NV to NSAs 2020 RCM71

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REGIONAL COMMITTEE WPR/RC71/1
Seventy-first session 6 August 2020
Manila, Philippines (virtual)
6–9 October 2020 ORIGINAL: ENGLISH
PROVISIONAL AGENDA
Opening of the session and adoption of the agenda
1. Opening of the session
2. Address by the outgoing Chairperson
3. Election of new officers: Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson and Rapporteurs
4. Address by the incoming Chairperson
5. Adoption of the agenda
Keynote address
6. Address by the Director-General
Review of the work of WHO
7. Address by and Report of the Regional Director
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8. Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
8.1 Overview and update of the COVID-19 situation
8.2 WHO’s work in countries in support of the COVID-19 response
9. Programme budget 2018–2019: budget performance (final report)
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W O R L D H E A L T H
ORGANIZATION
ORGANISATION MONDIALE
DE LA SANTE 
REGIONAL OFFICE FOR THE WESTERN PACIFIC
BUREAU REGIONAL DU PACIFIQUE OCCIDENTAL
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Policies, programmes and priorities for the future
10. Proposed programme budget 2022–2023
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11. Ageing and health
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12. Vaccine-preventable diseases and immunization
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13. Safe and affordable surgery
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14. Progress reports on technical programmes
14.1 Thematic priority: Health security, including antimicrobial resistance
14.2 Thematic priority: Noncommunicable diseases and ageing
14.3 Thematic priority: Climate change, the environment and health
14.4 Thematic priority: Reaching the unreached
14.5 Driving the vision of For the Future
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15. Coordination of the work of the World Health Assembly, the Executive Board and the
Regional Committee
15.1 Agenda for the seventy-second session of the Regional Committee in 2021
15.2 WHO reform
15.3 Items recommended by the World Health Assembly and the Executive Board
15.4 Other items
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Membership of Global Committee
16. Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human
Reproduction: Membership of the Policy and Coordination Committee
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Other matters
17. Time and place of the seventy-second and seventy-third sessions of the Regional Committee
18. Closure of the session
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GUIDELINES FOR PARTICIPATION OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL AND
NON-STATE ACTORS IN OFFICIAL RELATIONS WITH THE WORLD
HEALTH ORGANIZATION
DURING THE SEVENTY-FIRST SESSION OF THE
WHO REGIONAL COMMITTEE FOR THE WESTERN PACIFIC,
6-9 October 2020
WHO values its partnerships with intergovernmental, nongovernmental and other
organizations (referred to as “non-State actors”) in official relations and recognizes their
importance in achieving global health outcomes. In this regard, we encourage their
participation in the Regional Committee.
Participation in such meetings is governed by the WHO’s Framework of engagement
with non-State actors, adopted during the World Health Assembly in May 2016. 1
Non-State
actors may participate in sessions of the Regional Committee without the right to vote.
Notification of participation at the Regional Committee
Non-State actors (NSAs) in official relations with WHO automatically receive an
invitation to the annual session of the Regional Committee and are kindly requested to inform
the Regional Director of the name(s) of their representative(s) by 31 August 2020.
Regional Committee Documentation
Representatives of NSAs may visit the WHO Regional Committee webpage –
https://www.who.int/westernpacific/about/governance/regional-committee to access all
working documents in English and French prior to the opening day of the session.
In line with WHO’s green initiative, documentation issued during the session, e.g.
daily journals and resolutions, will be made accessible online.
Delivery of statements at the Regional Committee session
Representatives of NSAs in official relations with WHO will be given an opportunity
to make a statement under the agenda item relating to their activities.
This year, in an effort to further engage with our partners, NSAs are encouraged to
submit a recorded video statement. The screening of video statements during the Regional
Committee will be at the discretion of the Chairperson and are dependent on time available in
the respective session. However, all videos will be made available to all participants and on
WHO’s website for public viewing.
NSAs are encouraged to use visuals and/or other descriptive elements within the video.
Videos should not exceed two minutes. If preferred, written statements will also be accepted,
not exceeding 500 words.
Further, statements should not raise issues of a purely political nature that are unrelated
to the topic and should not contain any inappropriate or offensive references to Member States.
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Resolution WHA69.10 (2016)
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The nomenclature used to refer to Member States, or areas of Member States, must follow that
of the United Nations. Titles of individuals, organizations and/or specific documents should be
correct. There should be no obvious spelling/grammatical errors.
Representatives are requested to submit their written statements indicating the relevant
agenda item via email to the Protocol Officer (WPRpartnerships@who.int) not later than
18 September 2020. For those wishing to deliver statements in audio/video form, a designated
webpage will be shared with you in due course where you could upload the files.
In line with WHO’s transparency agenda, all statements will be made publicly
available at a designated webpage. In this regard, your submission of statements in audio/video
form signifies your concurrence that the file will be made available online. Further, as
statements reflect solely the views of the NSA concerned, it follows that posted statements do
not necessarily reflect the views of the World Health Organization, including its Member
States and Secretariat.