WHO Pandemic Treaty Will Not Override Sovereignty, Australian Government Says

A World Health Organisation (WHO) logo is displayed at its office in Beijing on April 19, 2013. The agency's new World Cancer Report recorded over 3 million new cases of cancer in China of 14 million registered globally in 2012. Ed Jones/AFP/Getty Images

The Australian government says the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) new global health treaty will not override the country’s sovereignty.

Also known as the Pandemic Instrument or the WHO CA+, the pandemic preparedness treaty has faced scrutiny around the world due to the wording of its draft, which would make the Treaty binding on all signatories.