· During the upcoming World Health Assembly meeting, proposals for changes to the International Health Regulations (IHR) will be voted on.

· The proposed changes assume, inter alia, increasing WHO's expertise in global pandemic management.

· A postulate was also formulated to create a coordinator function at the state level, whose competences would be to direct the governmental and social approach to health issues.

· The World Health Organization is working on the international anti-pandemic instrument.

· According to the initial assumptions, WHO could take over some of the competences of sovereign states, acting as a coordinating body for global health issues.

· The first session of public consultations organized by the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body set up by the WHO took place on April 12 and 13.

· The World Health Organization is preparing a document known as the "international anti-pandemic treaty".

• Proposed new World Health Organization guidelines on so-called ‘safe abortion’ are expected to increase pressure on national authorities to remove laws protecting the lives of unborn children.

The ongoing pandemic of COVID – 19 prompted the World Health Organization (WHO) to extend the instructions from the interim guide, released on March 25. The updated version from June 1 contains several recommendations, referring to essential medical services, which, according to WHO, have been partly limited due to the pandemic.

The crisis caused by the outbreak of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus pandemic highlighted the numerous difficulties faced by modern societies worldwide. However, it has also clearly shown the problems related to the World Health Organisation’s activities.