WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION Date: 12 February 2026
ORGANISATION MONDIALE DE LA SANTÉ
WELTGESUNDHEITSORGANISATION
ВСЕМИРНАЯ ОРГАНИЗАЦИЯ ЗДРАВООХРАНЕНИЯ Dr Karmen Joller
Minister of Social Affairs
REGIONAL OFFICE FOR EUROPE Ministry of Social Affairs
BUREAU RÉGIONAL DE L’EUROPE
REGIONALBÜRO FÜR EUROPA Suur-Ameerika 1
ЕВРОПЕЙСКОЕ РЕГИОНАЛЬНОЕ БЮРО 10129 Tallinn
Head office:
Estonia
UN City, Marmorvej 51,
DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark
Tel.: +45 45 33 70 00; Fax: +45 45 33 70 01
Email:
[email protected]
Website: https://www.who.int/europe
On Special Invitation by Her Excellency Katrín Jakobsdóttir
Former Prime Minister of Iceland
and
Dr Hans Henri P. Kluge
WHO Regional Director for Europe
High-level reception of the Pan-European Commission on Climate and Health
17 May 2026 | 16:00 CEST, Geneva, Switzerland
Dear Madam,
Together with H.E. Katrín Jakobsdóttir, Chair of the Pan-European Commission on Climate and Health (PECCH)
and former Prime Minister of Iceland, I wish to invite you to the high-level ministerial reception marking the
official launch of PECCH’s Call to Action. The event will be held on Sunday, 17 May 2026 at 16:00 CEST at
the Intercontinental Hotel in Geneva, Ballroom AED.
Established by the WHO Regional Office for Europe (WHO/Europe), PECCH is a flagship initiative to elevate
political commitment to address the health impacts of climate change. Under the leadership of its Chair and
guided by Chief Scientific Adviser Sir Andrew Haines, Professor of Environmental Change and Public Health at
the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, PECCH brings together 11 eminent members, including
former ministers of health and champions of the climate and health agenda.
Over the past year, PECCH has drawn on extensive hearings, expert consultations and regional engagement to
develop its forward-looking Call to Action, aiming to accelerate climate and health action, strengthen
WHO/Europe’s support to its 53 Member States and ensure full alignment with the WHO global climate agenda.
Your participation will provide an opportunity for engagement with fellow ministers, members of PECCH and
global health leaders to drive momentum for climate and health action. Should you be unable to attend, we kindly
invite you to nominate your head of delegation to participate on your behalf. The provisional programme will be
shared in March 2026. Kindly confirm your participation by 9 March 2026 by responding to the PECCH
Secretariat at
[email protected].
I look forward to the opportunity to meet with you in Geneva.
Yours very truly,
Dr Hans Henri P. Kluge
Regional Director
UN City, Marmorvej 51 Tel.: +45 45 33 70 00 Email:
[email protected]
DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø Fax: +45 45 33 70 01 Website: https://www.who.int/europe
Denmark
Copy for information to:
Mr Margus Tsahkna, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Islandi väljak 1, 15049 Tallinn, Estonia
Ms Agne Nettan-Sepp, Head, European Union Affairs and International Co-operation Department, Ministry of Social
Affairs, Suur-Ameerika 1, 10129 Tallinn, Estonia
Ms Helen Sõber, Adviser, European Union Affairs and International Co-operation Department, Ministry of Social Affairs,
Suur-Ameerika 1, 10122 Tallinn, Estonia
H.E. Ms Riia Salsa-Audiffren, Ambassador Representative of the Republic of Estonia, Permanent Mission of the Republic
of Estonia to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva, Chemin du Petit-Saconnex 28A,
CH-1209 Genève, Switzerland
H.E. Mr Andre Pung, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Embassy of the Republic of Estonia, Frederiksgade
19, 4th floor, 1265 Copenhagen K, Denmark
Ms Kristina Köhler, Liaison Officer, WHO Country Office, Estonia, Paldiski Road 81, 10617 Tallinn, Estonia
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Saatja: "KIMOTHO, Edith" <
[email protected]>
Saaja: "Agne Nettan-Sepp - SOM" <
[email protected]>, "Helen Sõber - SOM" <
[email protected]>, "Karmen Joller - SOM" <
[email protected]>
Teema: High-level reception of the Pan-European Commission on Climate and Health, 17 May 2026, 16:00 CEST, Geneva, Switzerland CRM:0139063
Kuupäev: 2026-02-13 08:00
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