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Dear States Parties to the International Health Regulations (2005),
Please find attached, in the six official languages, C.L.13.2025 regarding
the correction procedure to address errors identified in provisions of the
IHR other than those amended through resolution WHA77.17 (2024).
Proposed corrections to the errors identified in the Arabic, Chinese,
French, Russian and Spanish texts of the IHR are presented in the Annexes to
this communication. No errors were identified in the English text, therefore
the English version of the attached C.L. does not include an Annex.
Best regards,
Department of Governing Bodies
World Health Organization
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Ref.: C.L.13.2025
The Director-General of the World Health Organization presents his compliments to States
Parties to the International Health Regulations (2005) (the “IHR”) and has the honour to refer to
decision WHA78(24) (2025), through which the Seventy-eighth World Health Assembly
adopted a correction procedure to address errors identified in provisions of the IHR other than
those amended through resolution WHA77.17 (2024), as set out in the relevant report of the
Director-General. 1
Through the above-mentioned decision, the Health Assembly requested the
Director-General to initiate, as soon as possible after the closure of the Seventy-eighth World
Health Assembly, the correction procedure related to the proposed corrections presented in
document A78/INF./5. 2
Accordingly, the Director-General has the honour to communicate the following:
– Proposed corrections to the errors identified in the Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and
Spanish texts of the IHR are presented in the Annexes to this communication, and
correspond to the texts presented in document A78/INF./5. Additions are shown in bold
and underline; deletions are shown in strike-through.
– Any objection to the above-mentioned corrections should be communicated in writing
to the Director-General within ninety (90) days from the date of the present
communication, i.e. not later than 28 August 2025. Any objection received thereafter
shall have no effect.
– In the absence of receipt by the above-mentioned date of any written objection, the
proposed corrections will be deemed adopted by all States Parties to the IHR, in
accordance with decision WHA78(24) (2025).
1
Document EB156/40.
2
The text of the IHR reflects the amendments adopted by the Health Assembly through resolutions
WHA67.13 (2014), WHA75.12 (2022) and WHA77.17 (2024). It is understood that the amendments adopted
through resolution WHA75.12 do not apply to those States Parties that rejected them. It is further understood that
the amendments adopted through resolution WHA77.17 have not yet come into force as of the date of the present
communication, and are under consideration by States Parties, pursuant to the modalities specified in the notification
of the amendments communicated by the Director-General to all States Parties via circular letter C.L.40.2024 of
19 September 2024.
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C.L.13.2025
– The Director-General will communicate the outcome of the correction procedure as well
as any objection that may be received, as soon as possible after the expiry of the
above-mentioned date, to all States Parties.
The Director-General of the World Health Organization takes this opportunity to renew to
States Parties to the International Health Regulations (2005) the assurance of his highest
Consideration.
GENEVA, 30 May 2025