Governing Body matters: Review of the Draft Provisional Agenda of the 152nd Session of the WHO Executive Board
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World Health Organization. Regional Office for South-East Asia
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The 152nd Session of the WHO Executive Board will be held at WHO Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland from 30 January to 7 February 2023.In accordance with Rule 8 of the Rules of Procedure of the Executive Board, any proposal from a Member State or Associate Member of WHO to include an item on the Agenda should reach the Director-General of the World Health Organization not later than 12 weeks after circulation of the Draft Provisional Agenda or 10 weeks before the commencement of the Session of the Executive Board, whichever is earlier. Proposals should, therefore, reach the Director-General by 19 September 2022. Also, in accordance with Rule 9 of the Rules of Procedure of the Executive Board, any proposal for inclusion in the Agenda of any item shall be accompanied by an explanatory memorandum.The High-Level Preparatory Meeting for the Seventy-fifth Session of the Regional Committee for South-East Asia, held virtually on 18–20 July 2022, noted the Draft Provisional Agenda of the 152nd Session of the WHO Executive Board and the modalities for proposing any additional Agenda item to the Executive Board Bureau within the given deadline of 19 September 2022.Delegates of Member States, exercising regional solidarity, supported a proposal on an Agenda item for the Executive Board submitted by the Royal Thai Government. In response to the UN General Assembly resolution, Member States of the SE Asia Region supported the proposal from Thailand for inclusion of an additional Agenda item in the Draft Provisional Agenda of the 152nd Session of the WHO Executive Board as follows:Preparation for a High-Level Meeting of the UN General Assembly on universal health coverage: Through the United Nations General Assembly Resolution A/RES/74/2 on Global health and foreign policy: Political declaration of the High-Level Meeting on universal health coverage, Member States decided to hold a High-Level Meeting on universal health coverage in 2023 with the aim of driving the UHC agenda in the Sustainable Development Goals.The HLP Meeting made the following recommendations for consideration by the Seventy-fifth Session of the WHO Regional Committee for South-East Asia:Action by Member States(1) Take note of the Draft Provisional Agenda of the 152nd Session of the Executive Board, and the timelines indicated by the Secretariat, for sending any proposed additional Agenda item(s) to the officers of the Executive Board by 19 September 2022, accompanied by an explanatory memorandum.Actions by WHO(1) Provide the necessary statutory support to Member States in submitting proposals for inclusion in the Draft Provisional Agenda of the 152nd Session of the Executive Board.(2) Convey the decision of the Seventy-fifth Session of the Regional Committee for South-East Asia under Provisional Agenda item No 10.2: “Review of the Draft Provisional Agenda of the 152nd Session of the WHO Executive Board” to the WHO headquarters Secretariat.The Draft Provisional Agenda for the 152nd Session of the WHO Executive Board along with the HLP Meeting recommendations are placed before the Seventy-fifth Session of the WHO Regional Committee for South-East Asia for its review, comment and noting, as appropriate.