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WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION ORGANISATION MONDIALE DE LA SANTÉ WELTGESUNDHEITSORGANISATION Date: 28 April 2023 ВСЕМИРНАЯ ОРГАНИЗАЦИЯ ЗДРАВООХРАНЕНИЯ REGIONAL OFFICE FOR EUROPE BUREAU RÉGIONAL DE L’EUROPE REGIONALBÜRO FÜR EUROPA ЕВРОПЕЙСКОЕ РЕГИОНАЛЬНОЕ БЮРО CIRCULAR LETTER TO ALL MEMBER Head office: STATES IN THE WHO EUROPEAN REGION UN City, Marmorvej 51, DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark Tel.: +45 45 33 70 00; Fax: +45 45 33 70 01 Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.euro.who.int Our reference: RCSS3 Your reference: Notre référence: invitation Votre référence: Unser Zeichen: Ihr Zeichen: См. наш номер: На Ваш номер: Dear Sir or Madam, Invitation to a special session of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe (RCSS3) 15 May 2023 (virtual) In consultation with the Executive President of the 72nd session of the Regional Committee for Europe, I am convening a special session of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe (RCSS) pursuant to Rule 5 of the Rules of Procedure of the Regional Committee for Europe. This special session was requested by thirty Member States in the WHO European Region in a joint letter of 20 April 2023. In accordance with the above-mentioned rule, the agenda for this session shall be limited to the issues raised in this letter: the closure of the WHO European Office for the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases (NCD Office) in Moscow, Russian Federation, and relocation of its functions and management of activities to Copenhagen, Denmark. The Regional Committee will be invited to consider a draft decision that was attached to the formal request. In agreement with the Thirtieth Standing Committee of the Regional Committee for Europe, acting in accordance with Rule 14.2.10 of the Rules of Procedure of the Regional Committee, this special session shall be held in a fully virtual format on Monday, 15 May 2023, from 09:00 to 12:00 CEST, with the possibility to further extend it to the afternoon of 15 May. In accordance with Rule 3 of the Rules of Procedure of the Regional Committee for Europe, I invite you to constitute your delegation and submit their credentials in the attached form before the opening of the session. Based on your registration, a Zoom link will be provided to each participant. All relevant documentation and further information are provided through the WHO Regional Office for Europe’s website (https://www.who.int/europe/about-us/governance/regional-committee/third- special-session-of-the-who-regional-committee-for-europe-RCSS3), and made available in all four working languages applicable in our Region. I count on your strong commitment and kind cooperation to protect and promote the health and well-being of all the people in the WHO European Region and beyond, leaving no one behind. Please accept, Sir or Madam, the assurance of my highest consideration. 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: 1. Provisional agenda 2. Credentials form –2– Regional Committee for Europe Third special session Virtual session, 15 May 2023 EUR/RCSS3/1 27 April 2023 | 230338 ORIGINAL: ENGLISH ADVANCE COPY Provisional agenda 1. Opening of the special session (a) Adoption of special rules and procedures (b) Adoption of the agenda 2. Closure of the WHO European Office for the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases (NCD Office) in Moscow, Russian Federation, and relocation of its functions and management of activities to Copenhagen, Denmark 3. Closure of the session = = = (To be completed on official letterhead of the Member State ) CREDENTIALS Regional Committee for Europe of the World Health Organization 3rd special session (virtual) 1 5 May 2023 It is hereby confirmed, in accordance with Rule 3 of the Rules of Procedure of the Regional Committee for Europe of the World Health Organization , that the following per sons shall attend and represent ______________ ( name of Member State) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………. at the 3 rd special session of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe, to be held in a virtual format on 15 May 2023 , Representatives (Maximum 2) Name: Address: Official title: Name: Address: Official title: Alternates Name: Address: Official title: Name: Address: Official title: Advisers Name: Address: Official title: Name: Address: Official title: (Please continue on a separate sheet if necessary) For and on behalf of the Government of Signed by (full name and title) Dated Official stamp Saatja: <"Elen Ohov"> Saadetud: 02.05.2023 18:21 Adressaat: <"SM Info"> Teema: FW: Invitation to a special session of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe (RCSS3) 15 May 2023 (virtual) CRM:0007551 From: EURO Governance &lt;[email protected]&gt; Sent: Friday, April 28, 2023 7:28 PMTo: Riina Sikkut &lt;[email protected]&gt;; Triin Uusberg &lt;[email protected]&gt;Cc: Elen Ohov &lt;[email protected]&gt;; Katrin Saarsalu-Layachi &lt;[email protected]&gt;; Kristina Köhler &lt;[email protected]&gt;; Margus Tsahkna &lt;[email protected]&gt;; Triin Uusberg &lt;[email protected]&gt;; William Mart Laanemäe &lt;[email protected]&gt;Subject: Invitation to a special session of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe (RCSS3) 15 May 2023 (virtual) CRM:0007551 Dear Sir or Madam,Please see the attached correspondence sent from the World Health Organization, Regional Office for Europe. One attachment is included.With kind regards,Regional Governance and Languages Unit Executive Directors DivisionWHO Regional Office for EuropeMarmorvej 51, DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø, DenmarkT: +45 45 33 68 51