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Ref.: C.L.30.2023
The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) presents his compliments
to Member States, Associate Members and regional economic integration organizations, and has
the honour to refer to decision SSA2(5) (2021), which established the Intergovernmental
Negotiating Body (INB) to draft and negotiate a WHO convention, agreement or other
international instrument on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response, with a view to
adoption under Article 19, or under other provisions of the WHO Constitution as may be deemed
appropriate by the INB.
Member States are informed that a meeting of the INB drafting group will be held
from 4–6 September 2023 in a hybrid format and will open at 09:30 (CEST) on
Monday, 4 September 2023.
Meeting registration and access
Two persons per delegation are invited to be physically present in the meeting room at
WHO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, with other members of the delegation participating
through the virtual platform. To participate in person, INDICO registration will be required
using the following link: https://indico.un.org/e/INBdraftinggroupSept23 no later than
1 September 2023.
Renewed online registration will not be required for Member States who have previously
registered for the sixth meeting of the INB. In that regard, WHO will consider Member States’
credentials submitted during the registration process for the sixth meeting as remaining valid for
the purposes of registration for the drafting group meeting, unless informed otherwise by email
to
[email protected] no later than 30 August 2023. Member States who did not
register for the sixth meeting or who wish to revise their list of delegates may send an email to
[email protected] no later than 30 August 2023. To streamline the processing of
requests, the email should include the delegate’s email address, Member State country, first
name, and family name. A note verbale is not required for the purposes of updating the
delegation’s list for virtual participation.
Following registration, a personalized link to access the virtual platform will be sent to
delegates in the days preceding the meeting.
Registrations sent after the deadline may cause a delay in the receipt of a link to participate
in the meeting.
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The documentation for the meeting will be published at the following link:
https://apps.who.int/gb/inb/ as soon as available in the six official languages.
The Director-General of the World Health Organization takes this opportunity to renew
to Member States, Associate Members and regional economic integration organizations the
assurance of his highest consideration.
GENEVA, 15 August 2023
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Teema: WHO: C.L.30.2023 (INB drafting group)
Manused: C.L.30.2023 (INB drafting group) Arabic.pdf; C.L.30.2023 (INB drafting group)
Chinese.pdf; C.L.30.2023 (INB drafting group) English.pdf; C.L.30.2023 (INB drafting
group) French.pdf; C.L.30.2023 (INB drafting group) Russian.pdf; C.L.30.2023 (INB drafting
group) Spanish.pdf
Dear Member States of the World Health Organization,
Please find attached, in the six official languages, C.L.30.2023 regarding the meeting of the
INB drafting group (4-6 September 2023).
Best regards,
Department of Governing Bodies
World Health Organization
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