We must act on the lessons of our collective failure to stop the threat of COVID-19 from becoming a pandemic. We need the political will, globally, to do this. When the very future of the planet and its people are imperilled, leaders have a responsibility to step up and act, and I hope they will.
Progress six months after the report of the Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response. This report was released at an open Chatham House event on 22 November 2021. HE …
Statement by Former Co-Chairs of the Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response, Her Excellency President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Right Honourable Helen Clark We are alarmed that rather than …
G20 Summit COVID-19 outcome deeply disappointing Read More »
October 29, 2021 Your Excellencies, thank you for inviting me to speak today at this important meeting of Ministers of Health and Finance. For almost two years the world has …
Today the Global Preparedness Monitoring Board (GPMB), in its annual report, calls for specific and immediate global actions to prevent and mitigate health emergencies. The former Co-Chairs of the Independent …
Madam Vice President, distinguished participants, as a Co-Chair of the Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response, I thank you and President Biden for your decision to host this summit, …
Remarks delivered by HE Ellen Johnson Sirleaf to White House COVID-19 Summit Read More »
On the 17th of August 2021, the governments of the United States of America and Norway convened an intergovernmental roundtable. These host countries invited Co-Chair Helen Clark to share remarks on the Independent Panel’s findings and recommendations in regards to the need for of political leadership in pandemic preparedness and response, including background on the Independent Panel’s proposal for a Global Health Threats Council.
Her Excellency Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, former President of Liberia, and Rt Hon. Helen Clark, former Prime Minister of New Zealand, today briefed Member States at the United Nations General Assembly on measures to respond to COVID-19 and prevent future pandemics.
At the UNAIDS High Level Meeting, Co-Chair The Rt Hon. Helen Clark gave the following statement on behalf of the Co-Chairs. 1. Your excellencies, distinguished delegates, it is a privilege …
Following discussion on “Item 17” in Committee A, “Public Health Emergencies: Preparedness and Response,” which included discussion on the Independent Panel’s report, Co-Chair H.E. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf delivered the following …
Co-Chairs’ remarks to the World Heath Assembly, May 26 2021. Read More »
