>Last week, the World Health Organization (WHO) wrapped up its fifth meeting of the Working Group on Amendments to the International Health Regulations (2005) (WGIHR). Previously conceding the importance of input from the public regarding the WHO’s power in future pandemics, the corrupt agency—which functions as the directing and coordinating authority on international health within the United Nations (U.N.) system—instead ended its last meeting with an intentional scheme to hide the over 300 proposed amendments from the public instead of issuing them for review in January 2024 as required. And the lawyer who thought up the ruse, WHO Principal Legal Officer Steven Solomon, previously served as an attorney with the U.S. State Department, as noted by Dr. Meryl Nass. >Without a doubt, WHO and national parliaments have been ignoring the voices of people, including World Council for Health (WCH) Steering Committee members Christof Plothe and Emma Sron, who demand that amendments to the IHR be debated by the public. Instead, with little care or concern, the IHR Working Group has revealed they will miss their deadline to submit a package of amendments in time to allow a four-month period for discussion before submission to the next World Health Assembly, which will meet in May 2024. Defining the at least four-month period of review, article 55(2) of the IHR (2005) states: . . . [Source Article](https://thehighwire.com/editorial/who-lawyer-redefines-rules-to-avoid-sharing-finalized-ihr-amendments-with-the-public/)