pandemi Anlaşması MektubuG7 Zirvesi'nde Macron ve Zelenskiy'den Trump dedikodusu! Mikrofon açık kaldı
MİLLİYET.COM.TR - Fransa'nın Evian-les-Bains kentinde düzenlenen G7 Zirvesi’nde, Fransa Cumhurbaşkanı Macron ile Ukrayna Devlet Başkanı Zelenskiy’nin ABD Başkanı Trump’a yönelik stratejileri üzerine yaptığı konuşma mikrofonlara yansıdı. TRUMP İLE İLGİLİ KONUŞMALARI MİKROFONA TAKILDI Politico’nun haberine göre Zelenskiy, zirve alanına gelişinde Macron tarafından sıcak şekilde karşılandı. İki liderin yürüyüş sırasında yaptığı konuşmada Macron’un, Zelenskiy’ye Trump ile ikili görüşme yapıp yapmayacağını sorduğu duyuldu. Zelenskiy’nin yanıtı ise net olarak kaydedilemedi. ‘FRANSA’DA BİRAZ DAHA KAL’ Macron’un Ukraynalı lidere Fransa’da biraz daha uzun süre kalmasını önerdiği, Zelenskiy’nin ise 18 Haziran’da Ukrayna’nın Avrupa Birliği üyelik sürecinin ele alınacağı Avrupa Konseyi Zirvesi için Brüksel’e gitmesi gerektiğini söylediği belirtildi. TRUMP, ZELENSKİY GİBİ KARŞILANMADI İki lider ayrıca Trump’ın da katıldığı ve Ukrayna’ya ayrılan G7 oturumunu değerlendirdi. Haberde, Zelenskiy’ye gösterilen sıcak ilginin Trump’ın zirveye ilk gelişinde karşılaştığı protokol uygulamasıyla tezat oluşturduğu vurgulandı. Trump, pazartesi günü Macron yerine Elysee Sarayı Protokol Şefi tarafından karşılanmıştı. Elysee Sarayı konuya ilişkin yorum yapmazken, Macron’un o sırada Brezilya Devlet Başkanı Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva ile görüşme yaptığı ifade edildi. Macron ve eşi Brigitte Macron’un daha sonra salı günü Trump’ı resmi olarak karşıladığı belirtildi. AVRUPALI LİDERLER TRUMP İLE İLİŞLKİLERİ KOORDİNE EDİLİYOR Politico’ya göre Macron-Zelenskiy diyaloğu herhangi bir gizli bilgi içermese de Avrupalı liderlerin özellikle Ukrayna meselesinde Trump ile ilişkilerini dikkatli şekilde koordine ettiğini ve yönetmeye çalıştığını ortaya koydu. LE POİNT: HİÇBİR ŞEY MACRON’UN PLANLADIĞI GİBİ GİTMEDİ Fransız dergisi ‘Le Point’ta yayımlanan bir analizde ise, Cumhurbaşkanı Macron’un görev süresinin son G7 Zirvesi’ni siyasi mirası açısından olumlu bir dönüm noktası olarak değerlendirmeyi planladığı ancak gelişmelerin beklendiği gibi ilerlemediği belirtildi. Zirve öncesinde TF1 televizyonuna röportaj veren Macron, Fransa’nın ABD ile İran arasında varıldığı açıklanan mutabakatın uygulanmasına katkı sunmaya hazır olduğunu belirtti. Macron, Hürmüz Boğazı’nın yeniden güvenli şekilde açılması ve deniz trafiğinin normale dönmesi için Fransa ve İngiltere’nin çok uluslu bir güvenlik gücü oluşturulmasını önereceğini söyledi. Ancak ABD Başkanı Donald Trump, Macron’un teklifine mesafeli yaklaştı. Trump, "Çok fazla yardıma ihtiyacımız olacağını sanmıyorum” ifadelerini kullanırken, birkaç ülkenin bir veya iki gemiyle katkı sağlamasının kötü bir fikir olmayabileceğini söyledi. Analizde, Trump’ın açıklamalarının Macron’un girişimine yönelik sınırlı destek anlamına geldiği değerlendirmesi yapıldı. ‘PARİS YÖNETİMİ ZOR DURUMDA’ Makalede ayrıca, Trump’ın Fransa’nın dijital hizmet vergisini kaldırmaması halinde Fransız şaraplarına ek gümrük vergisi uygulanabileceği yönündeki açıklamalarının da zirve öncesinde Paris yönetimini zor durumda bıraktığı kaydedildi. Somali'den Somaliland açıklaması! 'İsrail ile temaslardan derin endişe duyuyoruz' ABD Başkanı Trump'tan İran ile anlaşma açıklaması! 'Biz olmasaydık İsrail yok olurdu'
G7 Zirvesi'nde Müttefikler Ukrayna'yı Trump'ın Gündemine Taşımaya ÇalışıyorOpen letter to leaders of G7, G20, BRICS and all nations on finalizing the WHO Pandemic Agreement’s Pathogen Access and Benefit Sharing annex
