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Ref.: C.L.40.2023
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 seventh meeting of the INB will be held from
6–10 November 2023 and will resume its deliberations from 4–6 December 2023. The meeting
will be held in a hybrid format and will open at 09:00 (CET) on Monday, 6 November 2023.
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 link: https://indico.un.org/e/INB7 no later than 30 October 2023.
To participate virtually, renewed online registration will not be required for the seventh
meeting of the INB (INB7) for Member States who have previously registered for the September
meeting of the INB drafting group. In that regard, WHO will consider Member States’
credentials submitted during the registration process for the September meeting as remaining
valid for the purposes of registration for the INB7, unless informed otherwise by email to
[email protected] no later than 30 October 2023.
Member States who did not register for the September meeting or who wish to revise
their list of delegates may send an email to
[email protected] no later than
30 October 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 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.
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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, 9 October 2023
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Saadetud: 10.10.2023 12:59
Teema: WHO: C.L.40.2023 (INB 7)
Dear Member States of the World Health Organization,Please find attached,
in the six official languages, C.L.40.2023 regarding the seventh meeting
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
deamed appropriate by the INB.Best regards,Department of Governing
BodiesWorld Health Organization***DO NOT RESPOND TO THIS E-MAIL. YOU WILL
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