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WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION ORGANISATION MONDIALE DE LA SANTÉ WELTGESUNDHEITSORGANISATION Date: 15 December 2021 ВСЕМИРНАЯ ОРГАНИЗАЦИЯ ЗДРАВООХРАНЕНИЯ REGIONAL OFFICE FOR EUROPE BUREAU RÉGIONAL DE L’EUROPE REGIONALBÜRO FÜR EUROPA ЕВРОПЕЙСКОЕ РЕГИОНАЛЬНОЕ БЮРО Mr Tanel Kiik Minister of Health and Labour Head office: UN City, Marmorvej 51, Ministry of Social Affairs DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark Suur-Ameerika 1 Tel.: +45 45 33 70 00; Fax: +45 45 33 70 01 Email: [email protected] Tallinn 10129 Website: http://www.euro.who.int Estonia Our reference: Your reference: Notre référence: Votre référence: Unser Zeichen: Ihr Zeichen: См. наш номер: На Ваш номер: Dear Sir, Invitation to the High-level Meeting on Health and Migration in the WHO European Region: jointly shaping the vision for the health of refugees and migrants Istanbul, Turkey, 17 and 18 March 2022 It is with great pleasure that I invite you to the High-level Meeting on Health and Migration in the WHO European Region that is being convened by the WHO Regional Office for Europe on 17 and 18 March 2022 in Istanbul, Turkey. The meeting will bring together ministers, senior-level policy-makers, refugees and migrants, partner organizations, and Member States in the WHO African and Eastern Mediterranean regions that are the primary countries of origin and transit of refugees and migrants, in order to generate political leadership, build momentum and mobilize strong partnerships for continued action on migration and health. I would be honoured if you could contribute to the high-level ministerial segment on 17 March 2022 and play an active role in the ministerial session during the meeting. Your contribution will be important in shaping the future framework on health and migration and will be a visible signal of your commitment to leaving no one behind – at home or abroad. I would like to also invite you to nominate one expert on health and migration to join the meeting. Please note that travel and accommodation for you and the nominated expert will be arranged and paid for by WHO/Europe. I look forward to receiving confirmation of your participation and the details of the nominated expert by email at [email protected], no later than 31 January 2022. I look forward to welcoming you in Istanbul. Yours very truly, Dr Hans Henri P. Kluge Regional Director UN City, Marmorvej 51 Tel.: +45 45 33 70 00 Email: [email protected] DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø Fax: +45 45 33 70 01 Website: http://www.euro.who.int Denmark Copy for information to: Ms Eva-Maria Liimets, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Islandi väljak 1, Tallinn 15049, Estonia Ms Triin Uusberg, Head, European and International Coordination Department, Ministry of Social Affairs, Suur-Ameerika 1, Tallinn 10129, Estonia Ms Elen Ohov, Adviser, European Union Affairs and International Co-operation Department, Ministry of Social Affairs, Suur-Ameerika 1, Tallinn 10122, Estonia H.E. Ms Katrin Saarsalu-Layachi, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Estonia to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva, Chemin du Petit-Saconnex 28A, Genève CH-1209, Switzerland H.E. Mr William Mart Laanemäe, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Embassy of the Republic of Estonia, Frederiksgade 19, 4th floor, Copenhagen K 1265, Denmark Ms Kristina Köhler, Liaison Officer, WHO Country Office, Estonia, Paldiski Road 81, Tallinn 10617, Estonia –2– WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION ORGANISATION MONDIALE DE LA SANTÉ REGIONAL OFFICE FOR EUROPE BUREAU RÉGIONAL DE L'EUROPE WELTGESUNDHEITSORGANISATION ВСЕМИРНАЯ ОРГАНИЗАЦИЯ ЗДРАВООХРАНЕНИЯ REGIONALBÜRO FÜR EUROPA ЕВРОПЕЙСКОЕ РЕГИОНАЛЬНОЕ БЮРО High-level meeting on health and /3 migration in the WHO European Region: jointly shaping the vision for the health of refugees and migrants 7 December 2021 17-18 March 2022 Original: English Istanbul, Turkey Scope and purpose Background Globally, an estimated 281 million people live outside their country of origin, which is more than one in 30 people. The WHO European Region hosts approximately 36% of the global international migrant population; in 2020 international migrants made up over 13% of the total population in the Region, an increase from just under 4% in 1990. As the current Strategy and Action Plan will expire in 2022, a high-level meeting will be held in Istanbul, Turkey on 17-18 March 2022. The meeting will bring together ministers, senior-level policy-makers, refugees and migrants, partner organizations, and the main countries or origin and transit from the WHO African and Eastern Mediterranean regions to generate political leadership, build momentum and mobilize a strong partnership for continued action on migration and health. The meeting will contribute to defining a new framework for health and migration focusing on addressing existing challenges, new and emerging priorities such as climate change, reframing negative narratives, and modalities of