Journal No. 1 18 May 2020
This journal is intended to give delegates, representatives and other participants indications of the virtual Health Assembly’s programme of work.
The Journal does not constitute an official record of the Health Assembly’s proceedings. The Journal is published in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish.
Table of contents
1. Date and working hours
2. Programme of work of the Health Assembly
3. Arrangement for the conduct of discussion in Plenary
4. Announcements
5. Provisional list of speakers for the general discussion in plenary
6. Credentials
Interpretation
Interpretation will be provided in the official languages (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish) to help delegates to follow the discussions. Delegates are requested to speak clearly and at a normal speaking pace to enable clear and accurate interpretation through the virtual platform. To ensure accurate and clear interpretation through the virtual platform, copies of all statements should be submitted at least 1 hour in advance by email to interpret@who.int. Clearly indicate the name of the country delegation/group in the subject line of the email.
Note: a statement of 2 minutes at normal speaking pace is equivalent to approximately 220 words.
1. Date and working hours
The Seventy-third World Health Assembly will open on Monday, 18 May 2020 at 12:00. The working hours of the Health Assembly are from 12:00 to 15:00, 16:30 to 19:30 and from 21:00 to 24:00 (CEST).
The Health Assembly will close no later than Tuesday, 19 May 2020, as decided by the Executive Board through a written silence procedure.
2. Programme of work of the Health Assembly
Monday, 18 May 2020
Plenary meeting
12:00
High-level welcome
Item 1
Opening of the Health Assembly
Item 1.2
Election of the President of the Seventy-third World Health Assembly
Item 1.3
Election of the five Vice-Presidents of the Seventy-third World Health Assembly
Presidential address
Consideration of special procedures
– Document A73/33
Item 1.4
Adoption of the agenda
– Documents A73/1, and A73/1 Add.1 and A73/1 Add.2
Item 3
Address by Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreysus, Director-General
– General discussion
Tuesday, 19 May 2020
Plenary meeting
12:00
Item 6
Executive Board: election
Item 3 (continued)
– General discussion
– Document A73/CONF./1 Rev 1.
Item 4 and Item 9
Invited speakers and the closure of the Health Assembly
– Document A73/34 and
A73/35
3. Arrangement for the conduct of discussion in Plenary
Verbal statements
Delegates are asked to observe the time limit for verbal statements during the virtual sessions. Delegates may register for the speaker’s list using the online tool (see Section 4. Announcements). Delegates can view the speaker’s list at any given time:
https://extranet.who.int/dataformv3/index.php/reporting/module/296658?token=j3d84ilZwSbZv9X
To ensure that statements are interpreted as clearly as possible, delegates are requested to submit a copy of their statements in advance by email to interpret@who.int.
Written statements
Written statements of no more than 600 words in one of the official languages of the Organization may be submitted for posting on the WHO website under agenda item 3 Address of the Director-General on the item on COVID-19, in advance of the opening of WHA73. These will be included in the official record of the meeting, even if the delegation has not been able to deliver the statement live in the virtual meeting. Please send written statements for posting to the WHO website to statements@who.int. Indicate the name of the country delegation/group in the subject line of the email.
Video statements
Heads of delegation may submit a pre-recorded video statement in place of a live intervention. The video statement should be no more than two minutes in duration. It should be accompanied by a written transcript of the video statement. Video statements will be included in the live streaming of the Health Assembly and therefore will automatically form part of the official record. If participants wish to post a written copy on the WHO website, the transcript should also be sent to statements@who.int. Video statements will be played in the order specified on the speakers’ list.
To ensure accurate and clear interpretation through the virtual platform, copies of all statements should be submitted in advance by email to interpret@who.int. Clearly indicate the name of the delegation/group in the subject line of the email. Delegations will have the opportunity to upload the video recordings when accessing the virtual meeting platform.
4. Announcements
Virtual Meeting Platform for WHA73
Interprefy platform will be used for virtual sessions of WHA73. More information about the platform is available at https://www.interprefy.com/.
In addition to the Interprefy platform, the virtual sessions will also be broadcast on the WHO web site in all six official languages.
Participant types and limits
The platform supports around 300 speakers (able to raise their hand and take the floor) and 2,000 viewers (able to follow the session but unable to take the floor). Sessions will have separate links for speakers and participants. The role of a participant in a session is determined in advance of a session and cannot be switched while it is in progress. Given the limit of 300 speakers, each Member State will have a speaker defined for each of the sessions. The remaining delegates will follow the sessions as viewers. Different speakers can represent a Member State in separate sessions. The name and email address of the person accessing the platform as a speaker for each session should be sent in advance to registrationgbs@who.int.
