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Saatja: <[email protected]> Saadetud: 22.04.2022 18:14 Teema: WHO: C.L.16.2022 (WHA75) Dear Member States of the World Health Organization,Please find attached, in the six official languages, C.L.16.2022 regarding the Seventy-fifth World Health Assembly (22-28 May 2022).Member States will be able to inscribe on the list of speakers for the general debate through a link to be communicated the first week of May 2022.Best regards,Department of Governing BodiesWorld Health Organization***DO NOT REPLY TO THIS E-MAIL. YOU WILL NOT RECEIVE A REPLY*** 20, AVENUE APPIA – CH-1211 GENEVA 27 – SWITZERLAND – TEL CENTRAL +41 22 791 2111 – FAX CENTRAL +41 22 791 3111 – WWW.WHO.INT Ref.: C.L.16.2022 The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) presents his compliments to Member States and Associate Members and has the honour to convene the Seventy-fifth World Health Assembly at 14:00 on Sunday, 22 May 2022, at the Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland. The Health Assembly will close no later than Saturday, 28 May 2022. Online registration is required for the Health Assembly. Registration can be initiated as of 19 April 2022 by going to the following link: https://indico.un.org/e/WHO/WHA75. Registration should be completed by 9 May 2022. In accordance with resolution WHA49.9 (1996), and to support the aim of achievement of SDG 5 (Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls), the Director-General invites Member States to consider that gender balance be applied to their delegations. In accordance with the call for meaningful youth engagement of the UN Youth Strategy to scale up global, regional and national actions to meet young people’s needs, realize their rights and tap their possibilities as agents of change, the Director-General invites Member States to consider the inclusion of young people, in particular those whose activities and efforts are commendable and impactful at national level within the health sector and its determinants. Member States are encouraged to include Parliamentarians in their delegation. ... The provisional agenda for the Health Assembly, as prepared by the Secretariat following the decision of the Executive Board at its 150th session, and the preliminary daily timetable are enclosed. The provisional agenda and the preliminary daily timetable are subject to approval by the Health Assembly. ... Information is also enclosed concerning arrangements for the conduct of discussion in plenary meetings. The debate this year will focus on the theme “Health for peace, peace for health”. Documents for the Seventy-fifth World Health Assembly can be accessed on the Internet through the WHO website (https://apps.who.int/gb/gov/), as they become available. Practical information for delegates is attached and delegates are reminded that, as agreed by the Executive Board at its 143rd session, governing body meetings are paperless. The Director-General of the World Health Organization takes this opportunity to renew to Member States and Associate Members the assurance of his highest consideration. GENEVA, 28 March 2022 ... ENCLS: Documents A75/1 and Preliminary timetable WHA75/ENCL./1 and WHA75/ENCL./2 SEVENTY-FIFTH WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY A75/1 22–28 May 2022 12 April 2022 Provisional agenda PLENARY 1. Opening of the Health Assembly 1.1 Appointment of the Committee on Credentials 1.2 Election of the President 1.3 Election of the five Vice-Presidents, the Chairs of the main committees, and establishment of the General Committee 1.4 Adoption of the agenda and allocation of items to the main committees Documents A75/1, A75/45 1 and A75/INF.61 2. Report of the Executive Board on its 149th and 150th sessions Document A75/2 3. Address by Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General Document A75/3 4. Post of Director-General 4.1 Procedures for the conduct of the election 2 Document A75/4 4.2 Appointment of the Director-General Documents A75/INF.1, A75/INF.2 and EB150/2022/REC/1, resolution EB150.R1 4.3 Contract of the Director-General 1 Depending on the format chosen for this session of the Health Assembly, it may be proposed to delete this document. 2 Depending on the format chosen for this session of the Health Assembly, it may be proposed to delete item 4.1. A75/1 Documents A75/5 and EB150/2022/REC/1, resolution EB150.R2 5. Invited speaker(s) 6. Admission of new Members and Associate Members [if any] 7. Executive Board: election 8. Awards Document A75/INF.3 9. Reports of the main committees 10. Closure of the Health Assembly COMMITTEE A 11. Opening of the Committee 1 Pillar 4: More effective and efficient WHO providing better support to countries 12. Programme budget 2022–2023: revision Documents A75/6, A75/7 • General Programme of Work results framework Documents A75/8 and EB150/2022/REC/1, resolution EB150.R4 13. Sustainable financing: report of the Working Group Document A75/9 Pillar 1: One billion more people benefiting from universal health coverage 14. Review of and update on matters considered by the Executive Board 14.1 Follow-up to the political declaration of the third high-level meeting of the General Assembly on the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases Documents A75/10, A75/10 Add.1, A75/10 Add.2, A75/10 Add.3, A75/10 Add.4, A75/10 Add.5, A75/10 Add.6, A75/10 Add.8 and EB150/2022/REC/1, decision EB150(4) 1 Including election of Vice-Chairs and Rapporteur. 