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Ref.: C.L.42.2023
The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) presents his compliments
to Member States and regional economic integration organizations, and has the honour to refer to
decision WHA75(9) 2022, which revised the name of the Working Group on Strengthening
WHO Preparedness and Response to Health Emergencies to the Working Group on
Amendments to the International Health Regulations (2005) (WGIHR) and revised the mandate
to work exclusively on the consideration of proposed targeted amendments to the IHR (2005),
consistent with decision EB150(3) (2022), for consideration by the Seventy-seventh World
Health Assembly in 2024.
Member States are informed that the sixth meeting of the WGIHR will be held on
7–8 December 2023 in a hybrid format and will open at 09:00 (CET) on Thursday,
7 December 2023.
Two persons per delegation may 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 link: https://indico.un.org/e/WGIHR6 no later than 30 November 2023.
To participate virtually renewed online registration will not be required for Member States
who have previously registered for the fifth meeting of the WGIHR (2–6 October 2023). In that
regard, WHO will view Member States’ credentials submitted during the registration process for
the fifth meeting as remaining valid for the purposes of registration for the sixth meeting, unless
informed otherwise by email to
[email protected] no later than 30 November 2023.
Member States who did not register for the fifth meeting or who wish to revise their
list of delegates for virtual participation may send an email to
[email protected]
no later than 30 November 2023. To fast track the processing of requests, Member States are
invited to list in the body of the email the delegate(s) who should be added or removed 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 list of delegates for virtual
participation.
Following registration, a personalized link to access the virtual platform will be sent to all
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.
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The documentation for the meeting will be published at the following link:
https://apps.who.int/gb/wgihr/ 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 and regional economic integration organizations the assurance of his highest
consideration.
GENEVA, 6 November 2023
Saatja:
[email protected]
Teema: WHO: C.L.42.2023 (WG IHR 6)
Kuupäev: 2023-11-07 15:20
Dear Member States of the World Health Organization,
Please find attached, in the six official languages, C.L.42.2023 regarding
the sixth meeting of the Working Group on Amendments to the International
Health Regulations (2005) which will be held from 7 to 8 December 2023.
Best regards,
Department of Governing Bodies
World Health Organization
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