Journal No. 4   30 May 2024

The Journal is intended to give delegates, representatives and other participants advance indications of the Health Assembly’s tentative programme of work. Additional information can be found in the Guide for delegates to the World Health Assembly (document A77/DIV./2)

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 on every working day during the Health Assembly.

N° 4 Programme of meetings

Time	Committee A Room XX	Committee B Room XVII	Others Room XXVI
09:00	Eighth meeting	Fourth meeting	Drafting group on items 13.3 & 13.4
14:30	Ninth meeting	Fifth meeting	Drafting group on items 13.3 & 13.4
18:00	Tenth meeting	Sixth meeting	Drafting group on items 13.3 & 13.4

Table of contents

1. Date and working hours

2. Programme of work of the Health Assembly

3. Report of meetings

4. Strategic Roundtables

5. Other meetings

6. Arrangements for conduct of discussion in meetings

7. Announcements

Travel expense reimbursement

In accordance with resolution WHA50.1 (1997), special consideration will be given to delegates whose countries are classified as least developed countries by the United Nations. WHO will cover the cost of an economy/tourist airfare by the most direct route to Geneva for one delegate of such countries. However, following the rules set forth by the World Health Assembly, WHO will not provide per diem or any other non-airfare expenditures. Please note that reimbursements will be made at the Inquiry Desk in Geneva, upon presentation of the air ticket and invoice. Reimbursements will take at least 24 hours to process, therefore requests made after Thursday, 30 May 2024 (midday) will not be taken into consideration.

1.  Date and working hours

The Seventy-seventh World Health Assembly will open on Monday, 27 May 2024 at 09:00. The working hours of the Health Assembly are from 09:00 to 12:00 and 14:30 to 17:30 (CEST). Evening sessions are planned as of Tuesday 28 May from 18:00 to 21:30 CEST. The Health Assembly will close no later than Saturday, 1 June 2024, as decided by the Executive Board at its 154th session.

Delegates and other participants will be able to collect their badges from the Distribution Desk in the main lobby of WHO headquarters. The Distribution Desk will be open at the following times:

-  Monday, 27 to Friday, 31 May 2024 from 08:00 to 17:00

-  Saturday, 1 June 2024 from 08:00 until the closure of WHA77.

 

Cognisant of the large agenda still remaining and limited time, speaking times are proposed to be reduced as follows:

-  Member States: 2 minutes,

-  Groups statements: 3 minutes,

-  NSA constituency statements: 2 minutes,

-  Observers, UN and other international organisations and intergovernmental organisations: 1 minute,

-  Non-State actors in official relations: 45 seconds.

2. Programme of work of the Health Assembly

Thursday, 30 May 2024

Eighth, ninth and tenth meetings of Committee A — Building E Room XX

09:00, 14:30 and 18:00

Draft second report of Committee A

Document (draft) A77/49 containing three resolutions entitled:

-  Social participation for universal health coverage, health and well-being

-  Strengthening mental health and psychosocial support before, during and after armed conflicts, natural and human-caused disasters and health and other emergencies

-  Increasing availability, ethical access and oversight of transplantation of human cells, tissues and organs

and one decision entitled:

-  Development of a global strategy and action plan for integrated emergency, critical and operative care, 2026–2035

·  Item 11.6

Road map for neglected tropical diseases 2021–2030

-  Document A77/4

·  Item 11.7

Acceleration towards the Sustainable Development Goal targets for maternal health and child mortality

-  Documents A77/4, A77/A/CONF./5 and A77/A/CONF./5 Add.1

·  Item 11.8

Antimicrobial resistance: accelerating national and global responses

-  Documents A77/5, A77/A/CONF./1 and A77/A/CONF./1 Add.1

Global technical strategy and targets for malaria 2016–2030

-  Document A77/6

Public health emergencies: preparedness and response

·  Item 13.1

The Independent Oversight and Advisory Committee for the WHO Health Emergencies Programme

