The treaty would give the W.H.O. tremendous increases in power and funding, transferring much of the authority for pandemic control from member nations to the U.N. agency. The Biden administration in January proposed amendments to W.H.O.'s International Health Regulations (IHR) that would eliminate all requirements for W.H.O. to consult with member governments before declaring a disease outbreak.

Both the IHR amendments and the new "global pandemic treaty" are set to be topics of discussion at the upcoming World Health Assembly.

Supporters say this is necessary to improve worldwide pandemic response, while critics warn about the loss of national sovereignty to a globalist organization that did not distinguish itself during the Wuhan coronavirus pandemic.

Article 9 of the Biden administration's proposed IHR amendments simply strikes out the existing requirement for W.H.O. to "consult with and attempt to obtain verification from the State Party in whose territory the event is allegedly occurring." Every subsequent reference in the IHR to consulting with the relevant state party is likewise erased, effectively giving the W.H.O. director unilateral authority to declare outbreaks.