Dear Leaders of the G7, the G20, BRICS and of all nations, We write to you together, from Geneva and from Brasília, with one shared conviction: that the world must finish what it started, and that you can help it do so. We begin not with an institution or an annex, but with a memory the whole world shares. Not so long ago, our hospitals overflowed. Families said goodbye to the people they loved through glass, or by telephone, or not at all. Children lost grandparents. Doctors and nurses, exhausted beyond anything we had a right to ask of them, kept going anyway. Estimates from WHO and others put the lives lost at up to twenty million. Humanity promised itself, in the rawness of that grief, that it would not face such a day again unprepared. A little over a year ago, the world kept the first part of that promise. After the deadliest pandemic in a century, the nations of the world chose cooperation over division and adopted the WHO Pandemic Agreement to strengthen how countries can work together to prevent, prepare for, and respond to pandemics. In a divided world, that outcome was not to be taken for granted. It was an act of hope, and an act of faith in one another. We write to you now because that hope is not yet fulfilled, and because it lies within your hands to help fulfil it. One piece remains. To respond to future pandemics in time, countries must be able to quickly identify pathogens with pandemic potential and share their genetic information and material so scientists can develop tools: the tests, the treatments, the vaccines that decide who lives and who does not. The system that makes this possible, fairly and on equal footing, is the Pathogen Access and Benefit-Sharing annex. It is the last piece of the puzzle, not only for the Pandemic Agreement but for everything WHO and Member States have built from the hard lessons of COVID-19. Until it is finished, the Agreement cannot enter into force. The promise stays unkept. We will not pretend the road has been easy. When Member States closed their most recent session on the first of May, they had made real progress, but agreed that more time was needed. The hardest questions, including how the benefits of shared pathogens are defined and shared, how the system is governed, and how equity is guaranteed on equal footing, are difficult for a reason. They are the very questions that went unanswered last time, while people who could have been protected were not. The world is wrestling with them now precisely because they matter so much. Negotiators will meet again from 6 to 17 July. We believe in them, and we have seen their dedication up close. But we also know there are moments when good people, doing their best around a negotiating table, need their leaders to lift their eyes to the horizon. This is one of those moments, and it is yours. So we come to you, plainly, with three requests. First, political will at the highest level. The remaining issues will not be solved by technical effort alone. They need the clear signal that only a head of government can give: that finishing this annex is a national priority, and that your negotiators may reach for consensus with courage rather than caution. Solidarity is our best immunity, but solidarity has to be chosen, and it has to be chosen at the top. We know, too, that you may be asked if the Pandemic Agreement compromises state sovereignty. It does not, and the PABS annex, as an integral part of it, will not either. Article 22, paragraph 2 says so plainly: nothing in the Agreement gives WHO any authority to direct or alter a country’s laws or policies, or to require measures such as lockdowns, travel restrictions or vaccination mandates. Those decisions remain with sovereign states. So we ask you, concretely, to instruct your negotiators to come to the July session ready to conclude, and to give them the flexibility to close the remaining gaps and finalize the annex in this round. Second, a spirit of equity. The PABS system rests on a simple, fair bargain: those who share dangerous pathogens quickly must be able to trust that the vaccines and treatments born from that sharing will reach their own people too. Every one of us has a stake on both sides of it. When Brazil held the G20 presidency in 2024, it led the G20 to recognize, for the first time, inequality as a driver of pandemics. This is not charity, and it is not