Geneva, Sept. 21 -- World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Monday (local time) said that the world remains "insufficiently prepared" to prevent, prepare for and respond to pandemics, ahead of the 81st United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) High-Level Week.

In a post on X, Tedros said, "Next week at #UNGA, world leaders will meet to renew their commitments to prevent, prepare for and respond to pandemics. The political declaration is clear: the world remains insufficiently prepared."

He further said that leaders need to turn "political commitments into action, and complete the Pathogen Access and Benefit Sharing Annex to the Pandemic Agreement."

His remarks come as world leaders prepare to gather ...