-  Document A77/7

·  Item 13.2

Implementation of the International Health Regulations (2005)

-  Documents A77/8, A77/8 Add.1, A77/8 Add.2, A77/8 Add.3 and A77/8 Add.4

·  Item 14.1

WHO’s work in health emergencies

-  Documents A77/4, A77/11, decisions EB154(9) and EB154(10), A77/A/CONF./4, A77/A/CONF./4 Add.1 and A77/A/CONF./13

·  Item 14.3

Global Health and Peace Initiative

-  Documents A77/4 and EB154/2024/REC/1, decision EB154(11)

 

Agenda items 14.4 & 14.5 will be taken together:

·  Item 14.4

Poliomyelitis

o   Poliomyelitis eradication

-  Document A77/4

o   Polio transition planning and polio post-certification

-  Document A77/4

·  Item 14.5

Smallpox eradication: destruction of variola virus stocks

-  Document A77/4

If time permits:

Agenda items 16 & 18 will be taken together:

Financing and implementation of the Programme budget 2024-2025

-  Documents A77/14, A77/15 and A77/37

Sustainable financing: WHO investment round

-  Documents A77/17 and A77/35

Fourth, fifth and sixth meetings of Committee B — Building E Room XVII

09:00, 14:30 and 18:00

Draft first report of Committee B

Document (draft) A77/47 containing one resolution entitled:

-  Status of collection of assessed contributions, including Member States in arrears in the payment of their contributions to an extent that would justify invoking Article 7 of the Constitution

and two decisions entitled:

-  Results Report 2023 (Programme budget 2022-2023: performance assessment) and Financial report and audited financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2023

-  Report of the External Auditor

Staffing matters

·  Item 23.1

Human resources: annual report

-  Documents A77/25 and A77/43

·  Item 23.2

Amendments to the Staff Regulations and Staff Rules

-  Documents A77/4 and EB154/2024/REC/1, resolution EB154.R9

·  Item 23.3

Report of the International Civil Service Commission

-  Document A77/4

·  Item 23.4

Appointment of representatives to the WHO Staff Pension Committee

-  Document A77/26

Management, legal and governance matters

·  Item 24.1

Prevention of sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment

-  Documents A77/4 and A77/42

·  Item 24.2

Process of handling and investigating potential allegations against WHO Directors-General

-  Documents A77/27 Rev.1, A77/27 Rev.1 Add.1 and A77/41

·  Item 24.3

Secretariat implementation plan on reform

-  Documents A77/28 and A77/40

Agenda items 25, 26 & 28 will be taken together:

Update on the Infrastructure Fund

o   Geneva buildings renovation strategy and regional building projects

-  Documents A77/29, A77/29 Add.1 and A77/44

Agreements with intergovernmental organizations

-  Documents A77/30 and A77/30 Add.1

Updates and future reporting: strengthening integrated, people-centred health services

-  Documents A77/32 and A77/32 Add.1

Review of and update on matters considered by the Executive Board

·  Item 15.1

Social determinants of health

-  Document A77/4

·  Item 15.2

Maternal, infant and young child nutrition

-  Document A77/4

·  Item 15.3

Well-being and health promotion

-  Documents A77/4 and EB154/2024/REC/1, decision EB154(13)

·  Item 15.4

Climate change, pollution and health

o   Impact of chemicals, waste and pollution on human health

-  Document A77/4

o   Climate change and health

-  Documents A77/4, A77/A/CONF./7 and A77/A/CONF./7 Add.1

·  Item 15.5

Economics and health for all

-  Documents A77/4, A77/A/CONF./2 and A77/A/CONF./2 Add.1

Friday, 31 May 2024

Seventh Plenary meeting — Building E Room XIX

09:00

Awards

-  Document A77/INF./1

Executive Board: election

-  Document A77/48

Eleventh, twelfth and thirteenth meetings of Committee A — Building E Room XX

Immediately after conclusion of Item 6 in Plenary, 14:30 and 18:00

Review of and update on matters considered by the Executive Board

·  Item 14.2

Implementation of resolution WHA75.11 (2022)