only conscience. It is also strategy: PABS exists to stop an outbreak at its source, and containing a threat where it begins is far cheaper, in lives and in resources, than fighting a pandemic once it has spread to every continent. A virus left to burn anywhere will, in time, find everyone. There is a further reason equity matters, one that governments and industries everywhere will grasp at once: predictability. Today the rules for accessing a pathogen and sharing what flows from it are improvised case by case, often mid-crisis. PABS replaces that with a single framework known in advance, stable rules that let laboratories and partners across the world move at the speed an outbreak demands. Legal certainty does not compete with equity; it makes equity work. We ask you to ensure the annex carries equity in its operational detail, not only in its preamble, so that access and benefit-sharing are guaranteed in practice. Third, a sense of urgency. The next pandemic will not wait for us. Scientists estimate there is close to a one in four chance of another pandemic within the coming decade, and the ground beneath our old assumptions is shifting. Climate change, changing land use and evolving agriculture are redrawing the map of where dangerous pathogens emerge; the comfortable belief that outbreaks begin only in distant places is no longer true, and future hotspots may arise in or near your own countries. At the same time, advances in biotechnology, matched unevenly by biosafety, raise the risk of accidental or deliberate release. None of these dangers respect a border. So we ask you to treat 17 July as a deadline, not a milestone, and to say so publicly, sending your negotiators, and the world, the unambiguous signal that this is the round in which the work is finished. And we already know the price of being unready. The last pandemic took lives on a staggering scale, with estimates from WHO and others putting the toll at up to twenty million, and the International Monetary Fund estimates it cost the world economy over thirteen trillion dollars in lost output, a loss borne in every nation, in shuttered businesses, broken supply chains and a generation of disrupted schooling. Against that, the investment in a system that catches an outbreak early is small. As we write these words, an Ebola outbreak is being fought across two countries, with no approved vaccine and no cure, by responders who are risking their own lives to protect strangers. That is not a distant abstraction. It is happening now. Every month this annex stays unfinished is a month the world is less ready than it could be, and people are less safe than they deserve to be. The nations of the world, together, have stood at every great turning point in the story of human health. Together we helped wipe smallpox from the earth. We pushed polio to the very edge of history. We turned back the tide of HIV, tuberculosis and malaria, and in doing so helped save more lives than any of us will ever be able to count. Finishing this Agreement is not a departure from that legacy. It is its natural next chapter, and it is within reach. We made a promise to the millions we lost, and to the families who carry their absence still. Let us be the generation that keeps that promise. Finalizing this Agreement, through a shared commitment to one another, is our collective promise to protect humanity. Let us keep it, together, and in time. With respect, and in the shared cause of protecting human life, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva President Federative Republic of Brazil Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus Director-General World Health Organization
WHO ve Brezilya'dan Dünya Liderlerine Pandemi Anlaşması MektubuWHO, Lula call on G7 to finalise pandemic treaty
The World Health Organization and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva call on leaders to resolve the unfinalised Pathogen Access and Benefit-Sharing mechanism.