2  A75/1 (a) Draft implementation road map 2023–2030 for the global action plan for the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases 2013–2030 (b) Draft recommendations to strengthen and monitor diabetes responses within national noncommunicable disease programmes, including potential targets (c) Draft global strategy on oral health (d) Draft recommendations on how to strengthen the design and implementation of policies, including those for resilient health systems and health services and infrastructure, to treat people living with noncommunicable diseases and to prevent and control their risk factors in humanitarian emergencies (e) Progress in the implementation of the global strategy to accelerate the elimination of cervical cancer as a public health problem and its associated goals and targets for the period 2020–2030 (f) Progress achieved in the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases and the promotion of mental health (g) Draft intersectoral global action plan on epilepsy and other neurological disorders in support of universal health coverage (h) Draft action plan (2022–2030) to effectively implement the global strategy to reduce the harmful use of alcohol as a public health priority (i) Draft recommendations for the prevention and management of obesity over the life course, including potential targets (j) Draft workplan for the global coordination mechanism on the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases • Strengthening synergies between the World Health Assembly and the Conference of the Parties to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control Document A75/INF./4 14.2 The global health sector strategies on, respectively, HIV, viral hepatitis and sexually transmitted infections Documents A75/10 and EB150/2022/REC/1, resolution EB150.R3 14.3 Global strategy for tuberculosis research and innovation Document A75/10 14.4 Road map for neglected tropical diseases 2021–2030 Document A75/10 3 A75/1 14.5 Immunization Agenda 2030 Document A75/10 14.6 Infection prevention and control Document A75/10 14.7 Global road map on defeating meningitis by 2030 Document A75/10 14.8 Standardization of medical devices nomenclature Documents A75/11 and EB150/2022/REC/1, decision EB150(10) 15. Human resources for health • Working for Health: draft 2022–2030 action plan Document A75/12 • Global health and care worker compact Document A75/13 • WHO Global Code of Practice on the International Recruitment of Health Personnel Document A75/14 • Global Strategy on Human Resources for Health: Workforce 2030 Document A75/15 Pillar 2: One billion more people better protected from health emergencies 16. Public health emergencies: preparedness and response 16.1 The Independent Oversight and Advisory Committee for the WHO Health Emergencies Programme Document A75/16 16.2 Strengthening WHO preparedness for and response to health emergencies Documents A75/10, A75/17, A75/18, A75/19, A75/20 and A75/21 16.3 WHO’s work in health emergencies Document A75/10 4  A75/1 16.4 Implementation of the International Health Regulations (2005) Document A75/22 17. Review of and update on matters considered by the Executive Board 17.1 Influenza preparedness Document A75/10 17.2 Global Health for Peace Initiative Documents A75/10 and EB150/2022/REC/1, decision EB150(5) 17.3 Poliomyelitis • Poliomyelitis eradication Document A75/23 • Polio transition planning and polio post-certification Documents A75/24 and A75/INF.7 Pillar 3: One billion more people enjoying better health and well-being 18. Review of and update on matters considered by the Executive Board 18.1 Maternal, infant and young child nutrition Documents A75/10, A75/10 Add.7 and EB150/2022/REC/1, decision EB150(7) 18.2 WHO Implementation Framework for Billion 3 Documents A75/10 and A75/25 • WHO global strategy for food safety Documents A75/10, and EB150/2022/REC/1, decisions EB150(8) and EB150(9) 5 A75/1 COMMITTEE B 19. Opening of the Committee 1 20. Health conditions in the occupied Palestinian territory, including east Jerusalem, and in the occupied Syrian Golan Document A75/26 Pillar 4: More effective and efficient WHO providing better support to countries 21. Review of and update on matters considered by the Executive Board Financial matters 21.1 Financing and implementation of the Programme budget 2022–2023 Document A75/27 