Around 9 a.m. on the final day of pandemic treaty negotiations in April, Precious Matsoso requested a break. Delegates had been negotiating all night, and the co-chair of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body figured it was time to pause.
But the room wasn’t having it.
After three years of talks, negotiators were determined to push through the finish line.
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Jenny Lei Ravelo@JennyLeiRavelo
Jenny Lei Ravelo is a Devex Senior Reporter based in Manila. She covers global health, with a particular focus on the World Health Organization, and other development and humanitarian aid trends in Asia Pacific. Prior to Devex, she wrote for ABS-CBN, one of the largest broadcasting networks in the Philippines, and was a copy editor for various international scientific journals. She received her journalism degree from the University of Santo Tomas.
