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WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION

REGIONAL OFFICE FOR EUROPE

WELTGESUNDHEITSORGANISATION REGIONALBÜRO FÜR EUROPA

ORGANISATION MONDIALE DE LA SANTÉ

BUREAU RÉGIONAL DE L'EUROPE

ВСЕМИРНАЯ ОРГАНИЗАЦИЯ ЗДРАВООХРАНЕНИЯ

ЕВРОПЕЙСКОЕ РЕГИОНАЛЬНОЕ БЮРО

Fourteenth meeting of the European Environment and Health

Task Force (EHTF)

EURO/EHTF14/0

Utrecht, Netherlands (Kingdom of the)

26-27 June 2024

2 May 2024

INFORMATION CIRCULAR

Dear Participant,

We are pleased to provide you with the following information regarding the practical arrangements for

the above meeting.

1. Site of the meeting

The meeting will be hosted by the National Institute for Public Health (RIVM) and will be held at:

Quinton House

Nieuwegracht 60

3512 LT Utrecht

The Netherlands

Telephone: +31 (0)30 227 1569

E-mail: [email protected]

Website: https://www.quintonhouse.nl

This is a “smoke-free meeting”: in line with WHO policy on tobacco, smoking is not permitted

during sessions of meetings organized or co-sponsored by the WHO/Europe.

2. Participation

The meeting is open to all members of the EHTF.

3. Registration

Online registration prior to the meeting is required and should be completed by Monday, 17 June 2024

at: https://forms.office.com/e/NpKWJWm8mE. Kindly note that registering on time, is crucial.

RIVM will organize catering and set-up the meeting room based on this information.

Onsite registration of participants will take place at the meeting site on Wednesday, 26 June 2024,

from 08:30−09:30.

Participants will receive name tags which should always be worn visibly during the meeting.

4. Dates and times of start and closure of meeting

Working sessions will start at 09:30 on Wednesday, 26 June 2024 and will close no later than

16:30 hours on Thursday, 27 June 2024.

5. Working languages

The meeting will be held in English with simultaneous interpretation into Russian.

6. Documentation

All working and background documentation will be available at the EHP SharePoint Website at:

https://worldhealthorg.sharepoint.com/sites/ws-EEHP/default.aspx.

Please note this is a paperless meeting and no printed copies will be available or provided at the

meeting venue.

Participants will be able to use their own laptops to connect to the Internet through a WIFI

network at the meeting site.

7. Travel arrangements and subsistence allowance (for participants eligible for financial

support)

Travel arrangements for EHTF members who are eligible for financial support will be organized by

WHO according to the organization’s travel policy. The eligible members will be contacted by the

secretariat.

Subsistence allowance for eligible participants to cover your meals and accommodation in Brussels

will be deposited directly into their bank account.

8. Travel

Please note that you are responsible for health insurance and visa for travelling and entering

the Netherlands (Kingdom of the).

To and from Amsterdam Airport to Utrecht Centre

Train:

You will find the NS train station directly below the terminal building. For more information please

visit: https://www.schiphol.nl/en/page/by-train-from-schiphol/.

Use https://www.ns.nl/en to see the departure times of the trains from Schiphol Airport to Utrecht.

Usually, there are 6 departures within one hour.

Bus:

Buses depart right in front of the Schiphol plaza a few minutes’ walk from the arrival hall:

https://www.schiphol.nl/en/page/bus-from-schiphol/.

Use https://9292.nl/en to see the departure times and locations of the busses. The host recommends

taking the train.

Other transportation modes including taxi, car rental, shared car can be accessed at:

https://www.schiphol.nl/en/page/transportation-from-schiphol

Please find more information about Schiphol airport can be accessed at: https://www.schiphol.nl/en/.

To and from Paris, Brussels, London, Berlin and Cologne to Utrecht

We encourage participants travelling from European cities to use the train, where possible.

9. Local transportation to the meeting venue

The meeting location is accessible by bus and foot. Please find more information at:

https://welcome.utrechtregion.com/en/life/getting-around.