-  Documents A77/13, A77/A/CONF./6, A77/A/CONF./6 Add.1, A77/A/CONF./9 and A77/A/CONF./9 Add.1

·  Item 14.1

WHO’s work in health emergencies

-  Documents A77/12 and EB154/2024/REC/1, resolution EB154.R7

Public health emergencies: preparedness and response

·  Item 13.4 continued

Intergovernmental Negotiating Body to draft and negotiate a WHO convention, agreement or other international instrument on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response

-  Documents A77/10, A77/A/CONF./10, A77/A/CONF./10 Add.1, A77/A/CONF./12 and A77/A/CONF./12 Add.1

·  Item 13.3 continued

Working Group on Amendments to the International Health Regulations (2005)

-  Document A77/9, A77/A/CONF./8 and A77/A/CONF./8 Add.1

Seventh, eighth and ninth meetings of Committee B — Building E Room XVII

Immediately after conclusion of Item 6 in Plenary, 14:30 and 18:00

Health conditions in the occupied Palestinian territory, including east Jerusalem, and in the occupied Syrian Golan

-  Documents A77/18, A77/B/CONF./1, A77/B/CONF./1 Add.1, A77/B/CONF./3 and A77/B/CONF./3 Add.1

Collaboration within the United Nations system and with other intergovernmental organizations

-  Document A77/31, A77/B/CONF./2 and A77/B/CONF./2 Add.1

-  Review of and update on matters considered by the Executive Board

Matters for information: progress reports

-  Documents A77/33 and A77/33 Add.1

Pillar 1: One billion more people benefiting from universal health coverage

A.    The global health sector strategies on, respectively, HIV, viral hepatitis and sexually transmitted infections (resolution WHA75.20 (2022))

B.    Preparation for the high-level meeting of the United Nations General Assembly on universal health coverage (resolution WHA72.4 (2019))

C.   Reproductive health: strategy to accelerate progress towards the attainment of international development goals and targets (resolution WHA57.12 (2004))

D.   Eradication of dracunculiasis (resolution WHA64.16 (2011))

E.    Integrated people-centred eye care, including preventable vision impairment and blindness (resolution WHA73.4 (2020))

F.    Human organ and tissue transplantation (decision WHA75(18) (2022))

G.   Availability, safety and quality of blood products (decision WHA75(17) (2022))

H.   Public health dimension of the world drug problem (decision WHA75(20) (2022))

Pillar 2: One billion more people better protected from health emergencies

I.      Pandemic influenza preparedness: sharing of influenza viruses and access to vaccines and other benefits (resolution WHA64.5 (2011))

J.     Strengthening health emergency preparedness and response in cities and urban settings (resolution WHA75.7 (2022))

Pillar 3: One billion more people enjoying better health and well-being

K.    WHO global strategy for food safety (decision WHA75(22) (2022))

L.    Reducing public health risks associated with the sale of live wild animals of mammalian species in traditional food markets – infection prevention and control (decision WHA75(23) (2022))

M.   Outcome of the SIDS Summit for Health: For a Healthy and Resilient Future in Small Island Developing States (resolution WHA75.18 (2022))

N.   Global strategy and plan of action on public health, innovation and intellectual property (resolution WHA75.14 (2022))

Pillar 4: More effective and efficient WHO providing better support to countries

O.   Strategy for integrating gender analysis and actions into the work of WHO (resolution WHA60.25 (2007))

Saturday, 1 June 2024

Fourteenth meeting of Committee A — Building E Room XX

09:00

Finalization of resolutions/decisions and reports

Tenth meeting of Committee B — Building E Room XVII

09:00

Finalization of resolutions/decisions and reports

Eighth Plenary meeting — Building E Room XIX

Immediately after conclusion of Committees A and B

Reports of the main committees

Draft first report of Committee A

Document (draft) A77/45 containing one resolution entitled:

-  Draft fourteenth general programme of work, 2025–2028

Closure of the Health Assembly

3. Report of meetings

Third Plenary meeting

In the Chair:
Dr Edwin Dikoloti (Botswana)

President of the Seventy-seventh World Health Assembly

Report of the Committee on Credentials

The President presented the report of the Committee on Credentials  (document A77/46) which was approved by the Health Assembly.

