MEDIA ADVISORY: WHASS Update, 29 November

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No images? Click here Monday, 29 November 2021 MEDIA ADVISORY World Health Assembly Special Session: updates and resources The Special Session of the World Health Assembly opens today, 29 November 2021.  Member States will consider one agenda item - the need for a WHO convention, agreement or other international agreement on pandemic preparedness and response with a view towards the establishment of an international process to draft and negotiate such a convention taking into account the report of the Working Group on Strengthening WHO Preparedness and Response to Health Emergencies. List of speakers for the WHASS2 opening ceremony:   H.E Kassym-Jomart Tokayev Alain Berset, Conseiller Federal Suisse (pre-recorded) Chancellor Angela Merkel ( pre-recorded) President of Chile, H.E Sebastian Pinera (pre-recorded) Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Bahrain, His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa (pre-recorded) President of the Republic of Nauru, H.E. Lionel Rouwen Aingimea (pre-recorded) President of the European Council, H.E Charles Michel (virtual live) President of the European Commission. H.E Ursula von der Leyen (virtual live) Chief Executive Officer, CEPI, Dr Richard Hatchett (virtual live) Chair of the steering Committee of GOARN, Mr Dale Fisher (pre-recorded) Director-General’s Address Opening remarks from the Vice-President of the Assembly Formal opening of the WHASS2 (Special Procedures, adoption of agenda and appointment of Credentials Committee) Resources for the media: WHASS2 webpage The Daily Journal number 1 (in 6 languages) Provisional list of delegates and other participants The World Together: Establishment of an intergovernmental negotiating body to strengthen pandemic prevention, preparedness and response, draft decision The sessions will be public and webcast on this page and other WHO channels: https://www.who.int/news-room/events/detail/2021/11/29/default-calendar/second-special-session-of-the-world-health-assembly Media contacts: 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         Share    Tweet    Share    Forward  World Health Organization, Avenue Appia 20, 1202 Geneva 27, Switzerland  Unsubscribe