UPDATED:Tue Apr 30 15:05:57 2002

December

• Launch of the Report of the Commission on Macroeconomics and Health, Department for International Development, London, UK, 20 December 2001 Français | Español

• Council for Mental Health Seminar - "Mental Health in our World: The Challenges Ahead", Oslo, Norway, 11 December 2001

November

• World AIDS Day at WHO Headquarters, Geneva, Switzerland, 30 November 2001 Français | Español

• United Nations Informal Meeting on Sports for Peace and Development, Geneva, Switzerland, 29 November 2001

• Intergovernmental Negotiating Body on the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control - Third Session - Closing Remarks, Geneva, Switzerland, 28 November 2001

• Global Launch of the Consolidated Appeals for 2002 - "Reaching the Vulnerable", Geneva, Switzerland, 27 November 2001

• Global Advisory Group on Nursing and Midwifery, Geneva, Switzerland, 27 November 2001

• Intergovernmental Negotiating Body on the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control - Third Session, Geneva, Switzerland, 22 November 2001 Français | Español

• Tobacco Free Sports - Play it Clean, Geneva, Switzerland, 22 November 2001

• Executive Board "Retreat", Florence, Tuscany, Italy, 11 November 2001 

October

• Coping with Stress and Depression in Europe - "Mental Health: A Priority for World Action", Brussels, Belgium, 25 October 2001

• Stop TB Partners' Forum - "Investing in Global Health, a Stop TB Partnership Responsibility", Washington D.C., USA, 23 October 2001

• American Public Health Association Annual Meeting - "One World: Global Health", Atlanta, USA, 22 October 2001

• Canadian House of Commons, Standing Committee on Health, Ottawa, Canada, 17 October 2001

• WHO/Public Interest NGO Pharmaceuticals Roundtable, Geneva, Switzerland, 11 October 2001

September

• Regional Committee for the Eastern Mediterranean - Forth-eighth Session, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 30 September 2001 Français | Arabic

• Regional Committee for the Americas - Fifty-third Session, Washington, D.C., USA, 24 September 2001 Français | Español

• Regional Committee for Europe - Fifty-first Session, Madrid, Spain, 12 September 2001 Français | Russian

• Regional Committee for the Western Pacific - Fifty-second Session, Brunei Darussalam, 11 September 2001 Français

• Regional Committee for the Western Pacific - Fifty-second Session - Opening Ceremony Address Brunei Darussalam, 10 September 2001

• Regional Committee for South-East Asia - Fifty-fourth Session, Yangon, Myanmar, 3 September 2001

August

• Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization - Lunch Address, Brazzaville, 29 August 2001 Français

• Regional Committee for Africa - Fifty-first Session, Brazzaville, 28 August 2001 Français

July

• Outreach Event - G8 Summit, Genoa, 20 July 2001

• Royal College of Psychiatrists Annual Meeting - Mental Health and Social Inclusion, London, 9 July 2001

• Royal College of Psychiatrists Annual Meeting - Opening Address, London, 9 July 2001

• Press Conference for the "Internet Access to Biomedical Publications Initiative", London, 9 July 2001

• National Iimmunization Days, Central African Sub-Region, Kinshasa, 5 July 2001

• 24th Session, Codex Alimentarius Commission, Geneva, 2 July 2001

June

• World Ecology Awards Ceremony, St Louis, Missouri, 27 June 2001

• Meeting with Rotary Campaign Chairs and National Advocacy Advisors, San Antonio, Texas, 26 June 2001

• 92^nd Rotary International Convention, San Antonio, Texas, 26 June 2001

• United Nations General Assembly Special Session on HIV/AIDS - Roundtable on HIV/AIDS Prevention and Care, New York, 25 June 2001

• Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization Board Meeting, London, 21 June 2001

• Meeting of Interested Parties - Opening Remarks, Geneva, 18 June 2001 Français

May

• World No Tobacco Day, Geneva, 31 May 2001 Français

• Pre-Council Dinner with the Development Cooperation Ministers of the European Union, Brussels, 30 May 2001

• Closing Remarks to the Fifty-Fourth World Health Assembly, Geneva, 22 May 2001 Français

• Visit of UN Secretary-General to the Fifty-fourth World Health Assembly - Introductory Remarks, Geneva, 17 May 2001

• Meeting of Ministers for Polio Endemic Countries, World Health Assembly, Geneva, 15 May 2001

