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Ref.: C.L.6.2024
The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) presents his compliments
to Member States, Associate Members and regional economic integration organizations, and has
the honour to refer to decision SSA2(5) (2021), which established the Intergovernmental
Negotiating Body (INB) to draft and negotiate a WHO convention, agreement or other
international instrument on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response, with a view to
adoption under Article 19, or under other provisions of the WHO Constitution as may be deemed
appropriate by the INB.
Member States are informed that the eighth (INB8) and ninth (INB9) meetings of the INB
will be held from 19 February–1 March 2024 as well as from 18–28 March 2024, respectively, in
hybrid format. The eighth meeting will open at 09:00 (CET) on Monday, 19 February 2024 and
the ninth meeting will open at 09:00 (CET) on Monday, 18 March 2024.
Meeting registration and access
Two persons per delegation are invited to be physically present in the meeting room at
WHO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, with other members of the delegation participating
through the virtual platform. To participate in person, INDICO registration will be required
using the following links:
– https://indico.un.org/e/INB8 no later than 12 February 2024 for INB8; and
– https://indico.un.org/e/INB9 no later than 11 March 2024 for INB9.
To participate virtually, renewed online registration will not be required for INB8 for
Member States who have previously registered for the seventh meeting of the INB drafting
group. Renewed online registration will not be required for INB9 for Member States who have
previously registered for the seventh meeting of the INB drafting group and INB8.
In that regard, WHO will consider Member States’ credentials submitted during the
registration process for the seventh meeting as remaining valid for the purposes of registration
for the INB8 unless informed otherwise by email to
[email protected] no later than
12 February 2024. Member States’ credentials submitted during the registration process for the
seventh and eighth meetings will remain valid for the purposes of registration for the INB9 unless
informed otherwise by email to
[email protected] no later than 11 March 2024.
Member States who did not register for the seventh meeting or who wish to revise
their list of delegates may send an email to
[email protected] no later than
12 February 2024 for INB8 and 11 March 2024 for INB9.
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To facilitate the processing of requests, Member States are invited to list in the body of the
email the delegate(s) who should be added in the following format: email address, Member
State, name (first name and surname of the delegate). A note verbale is not required for the
purposes of updating the delegation’s list for virtual participation.
Following registration, a personalized link to access the virtual platform will be sent to
delegates in the days preceding the meeting.
Registrations sent after the deadline may cause a delay in the receipt of a link to participate
in the meeting.
The documentation for the meeting will be published at the following link:
https://apps.who.int/gb/inb/ as soon as available in the six official languages.
The Director-General of the World Health Organization takes this opportunity to renew
to Member States, Associate Members and regional economic integration organizations the
assurance of his highest consideration.
GENEVA, 1 February 2024
Saatja:
[email protected]
Teema: WHO: C.L.6.2024 (INB 8 and 9)
Kuupäev: 2024-02-01 11:08
Dear Member States of the World Health Organization,
Please find attached, in the six official languages, C.L.6.2024 regarding
the 8th and 9th meetings of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) to
draft and negotiate a WHO convention, agreement or other international
instrument on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response, with a view to
adoption under Article 19, or under other provisions of the WHO Constitution
as may be deemed appropriate by the INB.
Best regards,
Department of Governing Bodies
World Health Organization
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