Updates from the 148th session of the Executive Board

No images? Click here Tuesday, 19 January 2021   Updates from the 148th session of the Executive Board At today’s Executive Board meeting, WHO Member States discussed several important issues. Please find below links to reports and other information: Interim progress report of the Review Committee on the Functioning of the International Health Regulations (2005) during the COVID-19 Response: https://apps.who.int/gb/ebwha/pdf_files/EB148/B148_19-en.pdf Statement to the 148th Executive Board by the Chair of the Review Committee on the Functioning of the International Health Regulations (2005) during the COVID-19 Response: https://www.who.int/news/item/19-01-2021-statement-to-the-148th-executive-board-by-the-chair-of-the-review-committee-on-the-functioning-of-the-international-health-regulations-(2005)-during-the-covid-19-response Report of the Independent Expert Oversight Advisory Committee: https://apps.who.int/gb/pbac/pdf_files/pbac33/pbac33_2-en.pdf The Second report on progress by the Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response can be found on the Independent Panel website: ttps://live-the-independent-panel.pantheonsite.io/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Independent-Panel_Second-Report-on-Progress_Final-15-Jan-2021.pdf Presentation on strengthening WHO's global emergency preparedness and response by Dr Mike Ryan, Executive Director of the WHO Emergency programme: https://who.canto.global/s/IVM7E?viewIndex=0  Additional links: Presentation on the ACT-Accelerator and COVAX https://apps.who.int/gb/ebwha/pdf_files/EB148/WHO-EB_Accelerating_ACT-A&COVAX-en.pdf COVID-19 Situation and Strategic Response: Report to the Executive Board https://apps.who.int/gb/ebwha/pdf_files/EB148/EB_14.1_COVID_Update%20_EXD-en.pdf More on the Executive Board:  The Executive Board takes place on 18-26 January 2021 online. The working hours are: 10am-1 pm, 2 pm-6 pm CET; 18-26 January 2021, Geneva. The Executive Board session will be webcast live. Proceedings can be followed at:  https://www.who.int/about/governance/executive-board/executive-board-148th-session Related links: Documentation  of the Executive Board in 6 UN languages: https://apps.who.int/gb/e/e_eb148.html The Provisional Agenda: https://apps.who.int/gb/ebwha/pdf_files/EB148/B148_1-en.pdf The Annotated Agenda: https://apps.who.int/gb/ebwha/pdf_files/EB148/B148_1(annotated)-en.pdf Executive Board Members: https://apps.who.int/gb/gov/en/composition-of-the-board_en.html List of Participants: https://apps.who.int/gb/ebwha/pdf_files/EB148/B148_DIV1-en.pdf The programme of the EB can be found here (updated daily): https://apps.who.int/gb/ebwha/pdf_files/EB148/B148_POW1-en.pdf   For more, please contact:  WHO: mediainquiries@who.int You are receiving this email because you are included on a WHO mail list. If you have been forwarded this update you can click here to subscribe. Do not reply to media@campaign.who.int as it is an unmonitored mailbox. Journalists may write to mediainquiries@who.int.     World Health Organization, Avenue Appia 20, 1202 Geneva 27, Switzerland    Share    Tweet    Share    Forward  Unsubscribe