In order to improve the involvement and contributions of non-State actors in official relation in WHO governing bodies, the 150th Executive Board decided that informal pre-meeting for Member States, non-State actors in official relations and the Secretariat will be organized annually during the four to six weeks before the World Health Assembly, as outlined in the document EB150/37. The meetings are organized in addition to non-State actors’ regular participation in the WHO governing body meetings. This is the third edition of the informal meeting.
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Dates and times for the informal meeting
Wednesday 12 April 2023 at 10:00-13:00 CEST
Pillar 3: One billion more people enjoying better health and well-being
- Well-being and health promotion (10:00-11:00).
- Social determinants of health (11:00-12:00).
Youth and CSO engagement
- Includes briefing on the Secretariat Initiatives; Model WHO resolutions for WHA; National consultations with NSAs ahead of WHO governing body meetings; Youth Delegate programme and CSO delegates (12:00-13:00).
Monday 24 April 2023 at 14:00-17:00 CEST
Pillar 1: One billion more people benefitting from universal health coverage
- Reorienting health systems to primary health care as a resilient foundation for universal health coverage and preparations for a high-level meeting of the United Nations General Assembly on universal health coverage (14:00-15:30).
- Political declaration of the third high-level meeting of the General Assembly on the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases, and mental health (15:30-17:00).
Thursday 27 April 2023 at 09:00-12:00 CEST
Pillar 2: One billion people better protected from health emergencies
- Strengthening WHO preparedness for and response to health emergencies, including: Strengthening the global architecture for health emergency preparedness, response and resilience; INB to draft and negotiate a WHO convention, agreement or other international instrument on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response: report on progress; Strengthening clinical trials to provide high-quality evidence on health interventions and to improve research quality and coordination (9:00-11:00).
- Sustainable financing, including: Report of the Agile Member States Task Group on Strengthening WHO’s Budgetary, Programmatic and Financing Governance; Secretariat implementation plan on reform; and feasibility of a replenishment mechanism, including options for consideration. (11:00-12:00).
Tuesday 2 May 2023 at 14:00-17:00 CEST
This session is organized for non-State actors and the Secretariat to allow discussions between non-State actors and the Secretariat for feedback on the informal premeeting, and organization of constituencies for making statements at the World Health Assembly (14:00-17:00).