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WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION ORGANISATION MONDIALE DE LA SANTÉ WELTGESUNDHEITSORGANISATION Date: 29 July 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, WHO European high-level meeting on Health and Migration: A Leap Forward for Better Health for People on the Move, Istanbul, Turkey, 17 and 18 November 2021 It is with great pleasure that I invite you to the WHO European high-level meeting on Health and Migration being convened by the WHO Regional Office for Europe. The meeting will take place on 17 and 18 November 2021 in Istanbul, Turkey. It will act as a high-level forum to bring together ministers, senior-level policy-makers, refugees and migrants for a strategic discussion on future actions and partnerships around migration and health. I would be honoured if you could join me for the whole event, especially for the high-level segment on 17 November 2021, and I hope that you will be able to play an active role in the proceedings. In addition, I’d like to invite you to nominate one expert on health and migration to join the meeting. With significant participation from countries in the WHO African and Eastern Mediterranean Regions, and with a focus on a whole-of-the-route approach, the meeting will play an important role in coordinating interregional and intercountry approaches to migration health policy. It will propose pragmatic solutions for improving and protecting public health across migration pathways, ensuring effective management of the public health aspects of migration, and boosting the health of refugees, migrants and host populations alike. Your statement and contribution to the meeting will be important in shaping the future regional agenda and regional action plan on health and migration, and will be a visible signal of your commitment to leaving no one behind – at home or abroad. Please note that travel and accommodation for you and the nominated expert will be arranged and paid for by this Office. I look forward to receiving confirmation of your participation and the details of the nominated expert by email to [email protected], no later than 10 September 2021. I look forward to welcoming you to 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 Encls: Scope and purpose 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 the Future of Health /3 and Migration in the WHO European Region [21 June 2021] 17 -18 November 2021 Original: English Istanbul, Turkey Scope and purpose Background Globally, an estimated 272 million people live outside their country of origin, which is more than one in 30 people. The WHO European Region hosts approximately 35% of the global international migrant population; in 2019 international migrants made up over 10% of the total population in the Region, an increase from just under 4% in 1990. Since the late 2000s, there have been large arrivals of refugees and migrants into the Region. The movement of refugees and migrants is increasingly recognized as a global public health priority and movement into the WHO European Region is a phenomenon that is likely to continue in coming years. To discuss and address the sudden increase in arrivals of refugees and migrants into the Region, a High- level Meeting on Refugee and Migrant Health was held in Rome, Italy, in November 2015. This served as the precursor to the development and adoption of the Strategy and Action Plan on Refugee and Migrant Health in the WHO European Region (2016–2022). As the current Strategy and Action Plan will expire in 2022, a high-level meeting will be held on 17–18 November 2021 in Istanbul, Turkey, to support and promote continued commitment and action and to help to define a roadmap for future work on health and migration in the WHO European Region. The meeting seeks to create a strong foundation on which Member States can agree on the new and emerging priorities in the arena of health and migration. Modalities of Scope and purpose page 2 work, especially intercountry work addressing migration as a cross-border and cross-regional phenomenon, in particular with the WHO African and Eastern Mediterranean Regions, and the parameters for a common framework for collaborative action on refugee and migrant health post- 2022 will be at the core of the meeting. 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, 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, and to mobilize wide partnerships for action in the area of migration health for the years to come; • 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 in 2022; • to strengthen partnerships and create a coalition of partners to work together to address health and migration in the WHO European Region as well across entire migrant routes; 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, and through that WHO's global 13th Programme of Work; managing public health of migration and emergency aspects of large movements of people; and the lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic.  Scope and purpose page 3 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. It will be followed by an opening panel with ministers of health and high-level officials focusing on taking stock of the progress towards refugee and migrant health since the adoption of the Strategy and Action Plan and then by two thematic panels with high-level representatives. A concluding session will focus on the outcome document and the future of migration health work in a collaborative environment. 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. Day 2 is intended for technical expert participation with a focus on sharing of experiences and expertise and discussing key thematic priorities for the future of health and migration in the WHO European Region and beyond. Meeting details 17 and 18 November 2021, 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 planned venue of the meeting is HILTON CONRAD Hotel, Cihannüma, Saray Cd No:5, 34353 Beşiktaş, Istanbul. Scope and purpose page 4 Participants The meeting will be attended by high-level delegations from Member States in the WHO European Region. The participation of 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 reflect the whole-of-route approach to migration health issues and encourage interregional collaboration. 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: 29.07.2021 14:15 Adressaat: Tanel Kiik <[email protected]>; Triin Uusberg <[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¨¦. Une ou plusieurs annexes peuvent ¨ºtre jointes.Mit der Bitte um Kenntnisnahme der beiliegenden Korrespondenz (eine oder mehrere Anlagen), Weltgesundheitsorganisation, Regionalb¨¹ro f¨¹r Europa. §³§Þ. §á§â§Ú§Ü§â§Ö§á§Ý§Ö§ß§ß§à§Ö §á§Ú§ã§î§Þ§à §à§ä §¦§Ó§â§à§á§Ö§Û§ã§Ü§à§Ô§à §â§Ö§Ô§Ú§à§ß§Ñ§Ý§î§ß§à§Ô§à §Ò§ð§â§à §£§ã§Ö§Þ§Ú§â§ß§à§Û §à§â§Ô§Ñ§ß§Ú§Ù§Ñ§è§Ú§Ú §Ù§Õ§â§Ñ§Ó§à§à§ç§â§Ñ§ß§Ö§ß§Ú§ñ (§à§Õ§Ú§ß §Ú§Ý§Ú §ß§Ö§ã§Ü§à§Ý§î§Ü§à §á§â§Ú§Ü§â§Ö§á§Ý§Ö§ß§ß§í§ç §æ§Ñ§Û§Ý§à§Ó). Ms Simona Melki (on behalf of the high-level meeting organizers) Country Implementation Support for Impact Unit Division of Country Support, Emergency Preparedness and Response (CSE) World Health Organization ©¦Regional Office for Europe UN City - Marmorvej 51 - 2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark Phone: ©¦