21.2 Scale of assessments 2022–2023 Documents A75/10 and EB150/2022/REC/1, resolution EB150.R5 21.3 Status of collection of assessed contributions, including Member States in arrears in the payment of their contributions to an extent that would justify invoking Article 7 of the Constitution Document A75/28 Governance matters 21.4 Prevention of sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment Document A75/29 21.5 WHO reform • Written statements: guidelines for Member States Documents A75/30 and EB149/2021/REC/1, decision EB149(3) 21.6 Global strategies and plans of action that are scheduled to expire within one year • Global strategy and plan of action on public health, innovation and intellectual property Documents A75/10 and EB150/2022/REC/1, decision EB150(11) 1 Including election of Vice-Chairs and the Rapporteur. 6  A75/1 Staffing matters 21.7 Human resources: annual report Document A75/31 21.8 Amendments to the Staff Regulations and Staff Rules Documents A75/10 and EB150/2022/REC/1, resolution EB150.R8 21.9 Report of the International Civil Service Commission Document A75/10 22. Budget and financial matters 22.1 WHO programmatic and financial report for 2021–2022, including audited financial statements for 2021 Documents A75/32, A75/33 and A75/INF.5 22.2 Special arrangements for settlement of arrears [if any] 22.3 Assessment of new Members and Associate Members [if any] 22.4 Amendments to the Financial Regulations and Financial Rules [if any] 23. Agreement with intergovernmental organizations Document A75/34 24. Audit and oversight matters 24.1 Report of the External Auditor Document A75/35 24.2 Report of the Internal Auditor Documents A75/36 and A75/46 24.3 External and internal audit recommendations: progress on implementation Document A75/37 25. Appointment of representatives to the WHO Staff Pension Committee Document A75/38 7 A75/1 26. Collaboration within the United Nations system and with other intergovernmental organizations Document A75/39 27. Updates and future reporting 27.1 Availability, safety and quality of blood products Document A75/40 27.2 Human organ and tissue transplantation Document A75/41 27.3 Traditional medicine Document A75/42 27.4 Public health dimension of the world drug problem Document A75/43 28. Matters for information 28.1 Progress reports Documents A75/44 and A75/44 Add.1 Pillar 1: One billion more people benefiting from universal health coverage A. Preparation for the high-level meeting of the United Nations General Assembly on universal health coverage (resolution WHA72.4 (2019)) B. Primary health care (resolution WHA72.2 (2019)) C. Strengthening integrated people-centred health services (resolution WHA69.24 (2016)) D. Improving access to assistive technology (resolution WHA71.8 (2018)) E. Reproductive health: strategy to accelerate progress towards the attainment of international development goals and targets (resolution WHA57.12 (2004)) F. Eradication of dracunculiasis (resolution WHA64.16 (2011)) G. Global vector control response: an integrated approach for the control of vector-borne diseases (resolution WHA70.16 (2017)) H. WHO strategy on research for health (resolution WHA63.21 (2010)) 8  A75/1 Pillar 2: One billion more people better protected from health emergencies I. Smallpox eradication (resolution WHA60.1 (2007)) Pillar 4: More effective and efficient WHO providing better support to countries J. Strategy for integrating gender analysis and actions into the work of WHO (resolution WHA60.25 (2007)) = = = 9  Preliminary daily timetable for the Seventy-fifth World Health Assembly May 2022 Plenary Committee A Committee B Other Sunday 22 14:00 High-level welcome – – – 1. Opening of the Health Assembly 1.1 Appointment of the Committee on Credentials 1.2 Election of the President 1.3 Election of the five Vice-Presidents, the Chairs of the main committees, and establishment of the General Committee – – – Upon completion General of item 1.3 Committee Monday 23 09:00 – Presidential address – – – 1.4 Adoption of the agenda and allocation of items to the main committees 2. Report of the Executive Board on its 149th and 150th sessions 4.1 Procedures for the conduct of the election 1 3. Address by the Director-General – General discussion Upon commencement of – the General discussion 11. Opening of the Committee 1 Depending on the format chosen for this session of the Health Assembly, it may be proposed to delete item 4.1.  