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76th session of the<BR>WHO Regional Committee for Europe

76th session of the
WHO Regional Committee for Europe

27–29 October 2026, Copenhagen, Denmark

WHO

Emergencies

WHO response to Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)

Ebola outbreak in Africa

A road is flooded; cars and people move and wade through the water, trying to deal with the situation.

Climate crisis: extreme weather

Conflict in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory

Ukraine emergency

Latest news

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14 October 2026

Media release

Alcohol can cause breast cancer, but very few patients get asked about their drinking

12 October 2026

News release

Albania and Armenia achieve hepatitis B control milestone, strengthening the WHO European Region’s path to elimination

7 October 2026

News release

More than 100 city leaders sign Cork Call to Action on Climate and Health

6 October 2026

Media release

Abuse, neglect, violence: 2 in 3 young Europeans surveyed have experienced childhood adversity

Statements from the Regional Director

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Regional Director

15 July 2026

Statement

Statement – Govern AI in health before the gaps become irreversible

7 July 2026

Statement

Statement – Extreme heat: more deadly weeks may still lie ahead for the European Region

2 July 2026

Statement

Statement – Preparing for the big one: protecting health in earthquakes

30 June 2026

Statement

Statement – Get prepared: current European Region heatwaves are a dress rehearsal

Photo stories

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6 August 2026

Facing up to the urgent reality of AMR: perspectives from across the Region

26 May 2026

WHO, Asia-Europe Foundation and Japan deliver critical equipment to strengthen hospital care in Ukraine

Feature stories

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9 October 2026

What does it mean to have a say in the mental health services designed for you?

6 October 2026

Are countries able to produce enough nursing graduates?

Multimedia

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Special Representative for Climate and Health in WHO/ Europe, Robb Butler

18 May 2026

“Here we have a catastrophic event”

30 October 2025

Young people talk about what they expect from their health care systems

29 October 2025

RC75: Address by and report of the WHO Regional Director for Europe

Podcasts

WHO Regional Committee for Europe

27 – 29 October 2026

76th session of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe

Events

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How can Learning Labs support safe nurse staffing across the WHO European Region?

23 September 2026 – 31 May 2027

WHO Course on Policy and Leadership in Mental Health: building the next generation of mental health leaders

7 October – 20 November 2026

Seventy-sixth 2026

76th session of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe

27 – 29 October 2026

House highlights

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Protecting the mental health of children and young people in the digital sphere: High-level policy dialogue in the Republic of Moldova

3 September 2026

Protecting health in earthquakes: WHO Ministerial Conference on advancing health security through earthquake emergency management

1 – 2 July 2026

Subregional meeting to strengthen poliovirus surveillance in the European Region

16 – 18 June 2026

Training on data visualization, Power BI and AI prompt engineering

21 – 24 April 2026

Partnerships

The WHO Regional Director for Europe, takes part in night outreach activities in Romania helping vulnerable people

Partnerships

Partnerships are essential for WHO to accomplish its mandated work. WHO/Europe collaborates with many institutions that support mission critical efforts and yield broad benefits to Member States.

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