-  General discussion

The President resumed consideration of item 3 and invited the delegate of United Arab Emirates and Honduras to address the Assembly.

These speakers were followed by the delegates of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Mauritania, India, Lebanon, Yemen, Eritrea, Belize, Mali, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Turkmenistan, Somalia, Sierra Leone, Central African Republic, Niger, South Sudan, Sudan, representatives of Palestine, Holy See, Order of Malta, The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), International Organization for Migration (IOM), United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS), Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie (OIF) and Organisation of Islamic Cooperation.

The agenda item was closed and meeting adjourned.

Fifth meeting of Committee A

In the Chair:
Mr Apurva Chandra (India)

Draft first report of Committee A

The Chairman called upon The Rapporteur (Mr Lombo Emma Tiaho [Burkina Faso]) to read out the first draft report of Committee A, document (draft) A77/45 containing one resolution entitled:

-  Draft fourteenth general programme of work, 2025–2028

The resolution was approved and the draft report was adopted.

Review of and update on matters considered by the Executive Board

·  Item 11.1

Universal health coverage

·  Item 11.2

Follow-up to the political declaration of the third high-level meeting of the General Assembly on the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases

o   Strengthening synergies between the World Health Assembly and the Conference of the Parties to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control

The Chair opened this group of subitems and drew the Committee’s attention to relevant documents. Comments were invited from the floor. The Chair announced that, due to time constraints, delegations who had requested to speak would be given the floor at the beginning of the next session, when discussion of these subitem would continue.

The meeting adjourned.

First meeting of Committee B

In the Chair:
Dr Feras Hawari (Jordan)

Opening of the Committee

Dr Feras Hawari (Jordan) expressed his gratitude for his election as chairperson of the Committee and welcomed delegates and observers. In accordance with Rule 35 of the Rules of Procedure of the World Health Assembly, the Committee elected Dr Masami Sakoi (Japan) and Mr James Ngango (Rwanda) as Vice-Chairs and Ms Marcela Arias Moncada (Honduras) as Rapporteur. 

One delegation took the floor to request that the European Union be invited to attend and participate without vote in deliberations of the meetings, sub-committees, drafting groups or other subdivisions thereof, and addressing matters falling within the European Union competence in the Seventy-seventh World Health Assembly.

Budget and financial matters

·  Item 21.1

Results Report 2023 (Programme budget 2022–2023: performance assessment) and Financial report and audited financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2023

·  Item 21.3

Status of collection of assessed contributions, including Member States in arrears in the payment of their contributions to an extent that would justify invoking Article 7 of the Constitution

The Chair opened the grouped agenda items and invited the Chair of the Programme Budget and Administration Committee of the Executive Board to present his remarks relating to all items recommended by PBAC for consideration in Committee B at the World Health Assembly. 

The Secretariat advised the Committee that Lesotho is no longer concerned by Article 7 and should be deleted from the list. The Chair then invited comments from the floor and the Secretariat responded to questions raised.  The Committee noted the reports contained in document A77/19. The Committee then approved the decision contained in paragraph 8 of document A77/36 and the resolution contained in paragraph 2 of document A77/38 as orally amended by the Comptroller.

The meeting was adjourned.

