acciyo: Important news heads-up on upcoming developments during final hours of 77th World Health Assembly (01 June)

Update on pandemic preparedness and response (INB, IHR) and the Advisory on virtual press briefing hosted by Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Saturday, 01 June 2024

NOTE TO JOURNALISTS:

Important news heads-up on upcoming developments during the final hours of the 77th World Health Assembly

Update on pandemic preparedness and response (INB, IHR)
Advisory on virtual press briefing hosted by Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

This is to inform you that the programme of work for the final day of the Seventy-seventh World Health Assembly (WHA) has been updated and can be found in the Daily Journal N°6.

The Plenary will meet at 18.00 CEST in Room XIX to adopt the reports of the two committees and the decisions and resolutions approved during the WHA77 (see the list in the Daily Journal N°6), except those related to items 13.3 (IHR) and 13.4 (INB).

The Plenary will suspend its work to allow Committee A to meet at 19.00 in Room XX (approximate) to receive the texts agreed in the drafting group on items 13.3 (IHR) & 13.4 (INB).

The Plenary will resume at or before 21.00 to consider the report of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) to draft and negotiate a convention, agreement or other international instrument on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response (A77/10) (Item 13.4) and a draft text on the pandemic agreement concerning the future mandate of the INB.

The Plenary will also take up the report (A77/9) of the Working Group on Amendments to the International Health Regulations (2005) (Item 13.3) and the package of amendments to the International Health Regulations (2005), and will then close the Seventy-seventh World Health Assembly. Dr Tedros’s remarks will be sent to the media.

Watch the WHA77 live webcast.

A virtual press conference covering news developments - hosted by WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus with expert colleagues and guests- will take place upon the closing of the Health Assembly. A media advisory with connection details will be sent later.

Media resources

Provisional programme of work for WHA77
WHA77 live webcast and the provisional list of speakers
The WHO Director-General's opening address at the 77^th World Health Assembly
Broadcast video material and other press content will be updated via Canto. For any questions related to live video transmission contact tvstudio@who.int  
WHA77 photos can be accessed and downloaded without prior registration. New photos will be added daily: https://photos.hq.who.int/galleries/1764/wha77-27-may-to-1-june-2024-. For any questions related to photography contact photos@who.int
WHA77 documents (on this page you can also find the Daily Journal with a detailed programme of work for the day)
WHA77 Daily Updates contain a recap of the discussions in the Health Assembly and are sent at the end of the day
Media accreditation for WHA77 is being handled by the United Nations Office at Geneva, please request accreditation via Indico
List of side events (also see this calendar of side events, maintained by the UN Foundation)

Media contacts:

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