collaboration, especially intercountry and interregional work. Scope and purpose page 2 The importance of engagement and collaboration by WHO with Member States to strengthen cooperation is supported further by the opportunity that this high-level meeting presents for networking and dialogue between ministries of health, European Union representatives and other subregional and regional partners, international organizations and the newly established WHO European Centre for Preparedness for Humanitarian and Health Emergencies, in Istanbul, Turkey. Meeting objectives The meeting will aim to achieve the following objectives: • to generate political leadership and commitment and build momentum around key actions and initiatives by national governments, civil society and the international community that have high potential to impact refugee and migrant health; • to comprehensively shape the vision for the future of health and migration along the whole migration route and for new global priorities and commitments to ensure policy coherence and alignment on health and migration at all levels of WHO; • to develop and reach agreement on an outcome document from the meeting that will inform the future framework development in the WHO European Region with a view to presenting this to the WHO European Regional Committee; • to strengthen partnerships and create a coalition of partners to work together to address health and migration in the WHO European Region; and • to share experiences and expertise across priority themes within health and migration. Thematic highlights include specific areas of refugee and migrant health, including changing demographics and epidemiology; implementing the European Programme of Work and its four flagship policies, shaping narratives and finding innovative solutions to emerging challenges such as climate change; managing public health and emergency aspects of large movements of people; and the lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic. Meeting structure The meeting will have two distinct segments: a high-level policy segment on day 1 and a technical segment on day 2. The high-level segment will open with remarks by high-level government representatives, the WHO Regional Director for Europe and a high-level representative of the European Commission. Two thematic sessions will be followed by a ministerial session with focus on the outcome document and the future of migration health work in a collaborative environment.  Scope and purpose page 3 The technical segment (day 2) will feature parallel sessions on technical issues and intercountry collaborations and will be clearly linked to the priorities of the European Programme of Work and its flagship policies. The Programme provides a high-level pan-European framework for ensuring the health of refugees and migrants in the Region and prioritizes investing in the health of this large population group. The purpose of the technical segment will be to bring together technical focal points from ministries of health, civil society and international partners to discuss common public health issues, opportunities and challenges associated with health and migration. Meeting details 17-18 March, 2022, Istanbul, Turkey. This will be a hybrid meeting with both online and in-person participation. Technological solutions that capture the inputs and feedback from online participants and enable their participation will be made available. The working language will be English with simultaneous translation into Russian. The venue of the meeting is HILTON CONRAD Hotel, Cihannüma, Saray Cd No:5, 34353 Beşiktaş, Istanbul. Participants The meeting will be attended by high-level delegations from Member States in the WHO European Region. The participation of ministers and high-level government representatives will be complemented by senior-level participation from the European Commission, relevant United Nations agencies and pan-European nongovernmental organizations. The meeting will also host a number of countries from the WHO African and Eastern Mediterranean Regions to encourage interregional collaboration on issues of common interest. In order to involve key population groups in the discussion and its outcomes, refugee and migrant organizations are also invited to participate. Saatja: EU WHO High-level Meeting <[email protected]> Saadetud: 20.12.2021 12:00 Adressaat: Tanel Kiik <[email protected]>; Triin Uusberg <[email protected]>; Elen Ohov <[email protected]> Koopia: <[email protected]>; Triin Uusberg <[email protected]>; SM Info <[email protected]>; Elen Ohov <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; KÖHLER, Kristina <[email protected]> Teema: Letter of invitation to High-level Meeting on health and migration, WHO Regional Office for Europe Please see the attached correspondence sent from the World Health Organization, Regional Office for Europe. One or more attachments may be included.Veuillez vous r¨¦f¨¦rer ¨¤ la correspondance ci-jointe du Bureau r¨¦gional de l'Europe de l'Organisation mondiale de la sant¨¦. 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