On this page you will find links to news releases and statements issued by the Co-Chairs and The Independent Panel, from the first announcements in 2020 until today.
List of news stories
Heads of State and Government Round Table Message
The Co-Chairs’ welcome: 4th meeting, 9 February 2021.
The Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response Considers its Recommendations for May report
5th Panel meeting maps out key areas for recommendations With more than 2.6 million people now deceased as a result of COVID-19, and a projected $22 trillion in cumulative output loss…
The Independent Panel Urges Equitable Approach to Tackling COVID-19 and Moves Towards Recommendations for Future Pandemic Preparedness and Response
4th Panel meeting discusses WHO, the international system, and how to address the pandemic’s toll on health services and supplies GENEVA –11 February 2021 The Independent Panel for Pandemic…
Co-Chairs of the Independent Panel media briefing on the Second Report on Progress, 19 January 2021.
Documents linked to Co-Chairs’ presentation of the Second Report on Progress to the WHO Executive Board, 19 January 2021.
The Co-Chairs of the Independent Panel, Her Excellency Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and the Right Honourable Helen Clark, presented the Independent Panel’s Second Report on Progress to the WHO 148th Executive…
The Co-Chairs’ presentation of the Second Report on Progress to the WHO Executive Board, 19 January 2021.
The Co-Chairs of the Independent Panel, Her Excellency Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and the Right Honourable Helen Clark, made the following oral presentation of the Independent Panel’s Second Report on Progress…
Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response Urges Countries to Take Proven Measures Now to Mitigate COVID-19 Pandemic
The Independent Panel Analysing Timeline of Pandemic, WHO Recommendations
Statement by H.E. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and the Rt Hon. Helen Clark
The Co-Chairs’ presentation to the 73rd World Health Assembly
The Co-Chairs of the Independent Panel, Her Excellency Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and the Right Honourable Helen Clark, made the following oral presentation to the 73rd World Health Assembly on 10…
Co-Chairs statement to the 73rd World Health Assembly, 10 Nov 2020
The Co-Chairs of the Independent Panel, Her Excellency Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and the Right Honourable Helen Clark, made this oral presentation to the 73rd World Health Assembly on 10 November,…
The Independent Panel Works to Establish Authoritative Chronology of the COVID-19 Pandemic
The Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response is working to establish an authoritative chronology of the emergence, global recommendations, national response, and impacts of SARS-CoV2, the virus which causes…
The Co-Chairs’ welcome: 2nd meeting, 20 October 2020.
The Independent Panel held its 2nd meeting, virtually, on 20-21 October. The Co-Chairs’ welcome remarks are posted here.