Which of the following statements about the WHO Pandemic Agreement is/are correct?
1. It establishes the Pathogen Access and Benefit-Sharing (PABS) system to ensure equitable access to medical countermeasures.
2. It was negotiated and adopted exclusively under the framework of the UN Security Council.

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Accepted Answer

1 only — Statement 1 is correct as the PABS system is a core feature for equitable distribution of vaccines and treatments. Statement 2 is incorrect because the agreement was negotiated by the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) and adopted by the World Health Assembly under Article 19 of the WHO Constitution, not the UN Security Council.

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