Sixth meeting of Committee A

In the Chair:
Mr Alexandre Peña Ghisleni (Brazil)                 

Review of and update on matters considered by the Executive Board

·  Item 11.1

Universal health coverage

·  Item 11.2

Follow-up to the political declaration of the third high-level meeting of the General Assembly on the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases

o   Strengthening synergies between the World Health Assembly and the Conference of the Parties to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control

The Chair reopened the agenda subitems and invited delegations who had requested to speak at the previous session to take the floor. The discussion of this group of agenda subitems was suspended and the meeting adjourned.

Second meeting of Committee B

In the Chair:
H.E. Mr James Ngango (Rwanda)
Later:
Dr Masami Sakoi (Japan)

Health conditions in the occupied Palestinian territory, including east Jerusalem, and in the occupied Syrian Golan

The Chair opened the item for discussion and invited the Committee to consider the draft decision contained in document A77/B/CONF./1 Health conditions in the occupied Palestinian territory, including east Jerusalem, and in the occupied Syrian Golan.  The Chair also invited the Committee to consider the proposed amendment to the draft decision contained in document A77/B/CONF./3.

In accordance with Rule 74 of the Rules of Procedure, a roll-call vote was taken in consideration of the proposed amendment to the draft decision contained in document A77/B/CONF./3, the Chair drew a letter in order to identify the first country to vote which was “G”. The vote resulted in 50 votes in favour to 44 votes against, with 31 abstentions and 52 Member States absent, as follows:

Votes in favour: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Canada, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Ecuador, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, Iceland, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands (Kingdom of the), Panama, Paraguay, Philippines (the), Poland, Portugal, Republic of Korea (the), Republic of Moldova (the), Romania, San Marino, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the), United States of America (the), Uruguay.

Votes against: Algeria, Angola, Bahamas (the), Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, China, Colombia, Cuba, Democratic People's Republic of Korea (the), Djibouti, Egypt, Gambia (the), Honduras, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lao People's Democratic Republic (the), Libya, Malaysia, Maldives, Mauritania, Morocco, Namibia, Nicaragua, Niger (the), Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Russian Federation (the), Saudi Arabia, Senegal, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Syrian Arab Republic (the), Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Türkiye, Uganda, United Arab Emirates (the).

Abstentions: Armenia, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Bhutan, Botswana, Chile, Cook Islands, Dominican Republic (the), El Salvador, Fiji, Ghana, Guinea, Ireland, Jamaica, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Madagascar, Mexico, Mongolia, Nepal, New Zealand, North Macedonia, Nigeria, Norway, Peru, Slovenia, Thailand, United Republic of Tanzania (the), Vanuatu, Zimbabwe.

Absent: Albania, Andorra, Azerbaijan, Belize, Benin, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Chad, Congo (the), Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo (the), Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Georgia, Grenada, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Kiribati, Kyrgyzstan, Lesotho, Liberia, Marshall Islands (the), Malawi, Mali, Mauritius, Micronesia (Federated States of), Mozambique, Nauru, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Seychelles, Suriname, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tonga, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uzbekistan, Viet Nam, Zambia.

The Chair suspended consideration of agenda item 20 informing the delegates that the discussions would continue at a later time and details would be provided in the Journal.

The meeting was adjourned.

Seventh meeting of Committee A

In the Chair:
Mrs Katarzyna Drążek – Laskowska (Poland)

Review of and update on matters considered by the Executive Board

·  Item 11.1

Universal health coverage

·  Item 11.2

Follow-up to the political declaration of the third high-level meeting of the General Assembly on the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases

o   Strengthening synergies between the World Health Assembly and the Conference of the Parties to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control

The Chair opened the meeting and invited the Committee to resume the discussion on the grouping of agenda items. The Chair then gave the floor to the representatives of other United Nations organizations including specialized institutions and intergovernmental organizations (IGOs), followed by non-State actors.

At the invitation of the Chair, Dr Barbosa, WHO Regional Director for the Americas, Dr Wazed  WHO Regional Director for South-East Asia, Dr Aylward, Assistant Director‑General, Universal Health Coverage/Life Course, Dr Salomon Assistant Director‑General, Universal Health Coverage/Communicable Diseases and Noncommunicable Diseases, Dr Li, Assistant Director-General, Universal Health Coverage, Healthier Populations and Dr Nakatani, Assistant Director-General, Access to Medicines and Health Products & Assistant Director-General ad interim, Antimicrobial Resistance took the floor.