Support
For support related to the virtual platform, please send an email to WHA-ITsupport@who.int.
Video streaming
The Plenary sessions will be webcast in the six UN languages. The webcasts can be viewed on Mac and PCs, as well as all mobile devices including iPhone, iPad, Android and Windows-enabled phones.
Arabic: https://player.4am.ch/who/20200518-19_wha73/player.html?lang=ar
Chinese: https://player.4am.ch/who/20200518-19_wha73/player.html?lang=zh
English: https://player.4am.ch/who/20200518-19_wha73/player.html?lang=en
French: https://player.4am.ch/who/20200518-19_wha73/player.html?lang=fr
Russian: https://player.4am.ch/who/20200518-19_wha73/player.html?lang=ru
Spanish: https://player.4am.ch/who/20200518-19_wha73/player.html?lang=es
5. Provisional list of speakers for the general discussion in plenary
This provisional list is based on a preferred session and may be subject to change, where necessary, to reflect the order per the date and time of inscription.
As per the usual practice, regional statements and statements by high-level guests of the Director-General will be delivered before national statements. The speakers list will close on Monday, 18 May 2020 at 09:00 (CEST).
https://extranet.who.int/dataformv3/index.php/reporting/module/296658?token=j3d84ilZwSbZv9X
6. Credentials
The Seventy-third World Health Assembly has accepted the credentials presented by the following 190 Member States as being in conformity with the Rules of Procedures.
Afghanistan; Albania; Algeria; Andorra; Angola; Antigua and Barbuda; Argentina; Armenia; Australia; Austria; Azerbaijan; Bahamas; Bahrain; Bangladesh; Barbados; Belarus; Belgium; Belize; Benin; Bhutan; Bolivia (Plurinational State of); Bosnia and Herzegovina; Botswana; Brazil; Brunei Darussalam; Bulgaria; Burkina Faso; Burundi; Cabo Verde; Cambodia; Cameroon; Canada; Central African Republic; Chad; Chile; China; Colombia; Comoros; Congo; Cook Islands; Costa Rica; Côte d'Ivoire; Croatia; Cuba; Cyprus; Czechia; Democratic People's Republic of Korea; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Denmark; Djibouti; Dominica; Dominican Republic; Ecuador; Egypt; El Salvador; Equatorial Guinea; Eritrea; Estonia; Eswatini; Ethiopia; Fiji; Finland; France; Gabon; Gambia; Georgia; Germany; Ghana; Greece; Grenada; Guatemala; Guinea; Guyana; Haiti; Honduras; Hungary; Iceland; India; Indonesia; Iran (Islamic Republic of); Iraq; Ireland; Israel; Italy; Jamaica; Japan; Jordan; Kazakhstan; Kenya; Kiribati; Kuwait; Kyrgyzstan; Lao People's Democratic Republic; Latvia; Lebanon; Lesotho; Liberia; Libya; Lithuania; Luxembourg; Madagascar; Malawi; Malaysia; Maldives; Mali; Malta; Marshall Islands; Mauritania; Mauritius; Mexico; Micronesia (Federated States of); Monaco; Mongolia; Montenegro; Morocco; Mozambique; Myanmar; Namibia; Nauru; Nepal; Netherlands; New Zealand; Nicaragua; Niger; Nigeria; North Macedonia; Norway; Oman; Pakistan; Palau; Panama; Papua New Guinea; Paraguay; Peru; Philippines; Poland; Portugal; Qatar; Republic of Korea; Republic of Moldova; Romania; Russian Federation; Rwanda; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; San Marino; Sao Tome and Principe; Saudi Arabia; Senegal; Serbia; Seychelles; Sierra Leone; Singapore; Slovakia; Slovenia; Solomon Islands; Somalia; South Africa; Spain; Sri Lanka; Sudan; Suriname; Sweden; Switzerland; Syrian Arab Republic; Tajikistan; Thailand; Timor-Leste; Togo; Tonga; Trinidad and Tobago; Tunisia; Turkey; Turkmenistan; Tuvalu; Uganda; Ukraine; United Arab Emirates; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; United Republic of Tanzania; United States of America; Uruguay; Uzbekistan; Vanuatu; Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of); Viet Nam; Yemen; Zambia; Zimbabwe.
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