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No images? Click here Friday, 8 December | Issue 233   Subscribe to receive this weekly update   Conflict in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory World Health Day 2023 - 75 years of improving public health Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) updates Latest news from WHO WHO events page Sunday, 10 December  Special Session of the WHO Executive Board: Health situation in the occupied Palestinian territory At the request of 15 Member States, a Special Session of the WHO Executive Board will be held. It will consider the health conditions in the occupied Palestinian territory. The agenda of this Special Session will include only one agenda item. The provisional agenda for the Special Session of the Executive Board will be available in document EBSS/7/1 here: https://apps.who.int/gb/e/e_ebss7.html as it becomes available in the six official languages. WHEN: Sunday 10 December 2023 – from 9:30 to 12:30 CET and 14:30 to 17:30 CET with provision for an additional session from 18:30 to 21:30 CET if necessary. WHERE: WHO Headquarters, Geneva, in a hybrid format.   WHO: The Executive Board is composed of 34 members technically qualified in the field of health. Members are elected for three-year terms. The main functions of the Board are to give effect to the decisions and policies of the World Health Assembly, to advise it and generally to facilitate its work, as well as to prepare the agenda of the next World Health Assembly. To see the composition of the Executive Board and members’ terms of office: https://apps.who.int/gb/gov/en/composition-of-the-board_en.html The livestream will be broadcast here  Sunday, 10 December Human Rights Day and the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights  While the world is making great strides to advance human rights and improve global health outcomes, we should not be complacent. Health as a human right is recognized in the WHO Constitution (1948), the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948) and many international and regional human rights treaties. WHO supports country efforts to integrate human rights into health systems, programmes and policies. On 10 December, Human Rights Day, WHO will be campaigning via social media on various aspects of the right to health. The WHO Director-General Dr Tedros will participate in the Human Rights 75 high-level event on 11 December, organized by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in Geneva. Dr Tedros will be making a health and human rights pledge on behalf of the WHO Secretariat for a renewed and vigorous pursuit of health as a fundamental human right and reaffirming WHO’s commitment to the values and principles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Registration to watch the event: Human Rights 75 high-level event | OHCHR Learn more about health and human rights: Human rights (who.int)  Sunday, 10 December Launch event of the Quadripartite Guide to implementing the One Health Joint Plan of Action During this event, the Quadripartite organizations (FAO, UNEP, WHO and WOAH) will officially launch and present the Guide to Implementing the One Health Joint Plan of Action at the national level. Experts, country representatives and development partners will discuss about how to implement the One Health approach with a view to generating co-benefits for all sectors. A joint Quadripartite news article will be issued on 10 December shortly after the event. This event will be livestreamed at: https://www.who.int/news-room/events/detail/2023/11/30/default-calendar/cop28-health-pavilion ​​at 13:30 - 14:45, Dubai time on 10 December.  Read more about One Health and WHO's work: https://www.who.int/health-topics/one-health#tab=tab_1 Monday, 11 December Embargoed virtual press briefing on the key findings of the Global status report on road safety 2023  The Global status report on road safety 2023 details the scale of global road traffic deaths, and progress in advancing laws, strategies and policies to reduce them around the world.  An embargoed virtual press briefing will be held on Monday, 11 December at 16.00 CET. Speakers:  Dr Etienne Krug. Director, Department of the Social Determinants of Health, WHO Dr Nhan Tran, Head, Safety and Mobility Unit, WHO All content from the press briefing and the report are strictly embargoed until 10:00 CET on December 13, 2023, when the report will be officially launched.  To request embargoed materials, visit here Read more about the Global Status Report on Road Safety here   Tuesday, 12 December  Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Day On Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Day 2023, global partners and communities are marking the campaign under the overall theme of " Health For All: Time for action". At WHO, we're calling for specific actions focused on health systems resilience and here's why: Against this context, building equitable and resilient health systems is even more crucial to ensure health for all. Yet, progress on UHC has stagnated since 2015 and stalled since the COVID-19 pandemic, and over half of the world’s population is not fully covered by essential health services. On UHC Day, WHO calls on governments to urgently invest in the resilience of health systems to drive progress towards UHC and deliver health for all in a turbulent world. It’s time for action! Learn more WHO and partners will mark UHC Day through a series of events on Monday, 11 December. 14:00-15:00 CET – UHC Day townhall with youth and parliamentarians Youth advocates and parliamentarians will unite in an advocacy to shape the future of health. The event will provide an opportunity for young people and UHC campaigners to pose questions about UHC reforms to a panel of parliamentarians from around the world and to share perspectives on what is needed to drive action toward UHC in countries. Register here for the virtual event 14:30-16:00 CET - Launch of the 2023 Global Health Expenditure Report - Global Spending on Health: Coping with the Pandemic The report sheds new light on the evolution of global health spending at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic and what lessons can be taken to future-proof health systems. Register here for the virtual event I The report will be available on this page on 11 Dec 14:00-16:00 CET - Launch of the WHO, The World Bank and The BMJ Collection on Quality of Care - Delivering quality care to everyone, everywhere, at all times The collection shares critical thinking on both the emerging priorities and unfinished agenda for improving quality of care in low- and middle-income countries. Register here for the virtual event   Sign up for our newsletters here. Check out the WHO series, Science in 5. Access WHO photos available for media use here. 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