The Committee noted the relevant sections of the report contained in document A77/4, approved the draft resolutions contained in documents A77/A/CONF./3, A77/A/CONF./11, approved draft decision contained in decision EB154(6) and draft resolution contained in decision EB154(7).

Two delegations exercised their right to explain their position on the approved resolutions.

This group of subitems was closed.

·  Item 11.3

Draft global action plan for infection prevention and control

·  Item 11.4

Immunization Agenda 2030

·  Item 11.5

End TB Strategy

The Chair opened this group of sub-items and drew the Committee’s attention to relevant documents. Comments were invited from the floor.

Following interventions from Member States, non-State actors were invited to take the floor.

The Chair gave the floor to the representative of the WHO Regional Director for the Americas, Dr Aylward, Assistant Director-General, Universal Health Coverage/Life Course, and Dr Salomon, Assistant Director-General, Universal Health Coverage/Communicable Diseases and Noncommunicable Diseases.

The Committee noted the relevant sections of the report contained in document A77/4 and approved the draft resolution Draft global action plan and monitoring framework as contained in decision EB154(8).

The agenda item was then closed.

At the end of the meeting a Member State was invited to express its right of reply.

The meeting was adjourned.

Third meeting of Committee B

In the Chair:
Dr Feras Hawari (Jordan)

Audit and oversight matters

·  Item 22.1

Report of the External Auditor

·  Item 22.2

Report of the Internal Auditor

·  Item 22.3

External and internal audit recommendations: progress on implementation

The Chair opened the grouped agenda items and invited the External Auditor to present the report. The Chair then invited comments from the floor. The Secretariat responded to questions raised and the Committee noted the reports contained in documents A77/23 and A77/24, and approved the draft decision contained in paragraph 7 of document A77/39. The agenda item was closed.

In accordance with Rule 57 of the Rules of Procedure, one delegation exercised the right of reply.

The meeting was adjourned.

4. Strategic Roundtables

The following strategic roundtables will take place during the Seventy-seventh World Health Assembly:

Thursday, 30 May 2024

13:00–14:15 Room XVIII

Artificial intelligence for health: opportunities, risks, and governance.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has the potential to transform global health by providing advanced tools for surveillance, drug development, administration, diagnosis, treatment, and patient care. It can improve access to services, address workforce shortages, and reduce health system costs. But the success of AI depends on governance, equity, data, regulations, policies, and more.

The rapid growth of AI underscores the urgent need for this roundtable, which will drive collaboration to harness AI for health, while ensuring a focus on justice and inclusion, and protections for human rights and privacy.

Aligning with WHO’s support to countries on the digital transformation of health systems, this roundtable aims to: initiate discussions around a possible renewed Global Strategy on Digital Health and AI (2026-2030), explore priorities for the Global Initiative on AI for Health (GI-AI4H); identify priority areas for guidance, technical support and consensus-building; and distribute responsibilities across stakeholders, including resource mobilization to support Member States in leveraging AI to strengthen health systems.

Speakers from academia, ministries of health and information and communications technology, the regulatory and private sectors will review the state of the art of what is possible with AI in health and address key issues, including public-private partnerships, national and regional regulatory oversight, and the investment case for AI in health system strengthening.

Friday, 31 May 2024

13:00–14:15 Room XVIII

Charting a new path forward for global action against antimicrobial resistance.

2024 is an important year for antimicrobial resistance (AMR) with the second United Nations General Assembly High-level Meeting on AMR taking place in September and the 4th Ministerial Meeting taking place from 15–16 November in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. These events along with the roundtable at the Seventy-seventh World Health Assembly, provide the opportunity for Member States to commit to implementing specific outcome-oriented actions to address the global threat of AMR and chart a new path forward to accelerate global response.