• World Health Assembly Technical Briefing: Scaling up action to tackle illness associated with poverty - The Global Fund for AIDS and Health, Geneva, 15 May 2001

• Address to the Fifty-fourth World Health Assembly - Bridging the Health Divide: The Way Forward, Geneva, 14 May 2001 Français | Espagñol

• Pre-World Health Assembly Meeting of Commonwealth Health Ministers, Geneva, 13 May 2001

• 42^nd Governing Council, International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, 10 May 2001

• Annual Meeting of the Global Polio Technical Consultative Group, WHO, Geneva, 7 May 2001

April

• Opening Remarks for the Second Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body for the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, Geneva, 30 April 2001

• African Summit on HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and other related infectious diseases - Scaling up effective responses, Abuja, Nigeria, 26 April 2001

• Africa Malaria Day - Reception, Abuja, Nigeria, 25 April 2001

• Africa Malaria Day - Press Conference, Abuja, Nigeria, 25 April 2001

• United Nations Association's Global Leadership Awards, New York, 19 April 2001

• WHO/UNICEF/UNFPA Coordinating Committee on Health, Third Session, New York, 19 April 2001

• Fourth Meeting of the Global Roll Back Malaria Partnership, Washington DC, 18 April 2001

• Luncheon, Washington International Business Council and Executive Council on Diplomacy, Washington DC, 17 April 2001

• WHO/WTO Workshop on Differential Pricing and Financing of Essential Drugs - Closing Remarks, Høsbjør, Norway 11 April 2001

• WHO/WTO Workshop on Differential Pricing and Financing of Essential Drugs - Opening Remarks, Høsbjør, Norway, 8 April 2001

• World Health Day Celebrations, WHO, Geneva, 6 April 2001

• East African Regional Psychiatric Conference, Nairobi, Kenya, 4 April 2001

• World Health Day Celebrations, Mathari National Mental Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya, 4 April 2001

March

• Global Meeting of WHO Representatives and Liaison Officers - Closing Remarks, WHO, Geneva, 30 March 2001 Espagñol

• Opening Ceremony of the WHO Regional Office Premises, Cairo, Egypt, 28 March 2001 Français | Arabic

• Global Meeting of WHO Representatives and Liaison Officers, WHO, Geneva, 26 March 2001 Français | Espagñol

• Lecture at the London School of Economics - "Globalization as a Force for Better Health", London, 16 March 2001

• HRH The Prince of Wales's Business & the Environment Programme Annual Lecture - "Healthy People, Healthy Planet", London, 15 March 2001

• Food Chain 2001 - "Food Safety - a World-wide Challenge", Uppsala, Sweden, 14 March 2001

• Remarks to the Ambassadors of the Organization of African Unity, Geneva, 12 March 2001 Français

• International Women's Day - "The Glass Ceiling: Women of Power and Influence", ILO, Geneva, 8 March 2001

• International Women's Day - "Women's Human Rights and Health", WHO, Geneva, 8 March 2001

• Joint Meeting at the Ministry of Health - Challenges in Global Health, Tehran, Iran, 3 March 2001

February

• National EPI Conference, Islamabad, Pakistan, 28 February 2001

• WHO European Ministerial Conference on Young People and Alcohol, Stockholm, 19 February 2001

• Launch of the second phase of the Global Campaign Against Epilepsy, WHO, Geneva, 12 February 2001

• Health Policies in the Global Economy, Energy Policy Foundation of Norway Conference, Sanderstølen, Norway, 10 February 2001

• Inauguration du Bureau de l'OMS de Lyon, Lyon, 8 février 2001 English

• The Need for Improved Global Health: Duty or Opportunity?, BioVision, Lyon, 8 February 2001 Français

January

• Plenary Seminar "Addressing the challenges of unequal distribution", World Economic Forum, Davos, 29 January 2001

• Plenary Seminar "Diseases that cause poverty", World Economic Forum, Davos, 29 January 2001

• Remarks to the meeting of the Governors of the Health Industry, World Economic Forum, Davos, 29 January 2001

• Statement by the Director-General to the Executive Board at its 107th session, Agenda item 2, Geneva, EB107/2, Monday, 15 January 2001 Français | Español | Arabic | Chinese | Russian

• Director-General's Address to WHO staff,  WHO, Geneva, 8 January 2001 Français