WHO Member States agree to extend negotiations on Pathogen Access and Benefit Sharing annex
Member States of the World Health Organization (WHO) have progressed work on the Pathogen Access and Benefit Sharing (PABS) annex, a key part of the WHO Pandemic Agreement, and today agreed additional time was needed to finalize the framework for ensuring a better, more equitable, response to future pandemics. Countries today ended the resumed session of the sixth meeting of the Intergovernmental Working Group (IGWG) on the WHO Pandemic Agreement in Geneva, focused on the PABS system. The outcome of this work will be presented to the Seventy-ninth World Health Assembly (WHA) later this month. Given the need for further negotiations, the Assembly will be asked to consider continuing IGWG’s work as mandated in Resolution WHA78.1 and submit the outcome to the next Assembly in May 2027, or earlier by a special session of WHA in 2026. “Real progress was made on the PABS annex and I am confident through continued negotiations differences will be overcome,” said Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General. “Member States should continue approaching the outstanding issues with a sense of urgency because the next pandemic is a matter of when, not if. The PABS annex is the last piece of the puzzle not only for the Pandemic Agreement but all initiatives that WHO and Member States have implemented as a result of lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic.” The PABS system is intended to ensure, on equal footing, the rapid sharing of pathogens with pandemic potential and the fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from their use, such as vaccines, diagnostics and therapeutics. Finalizing the PABS Annex is necessary so countries can proceed with signature and ratification of the Pandemic Agreement. “Finalizing a document of such technical and legal complexity requires precision and dedication, both of which the Member States have demonstrated in full,” said IGWG Bureau Co-Chair Ambassador Tovar da Silva Nunes of Brazil. “We are not there yet, but with an extension of our negotiations, we will get there.” IGWG Co-Chair Mr Matthew Harpur said: “WHO Member States have demonstrated strong and continuing commitment to negotiations on a Pathogen Access and Benefit Sharing system annex. The IGWG Bureau is confident we are moving in the right direction to finalize the PABS annex, and in doing so provide the WHO Pandemic Agreement with the framework needed to ensure countries are better, and more equitably, prepared and protected for the next pandemic.” The IGWG will hold its seventh meeting from 6 to 17 July 2026. In May 2025, the World Health Assembly adopted the WHO Pandemic Agreement to strengthen how countries prevent, prepare for, and respond to pandemics. It also established an open-ended Intergovernmental Working Group (IGWG) to carry out key tasks, including drafting and negotiating the PABS system.
If Jair Bolsonaro was Trump of the Tropics, is Lula the Bossa Nova Biden?
If Jair Bolsonaro was Trump of the Tropics, is Lula the Bossa Nova Biden? Expert comment jon.wallace 14 May 2026 Beyond the drama of two rival populists, it is crime policy that may swing Brazil’s October election. Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, 80, is running for re-election in October. Lula’s leftist Workers Party (PT) has governed for 16 of the past 23 years, 11 of those under Lula. If he were to win, it would be his fourth presidential term. His election opponent is Flávio Bolsonaro – the son of his political nemesis, Jair Bolsonaro. The spectre of former US President Joe Biden’s failed 2024 re-election bid looms large over Lula’s campaign. Populists In 2018 the PT lost the Brazilian presidential election to former army captain Jair Bolsonaro, a far-right populist who came to call himself the ‘Trump of the Tropics’. In 2022, Lula re-assumed the leadership of the PT to run against Bolsonaro. Like Biden in 2020, Lula was seen as a political heavyweight – and the only man with sufficient popularity to beat Bolsonaro. Like Biden in 2020, Lula lived up to expectations, winning back the presidency in the 2022 Brazilian election. In January 2023, Bolsonaro supporters stormed government buildings in Brasilia, in an unnerving echo of the events of 6 January 2021 in Washington DC. Today, like Biden in 2024, Lula is seeking another term – having allowed many of his supporters to believe that he would not. That decision has postponed or even retarded renovation of the PT leadership. Lula’s mental and physical vigour is not questioned. Indeed, Lula is sharing videos of his workouts, to demonstrate his fighting fitness. But were Lula to win the next election, he would be 85 at the end of his term. Age will certainly be a question in the coming months. And Lula’s 2026 campaign could echo Biden 2024 in one other respect: he may now be out of sync with too many voters on the most critical issues. Polls While the PT, co-founded by Lula in 1980, now struggles with succession, the Liberal Party onto which the Bolsonaros