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Ref.: C.L.17.2023
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 honor 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 drafting group of the INB will be held
from 12–15 June 2023 and will open at 09:00 (CEST) on Monday, 12 June 2023. The meeting
will be followed by a resumed session of the fifth meeting of the INB on 16 June 2023 which
will open at 09:00 (CEST) on Friday, 16 June 2023. Both meetings will be held in a hybrid
format.
Two persons per delegation can 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 same following link for both meetings:
https://indico.un.org/e/INBdraftinggroupandresumedINB5 no later than 5 June 2023.
Renewed online registration will not be required for Member States who have previously
registered for the fifth meeting of the INB. In that regard, WHO will view Member States’
credentials submitted during the registration process for the fifth meeting as remaining valid,
unless informed otherwise by email to
[email protected] no later than 5 June 2023. A
note verbale is not required for the purposes of updating the delegation’s list for virtual
participation.
Member States who did not register for the fifth meeting or who wish to revise their list of
delegates may send an email to
[email protected] no later than 5 June 2023. Member
States may list in the body of the email the delegate(s) that should be added or removed in the
following format: email address, Member State country, Name (first name and surname of
delegate).
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, 30 May 2023
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Teema: WHO: C.L.17.2023 (INB5 resumed session and drafting group)
Dear Member States of the World Health Organization,Please find attached,
in the six official languages, C.L.17.2023 regarding the INB drafting
group (12-15 June 2023) and resumed session of the fifth meeting of the
INB (16 June 2023).Best regards,Department of Governing BodiesWorld
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