NOTE TO JOURNALISTS: WHA Highlights - Day 2 of the 78th World Health Assembly (20 May 2025)

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No images? Click here Tuesday, 20 May 2025 WHA Highlights Day 2 of the 78th World Health Assembly (20 May) The Seventy-eighth World Health Assembly (WHA78) continues at the Palais des Nations in Geneva today, and will meet in Plenary and Committee A, from 09.00 to 12.00 and 14.30 to 17.30 CEST.  Committee on Credentials will meet at 14.00 CEST today. The detailed programme of work can be found in the Daily Journal N°2, available in six languages of the United Nations (UN).   The live webcast of the proceedings can be accessed here, while a provisional list of speakers can be accessed here (agenda item 3).  Simultaneous interpretation will be available in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish. Highlights of the day: Action on the draft resolution entitled WHO Pandemic Agreement (A78/42) in the plenary (expected at 09.00 CEST) High-level segment of the WHA78 and the presentation of the Global Health Leader’s awards in the plenary (approximately at 09.40)  Proposed programme budget 2026–2027 and governance reform will be discussed in Committee A starting at 14.30 CEST High-level pledging moment towards the Investment Round: Sustainable financing of WHO for impact in the new global health landscape, 18.45 to 19.45 CEST, Room XVIII, Palais des Nations Committee A will take up the discussions on the proposed programme budget 2026–2027 (A78/6, A78/6 Corr.1), including a draft resolution approving the programme of work and the budget for the period 2026-2027 as contained in document A78/6 Add.1.  Under the agenda item on governance reform, it will consider the Secretariat implementation plan on reform (A78/4) and the process of handling and investigating potential allegations against WHO Directors-General (A78/5, A78/5 Add.1 and A78/39). The high-level pledging moment towards the Investment Round: Sustainable financing of WHO for impact in the new global health landscape, will convene Member States, donors, and key partners to raise funding as part of the WHO Investment Round to deliver on the Fourteenth General Programme of Work (GPW 14), strengthening its core mandate and capacity to drive global health outcomes in the new global health landscape.  The event will take place from 18.45 to 19.45 CEST in Room XVIII, Palais des Nations, and is open to in-person delegates and accredited WHA78 participants.  Live webcast: here. Media resources WHA78 agenda, documents, preliminary daily table (tentative programme of work for the entire WHA78) and daily journal (detailed programme of work for the day) WHA78 live webcast and the provisional list of speakers  List of delegates and other participants A78/DIV./1 (provisional) WHO Director-General's opening address at the 78th World Health Assembly Broadcast video material and other press content will be updated via Canto.  For any questions related to live video transmission please contact tvstudio@who.int Photos will be available for media use via the WHO Photo Library - please address questions to photos@who.int  WHA78 Daily Updates contain a recap of the discussions in the Health Assembly and are sent at the end of the day Media accreditation for WHA78 is being handled by the United Nations Office at Geneva, request accreditation via Indico Side events lists: WHO, UN Foundation and Global Health Strategies Media contacts: mediainquiries@who.int   You are receiving this NO-REPLY email because you are included on a WHO mail list. If you have been forwarded this update you can click here to subscribe. Journalists may send feedback to WHO Media Team       Share    Tweet    Share    Forward  World Health Organization, Avenue Appia 20, 1202 Geneva 27, Switzerland  Preferences  |  Unsubscribe