have grafted their personalist movement appears, for now, to have become a dynasty. Flávio Bolsonaro will stand, in an effort to avenge his father Jair’s loss to Lula. The elections are still more than four months away, with the first-round elections to be held 4 October this year. If necessary – and it looks like it will be – a second round will take place on 25 October. The two candidates are currently neck and neck. A Data Folha survey conducted 7-9 April showed Lula leading ‘fils’ Bolsonaro by only 4 per cent in voter intentions. Another recent survey has the two deadlocked in a second round. Across Latin America, citizens’ number one concern is crime and violence, a shift that is affecting political dynamics in countries around the region. A lot may change before 4 October. But in 2022 Jair Bolsonaro’s electoral performance surprised the public, exceeding survey predictions. Polls leading up to the election had given Lula a double-digit lead. But in the end, Lula only squeaked to second-round victory, with 50.9 per cent to Bolsonaro’s 49.1. The comparison with Donald Trump’s performance relative to surveys in the US 2016 and 2024 elections should not be stretched too far. But in the US and Brazil, polls have tended to undercount voter intentions for insurgent rightist candidates. Could the same be true again this October? Policy At issue is more than just a generational ideological battle. There are policy differences between the two parties and presidential candidates that will define Brazil’s political and international direction. One of those has become a liability for the Lula government. And it reinforces the perception that he is out of touch with current voter sentiment. Across Latin America, citizens’ number one concern is crime and violence, a shift that is affecting political dynamics in countries around the region. In Chile, right-wing candidate Jose Antonio Kast was elected president on 14 December, in large part by promising an iron fist in dealing with crime and undocumented immigration. In Peru, a ‘tough-on-crime’ posture catapulted Keiko Fujimori and Rafael Lopez Aliaga to first and third in the country’s April 2026 first-round elections – out of more than 30 candidates. Citizen demands in Brazil are no different. In an April 2026 Quaest survey, worries over crime topped the list of Brazilian voter concerns at 27 per cent. Fears over crime and violence have reinforced the perception that the PT and Lula are out of touch. In part that reflects a regional phenomenon: in the past two decades, the democratic left in Latin America has failed to produce convincing responses to insecurity. Brazilians’ fear of crime has led popular opinion to minimize traditionally leftist concerns over human rights and due process. In October 2025, the Bolsonarista governor of Rio de Janeiro, Claudio Castro, launched a police operation against local gangs that led to the killing of more than 120 people. Many were assumed to be innocent citizens. President Lula expressed his horror at the loss of life, but surveys conducted afterwards found that 62 per cent of Rio de Janeiro state residents supported the operation. Bolsonaro has attacked Lula’s government for being weak on crime and called for the construction of many new prisons, praising the controversial measures seen in El Salvador. This week, Lula launched an anti-organized crime plan, likely hoping to counter his perceived weakness on crime. — President Joe Biden and President Lula pictured in 2023. (Photo by Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/pool/AFP via Getty Images) The comparison with the US is hard to resist. For both Republicans – and some Democrats – undocumented immigration was a primary concern in 2024. Biden was attacked by Trump as weak on border security, and in June that year ordered a border crackdown that proved too little, too late to swing voter thinking. It also gave the impression of the opposition driving the agenda rather than arising organically from the Democratic Party. Lula’s late tough on crime approach may foster the same impression. Pardons What makes the competitiveness of Flávio Bolsonaro all the more surprising is the shift in public opinion after the insurrection and sacking of government buildings by his father’s followers in January 2023. Related work Bolsonaro is guilty. Yet his supporters – and President Donald Trump – will feel vindicated Jair Bolsonaro was convicted by his country’s Supreme Court for inspiring those events and is currently serving a 23-year, 3-month sentence. 50 per cent of Brazilians supported the conviction and other surveys expressed exasperation with the Bolsonaro family. But that condemnation was short lived. If Flavio should win the 25 October second round, he will surely attempt to pardon his father. That would be a further deep cut against the rule of law in Brazil. That is apparently of little concern to at least 49 per cent of Brazilian voters who intend to cast their ballot for the Bolsonaro name this year.
If Jair Bolsonaro was Trump of the Tropics, is Lula the Bossa Nova Biden?