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Ref.: C.L.49.2023
The World Health Organization (WHO) presents its compliments to Member States and
has the honour to inform them that the Global High-Level Technical Meeting on
Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs) in Humanitarian Settings: Building Resilient Health
Systems, Leaving No One Behind, will take place in Copenhagen, Denmark, from 27 to
29 February 2024.
The meeting is co-organized by WHO headquarters, the WHO Regional Office for Europe,
and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), in collaboration with the
Government of Denmark, in a hybrid (virtual/in person) format.
Member States are requested to nominate two senior technical representatives, one from
emergency-related fields including refugees and one from NCD-related fields, to participate and
contribute in person to the meeting. WHO will cover travel and accommodation cost for
participants from countries included in the UN list of least developed countries (UN LDCs).
It will also be possible (for other members of the delegation) to join the meeting virtually.
Ahead of the fourth High-level Meeting of the United Nations General Assembly (HLM4)
in 2025 and as part of the NCD Implementation Roadmap 2023–2030 and wider efforts to
strengthen and reorient health systems to address the prevention and control of NCDs through
people-centred primary health care and universal health coverage, the main objective of this
high-level technical meeting is to build political momentum, understand and discuss the
development of a comprehensive approach to NCDs in humanitarian settings with better
inclusion of essential services for NCDs in emergency preparedness and response plans and for
refugee populations. The expertise and experience from countries will prove highly valuable in
building more resilient health systems and better addressing emergency response and readiness
for people living with NCDs.
The concept note and provisional programme are available on the dedicated webpage at
https://www.who.int/news-room/events/detail/2024/02/27/default-calendar/global-high-level-
technical-meeting-on-noncommunicable-diseases-in-humanitarian-settings.
The working language of the meeting will be English, interpretation in the plenaries will be
provided in the six official languages.
Nominations, including the full name, title and contact information, should be sent by
email to:
[email protected], by Monday, 22 January 2024.
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GENEVA, 19 December 2023
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Teema: WHO: C.L.49.2023 (NCDs in Humanitarian Settings)
Kuupäev: 2023-12-20 12:49
Dear Member States of the World Health Organization,
Please find attached, in the six official languages, C.L.49.2023 regarding
the Global High-Level Meeting on Noncommunicable Diseases in Humanitarian
Settings: Building Resilient Health Systems, Leaving No One Behind which
will take place from 27 to 29 February 2024.
Should you have questions regarding C.L.49.2023 please send an email to
[email protected] <mailto:
[email protected]> .
Best regards,
Department of Governing Bodies
World Health Organization
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