WHO dialogue with representatives of economic operators in alcohol production and trade on ways they could contribute to reducing the harmful use of alcohol: Impact of the COVID-19 on alcohol production, marketing, distribution and sales.
Virtual meeting organized in two sessions (8.30-11.00 and 14.00-16.30 Geneva time) with the same agenda to accommodate participants from different time zones.
This 2020 dialogue is a continuation of a dialogue process between the WHO Secretariat and economic operators in alcohol production and trade initiated after the endorsement of the Global strategy to reduce the harmful use of alcohol. The current dialogue is organized around one main focus area: the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on alcohol production, marketing, distribution and sales.
The dialogue will also include a session on preparing for the 2021 dialogue with economic operators in alcohol production and trade. The 2021 dialogue will focus on specific calls upon economic operators to contribute to reducing the harmful use of alcohol within their core roles as developers, producers, distributors, marketers and sellers of alcoholic beverages.
The dialogue does not imply collaboration or partnership between WHO and economic operators in alcohol beverage production, marketing and distribution. However, the outcomes of the dialogue will be taken into consideration in WHO’s efforts to reduce the harmful use of alcohol in the context of implementation of the relevant WHO global and regional strategies and action plans and achievement of Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) 2030 health targets.
The dialogue is by invitation only.
For queries about the dialogue:
Vladimir Poznyak
Unit Head
Alcohol, Drugs and Addictive Behaviours
Department of Mental Health and Substance Use
Email: poznyakv@who.int
Dag Rekve
Senior Technical Officer
Alcohol, Drugs and Addictive Behaviours
Department of Mental Health and Substance Use
Email: rekved@who.int