May 2022 Plenary Committee A Committee B Other Monday 23 22.2 Special (continued) arrangements for settlement of arrears [if any] 14. Review of and update on matters considered by the Executive Board 14.1 Follow-up to the political declaration of the third high-level meeting of the General Assembly on the prevention and control of non- communicable diseases Committee on 14:00 Credentials 14:30 3. Address by the 12. Programme budget – Director-General 2022–2023 – General discussion • General (continued) Programme of Work results framework 13. Sustainable financing: report of the Working Group Tuesday 24 09:00 – Report of Committee – on Credentials 6. Admission of new Members and Associate Members [if any] 5. Invited speaker(s) 3. Address by the 16. Public health Director-General emergencies: – General discussion preparedness and (continued) response 16.1 The Independent Oversight and Advisory Committee for the WHO Health Emergencies Programme 16.2 Strengthening WHO preparedness for and response to health emergencies 16.3 WHO’s work in health emergencies 16.4 Implementation of the International Health Regulations (2005)  May 2022 Plenary Committee A Committee B Other 14:30 4.2 Appointment of the – – Director-General (private meeting) 4.3 Contract of the Director-General (private meeting) 4.2 Appointment of the Director-General (public meeting) 4.3 Contract of the Director-General (public meeting) Wednesday 25 09:00 14. Review and update 19. Opening of – and of matters Committee 14:30 considered by the 20. Health conditions in Board (continued) the occupied 14.1 Follow-up to the Palestinian territory, political declaration including east of the third high- Jerusalem, and in the level meeting of the occupied Syrian General Assembly Golan on the prevention 21. Review of and and control of non- update on matters communicable considered by the diseases (continued) Executive Board 14.2 The global health 21.1 Financing and sector strategies on, implementation of respectively, HIV, the Programme viral hepatitis and budget 2022–2023 sexually transmitted 21.2 Scale of assessments infections 2022–2023 14.3 Global strategy for 21.3 Status of collection tuberculosis research of assessed and innovation contributions, 14.4 Road map for including Member neglected tropical States in arrears in diseases the payment of their 2021–2030 contributions to an 14.5 Immunization extent that would Agenda 2030 justify invoking Article 7 of the Constitution 21.4 Preventing sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment 21.5 WHO reform • Written statements: guidelines for Member States 21.6 Global strategies and plans of action that are scheduled to expire within one year  May 2022 Plenary Committee A Committee B Other • Global strategy and plan of action on public health, innovation and intellectual property 17:30 General Committee (list for election, Executive Board) Thursday 26 – 09:00 14.6 Infection prevention 21.7 Human resources: and and control annual report 14:30 21.8 Amendments to the 14.7 Global road map on Staff Regulations defeating meningitis and Staff Rules by 2030 21.9 Report of the 14.8 Standardization of International Civil medical devices Service Commission nomenclature 22. Budget and 15. Human resources for financial matters health 22.1 WHO • Working for programmatic and health action financial report for plan 2022–2030 2021–2022, • Global health including audited and care worker financial compact statements for • WHO Global 2021 Code of Practice 22.3 Assessment of new on the Members and International Associate Members Recruitment of [if any] Health Personnel 22.4 Amendments to the • Global Strategy Financial on Human Regulations and Resources for Financial Rules Health: [if any] Workforce 2030 23. Agreement with intergovernmental organizations 24. Audit and oversight matters 24.1 Report of the External Auditor 24.2 Report of the Internal Auditor 24.3 External and internal audit recommendations: progress on implementation  May 2022 Plenary Committee A Committee B Other Friday 27 8. Awards 09:00 7. Executive Board: and election 14:30 9. Reports of the main committees 17. Review of and 25. Appointment of update on matters representatives to the considered by the WHO Staff Pension Executive Board Committee 17.1 Influenza 26. Collaboration within preparedness the United Nations 17.2 Global Health for system and with Peace Initiative other 17.3 Poliomyelitis intergovernmental • Poliomyelitis organizations eradication 27. Updates and future • Polio transition reporting planning and 27.1 Availability, safety polio and quality of blood post-certification products 18. Review of and 27.2 Human organ and update on matters tissue transplantation considered by the 27.3 Traditional medicine Executive Board 27.4 Public health 18.1 Maternal, infant and dimension of the young child nutrition world drug problem 18.2 WHO 28. Matters for Implementation information Framework for 28.1 Progress reports Billion 3 • WHO global strategy for food safety Saturday 28 09:00 9. Reports of the main – Finalization of – Finalization of and committees (continued) resolutions/ resolutions/ 14:30 10. Closure of the Health decisions and reports decisions and reports Assembly = = =  REGISTRATION PROCESS Online registration is required for the World Health Assembly. Registration can be initiated as of 19 April 2022 by going to the following link: https://indico.un.org/e/WHO/WHA75. Before