This WHA roundtable will focus on how Member States can build on human health discussions and accelerate the global response to AMR. The strategic roundtable will have Ministers of Health, representatives from partner organizations, as well as survivor advocates providing a forum for dialogue and address specific priorities outlined in the WHO’s strategic and operational priorities to address drug-resistant bacterial infections. The discussion will reflect also on the Global Leaders Group on AMR (GLG) recommendations for consideration by Member States at the HLM on AMR, noting the supporting role of the Quadripartite Organizations and the GLG mandated by A/RES/76/257.

Saturday, 1 June 2024

13:00–14:15 Room XVIII

Climate change and health: a global vision for joint action.

Feeding into efforts to shape the global health architecture for addressing climate change, this roundtable will help define a plan to support countries to advance implementation, including of health outcomes and commitments from UN Climate Change Conferences (COPs).

The roundtable also aims to increase momentum and strengthen collaboration and coordination for driving action. Attendees should gain an enhanced understanding of the high-level global vision for climate and health, as well as of relevant initiatives at a global, regional and country level.

Panellists will look ahead to COP29 in Azerbaijan and COP30 in Brazil and reflect on how to build on the pioneering efforts by the UAE for COP28. Also on the agenda will be the climate and health resolution expected to be adopted at the Seventy-seventh World Health Assembly and the Alliance for Transformative Action on Climate and Health (ATACH).

This roundtable has particular significance, as the response to climate change is one of the six key strategic objectives of WHO’s Fourteenth General Programme of work for the period 2025-2028. It will facilitate coordination and amplify calls for adequate funding to overcome the obstacles of fragmented funding mechanisms and siloed approaches, to address complex climate and health challenges more effectively.

The strategic roundtable 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/20220524-0601_Strategic_Roundtables/index.html?lang=ar

Chinese:         https://player.4am.ch/who/20220524-0601_Strategic_Roundtables/index.html?lang=zh

English:           https://player.4am.ch/who/20240527-0601_Strategic_Roundtables/index.html?lang=en

French:           https://player.4am.ch/who/20220524-0601_Strategic_Roundtables/index.html?lang=fr

Russian:          https://player.4am.ch/who/20220524-0601_Strategic_Roundtables/index.html?lang=ru

Spanish:          https://player.4am.ch/who/20220524-0601_Strategic_Roundtables/index.html?lang=es

 

 

5. Other meetings

The Secretariat has been advised that the following meetings will take place during the Seventy-seventh World Health Assembly. This represents information received up to 29 May 2024:

Thursday, 30 May 2024

08:00–08:50 Room XXV

Meeting of the delegations of Member States of the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region.

08:00–08:50 Room XXVII

Meeting of the delegations of Member States of the WHO South-East Asia Region.

08:00–09:00 Room XXIII

Meeting of the delegations of Member States of the WHO African Region.

08:10–09:00 Room XXIV

Meeting of the delegations of Member States of the Region of the Americas.

08:15–08:45 Room XXVI

Meeting of the delegations of Member States of the WHO European Region.

08:15–09:00 Room XVIII

Coordination meeting of the European Union.

08:20–08:50 Room XXII

Meeting of the delegations of Member States of the WHO Western Pacific Region.

13:00–14:30 Room XXV

Coordination meeting of the European Union.

18:00–20:00 Room XXV

Annual Caucus of CARICOM Ministers of Health and Heads of Delegation.

Friday, 31 May 2024

08:00–08:50 Room XXV

Meeting of the delegations of Member States of the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region.

08:00–08:50 Room XXVII

Meeting of the delegations of Member States of the WHO South-East Asia Region.

08:00–09:00 Room XXIII

Meeting of the delegations of Member States of the WHO African Region.

08:10–09:00 Room XXIV

Meeting of the delegations of Member States of the Region of the Americas.

08:15–08:45 Room XXVI

Meeting of the delegations of Member States of the WHO European Region.

