MEDIA ADVISORY SPECIAL SESSION OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD ON THE COVID-19 RESPONSE 5-6 OCTOBER 2020

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No images? Click here Friday 2 October 2020 MEDIA ADVISORY EXECUTIVE BOARD SPECIAL SESSION ON THE COVID-19 RESPONSE 5-6 OCTOBER 2020 The Executive Board special session (EBSS) will take place on 5-6 October 2020 as a hybrid meeting combining in person and online participation, to respect safety measures. One delegate from each Member State represented on the Executive Board (EB) will gain entry to WHO to participate in person. Other Member State representatives, observers, invited representatives of the United Nations and other participating inter-governmental organizations and non-State actors will attend online. DATE AND PLACE: 12-6 pm CEST; 5-6 October in Geneva headquarters of WHO.  WEB ACCESS:  The Executive Board special session will be webcast live. Proceedings can be followed here.  RELATED DOCUMENTS: Documentation about the Special Session of the EB in the 6 official UN languages The Provisional agenda The Annotated agenda Highlights of the Executive Board special session Update on implementation of resolution WHA73.1 (2020) on the COVID-19 response Update from the Co-Chairs of the Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response, the Chair of the IHR Review Committee and the Chair of the Independent Oversight and Advisory Committee for the WHO Health Emergencies Programme. Media accreditation for the EB: This Special Session will be webcast live. To comply with COVID-19 safety measures, journalists are not permitted on the WHO campus. News and information will be posted on the WHO website. Photographs and Videos: Information on the WHO photo service and videos for media can be obtained from Chris Black: +41 79 472 6054 or blackc@who.int. Social media: WHO will broadcast some parts of the Executive Board special session via Twitter  --follow @WHO and hashtag #EBSpecial ABOUT THE EXECUTIVE BOARD The Executive Board is composed of 34 technically qualified members elected for three-year terms. The annual Board meeting is held in January when the members agree upon the agenda for the World Health Assembly and the resolutions to be considered by the Health Assembly. A second shorter meeting takes place in May, as a follow-up to the Health Assembly. The main functions of the Board are to implement the decisions and policies of the Health Assembly, and advise and generally to facilitate its work. WHO EXECUTIVE BOARD SPECIAL SESSION The WHO Director-General and Chair of the Executive Board have called for an Executive Board special session in October to focus on COVID-19. This is the 5th special session of the WHO Executive Board. ADDITIONAL LINKS: https://apps.who.int/gb/ebwha/pdf_files/WHA73/A73_R1-en.pdf https://www.who.int/dg/speeches/detail/who-director-general-opening-remarks-at-the-member-state-briefing-on-the-covid-19-pandemic-evaluation---9-july-2020 https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019 https://www.theindependentpanel.org/ Media contact: Ms Fadéla Chaib | +41 79 475 5556 | chaibf@who.int mediainquiries@who.int   You are receiving this NO-REPLY email because you are included on a WHO mail list. If you have been forwarded this update you can click here to subscribe. Journalists may send feedback to WHO Media Team   World Health Organization, Avenue Appia 20, 1202 Geneva 27, Switzerland    Share    Tweet    Share    Forward  Unsubscribe