each meeting, an invitation will be sent to Member States and Associate Members indicating a link to access the electronic Registration System (INDICO). Each participant is invited to register her/himself. The WHO Department of Governing Bodies will verify the information received which will then be submitted into the registration system to generate the meeting badges for in-person meetings and the list of participants. CREDENTIALS The credentials shall be issued by the Head of State, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, the Minister of Health, or any other appropriate authority, i.e. Permanent Missions and senior government officials, such as Directors-General for Health. Member States will be represented at the Assembly by not more than three delegates. Alternates and advisers may accompany delegates. A copy of the credentials will have to be uploaded and submitted through the online registration system before the opening of the World Health Assembly (WHA). Credentials should include the following information for each participant: LAST NAME (in capital letters), first name, title, function, institution, city, gender (unless indicated in title). TRAVEL EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT In accordance with resolution WHA50.1 (1997), special consideration will be given to delegates whose countries are classified as least developed countries by the United Nations. WHO will cover the cost of an economy/tourist airfare by the most direct route to Geneva for one delegate of such countries. However, following the rules set forth by the World Health Assembly, WHO will not be able to provide per diem or any other non-airfare expenditures. 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ACCESS TO THE PALAIS DES NATIONS In view of the space restrictions in connection with ongoing renovations at the Palais des Nations, please note the following arrangements: ₋ Up to two members of each delegation of Member States and Associate Members may be present at a time in each room where official meetings of the Health Assembly are convened; all delegation members of Member States and Associate Members would be issued with a badge to access the Palais des Nations. ₋ Up to one member of each delegation of Observers and United Nations and other intergovernmental organizations may be present at a time in each meeting room where the plenary and main committees are convened; a maximum of four badges would be issued for individual delegates of each delegation of Observers and United Nations and other intergovernmental organizations to access the Palais des Nations. ₋ Non-State actors in official relations with WHO would be able to access the floor of the meeting rooms where the main committees are convened for purposes of delivering a statement under relevant agenda items; a maximum of four badges would be issued for individual delegates of each non-State actor in official relations with WHO to access the Palais des Nations. ₋ Members of delegations of Member States, Associate Members, Observers, United Nations and other intergovernmental organizations who are unable to travel and attend the Health Assembly in person may provide pre-recorded video statements relevant to items on the WHA agenda to be played during deliberations, provided that their names have been included in the credentials to the Seventy-fifth World Health Assembly. WHA75/ENCL./1  ARRANGEMENTS FOR CONDUCT OF DISCUSSION IN PLENARY MEETINGS Resolution WHA52.21 (1999) on reform of the Health Assembly requested the Director-General to make appropriate arrangements for a shortened plenary meeting and, to this end, encouraged group or regional statements in plenary debate. Delegates are requested to limit to three minutes their individual statements in this debate. Group or regional statements may last up to four minutes. Member States will be able to inscribe on the list of speakers for the general debate through a link to be communicated. It will be possible either to deliver a live statement in person, or to provide a pre-recorded statement. Pre-recorded statements should be uploaded at https://bit.ly/3LNpvjf by 18 May 2022. Theme of general debate: “Health for peace, peace for health”. Tips for speakers in a multilingual meeting Whether you are chairing or participating in a multilingual meeting it is useful to think about how your message gets across through interpretation. The interpreters are there to help the meeting proceed as if everyone was speaking the same language. • Speak your mother tongue wherever possible • Speak at a reasonable pace • Speaking is better than reading • If you have to “read” your speech, make sure the Secretariat has a copy of your text in advance. It will be treated as confidential • For guidance, four minutes are roughly equivalent to 440 words • Quote document references • State figures and names clearly • Explain acronyms WHA75/ENCL./2