08:15–09:00 Room XVIII

Coordination meeting of the European Union.

08:20–08:50 Room XXII

Meeting of the delegations of Member States of the WHO Western Pacific Region.

13:00–14:30 Room XXV

Coordination meeting of the European Union.

Saturday, 1 June 2024

08:00–08:50 Room XXV

Meeting of the delegations of Member States of the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region.

08:00–08:50 Room XXVII

Meeting of the delegations of Member States of the WHO South-East Asia Region.

08:00–09:00 Room XXIII

Meeting of the delegations of Member States of the WHO African Region.

08:15–08:45 Room XXVI

Meeting of the delegations of Member States of the WHO European Region.

08:15–09:00 Room XXIV

Coordination meeting of the European Union.

08:20–08:50 Room XXII

Meeting of the delegations of Member States of the WHO Western Pacific Region.

13:00–14:30 Room XXV

Coordination meeting of the European Union.

6. Arrangements for conduct of discussion in meetings

Member State delegations are asked to observe the time limit for verbal statements during the sessions: individual statements by Member States and Associate Members will be limited to two minutes (220 words), Regional and group statements will be limited to three minutes (330 words). Delegations providing group statements are discouraged from taking the floor subsequently to provide a national statement. In addition, delegations on whose behalf a group statement is provided, are discouraged from subsequently taking the floor except to provide any brief additional comments that were not covered by the group statement.

Statements by Observers, invited representatives of the United Nations and other participating intergovernmental organizations will be limited to one minute (110 words). Statements by non-State actors in official relations with the Organization will be limited to 45 seconds and two minutes for constituency statements.

To ensure that statements are interpreted as clearly as possible, delegates are requested to submit a copy of their statements at least 30 minutes in advance by email to interpret@who.int.

Member States and Associate Members are invited to submit written statements for posting on the website in the language of submission in accordance with the guidelines for written statements in decision WHA75(12).

Observers, invited representatives of the United Nations and of other participating and intergovernmental organizations are also invited to submit written statements in accordance with those guidelines. Non-State actors are invited to submit written statements as per the practical information for representatives of non-State actors in official relations with WHO.

In accordance with the guidelines, statements may be provided in any of the six WHO official languages and should be limited to 500 words for individual statements and 800 words for group statements. They should be submitted to statements@who.int, (non-State actors are asked to copy nsastatements@who.int), clearly indicating the relevant agenda item or subitem in the subject line.

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. Copies of all statements should be submitted at least one 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 three minutes at normal speaking pace is equivalent to approximately 330 words.

7.  Announcements

For IT support, please send an email to GBS-IT-Support@who.int.          

The public 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/20240527-0601_WHA77/player.html?lang=ar

Chinese:         https://player.4am.ch/who/20240527-0601_WHA77/player.html?lang=zh

English:           https://player.4am.ch/who/20240527-0601_WHA77/index.html?lang=en

French:           https://player.4am.ch/who/20240527-0601_WHA77/player.html?lang=fr

Russian:          https://player.4am.ch/who/20240527-0601_WHA77/player.html?lang=ru

Spanish:         https://player.4am.ch/who/20240527-0601_WHA77/player.html?lang=es

Documents for the Seventy-seventh World Health Assembly can be accessed on the Internet through the WHO website (https://apps.who.int/gb/e/e_wha77.html).

The World Health Assembly application allows you to receive updates on the WHA77 programme of work and access documentation directly on your mobile device. Scan the QR code or search for “WHO Events” in the Apple or Google Stores on your phone.

The WHO bookshop is located at the Palais des Nations on level 2 of the E building, at door 40, during the World Health Assembly. The latest publications and information products issued by WHO and its regional offices are available at a 50% discount. WHO souvenirs are also on sale. The WHO bookshop is open from Monday to Friday and from 09:00 to 16:30 at the Palais des Nations (during the Assembly) and at WHO Headquarters.

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