The WHO's annual assembly is expected to adopt a landmark agreement on tackling future pandemics on Tuesday, after a top committee in the U.N. agency unanimously approved it.
The accord's text was concluded in April after three years of tense negotiations.
Its adoption would be a success for the World Health Organization as it tries to balance drastic budget cuts against its duty to respond to numerous health crises across the globe.
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