10. Visas

Participants are advised to check visa requirements when making their travel arrangements.

Further details are available at the official website of Government of the Netherlands at:

https://www.netherlandsworldwide.nl/visa-the-netherlands.

11. Accommodation

You will need to book a hotel room yourself. To do so, you can contact any hotel directly by

phone or email or use available hotel booking websites.

Please settle your bill directly with the hotel. Please note that WHO cannot assume any

responsibility for late cancellation or changes to your reservation.

12. Meals

Coffee breaks and lunches will be provided during meeting days, courtesy of RIVM. All meals

will be vegetarian, organic and zero waste.

13. Social dinner

A social dinner, courtesy of RIVM will take place on 26 June 2024, at 19:00. Further details will be

provided in due course.

14. Meeting of the EHP Partnerships

A meeting of the EHP Partnerships will take place on 25 June 2024 early afternoon. For more

information, please get in touch with lead countries and/or organizations of the respective Partnerships.

You are encouraged to organize your travel taking this information into consideration.

15. Excursion

RIVM has kindly organized an excursion that will take place in the early afternoon on 25 June 2024.

More details will be provided soon. Please consider this information when you organize your travel.

16. Medical insurance

Participants should make their own arrangements to obtain a comprehensive

international medical and travel insurance.

WHO shall not be responsible for medical, accident and travel insurance, for compensation for

death or disability, for loss of or damage to personal property and for any other costs or losses

that may be incurred during travel or the period of participation at the meeting.

It is also noted that WHO will not be responsible for any costs incurred due to self-isolation,

such as for accommodation and air ticket changes.

17. Tackling sexual exploitation and abuse and sexual harassment

WHO is committed to enabling events at which everyone can participate in an inclusive,

respectful, and safe environment. WHO events are guided by the highest ethical and professional

standards and all participants are expected to behave with integrity and respect towards all

participants attending or involved with any WHO event.

We would therefore like to share with you the Code of Conduct to prevent harassment,

including sexual harassment, at WHO Events. Please note that the WHO EHTF adheres to

this code.

We hope to have covered all the administrative points in connection with the meeting.

If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Milou van Muijden

Email: [email protected]

Tel: +31 6 86552966

Meriam Hensbergen

Email: [email protected]

Tel: +31 6 52510524

Edith Kimotho

Email: [email protected]

Tel: +49 228 815 0402

WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION

REGIONAL OFFICE FOR EUROPE

WELTGESUNDHEITSORGANISATION

REGIONALBÜRO FÜR EUROPA

ORGANISATION MONDIALE DE LA SANTÉ

BUREAU RÉGIONAL DE L'EUROPE

ВСЕМИРНАЯ ОРГАНИЗАЦИЯ ЗДРАВООХРАНЕНИЯ

ЕВРОПЕЙСКОЕ РЕГИОНАЛЬНОЕ БЮРО

Fourteenth meeting of the European Environment

and Health Task Force (EHTF)

EURO/EHTF14/2

Utrecht, Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 3 May 2024

26−27 June 2024 Original: English

Scope and purpose

The Budapest Declaration of the Seventh Ministerial Conference on Environment and Health and

its Roadmap to 2030 prioritise urgent, wide-ranging action on health challenges related to climate

change, environmental pollution and biodiversity loss, along with – and in the context of –

recovery from COVID-19. The Declaration also established the EHP Partnerships as a new

mechanism for implementation of commitments.

This will be the first EHTF meeting following the Budapest Conference to discuss progress made

in its follow-up, as well as the activities and key milestones to be achieved by the EHP in the

implementation of the commitments taken through the Budapest Declaration in the 2024−2025

biennium and beyond.

The meeting will bring together national focal points for the EHTF, representatives of

international, intergovernmental and nongovernmental organizations, academia, and other key

stakeholders in the fields of environment and health.

In particular, the discussion will focus on the following main areas:

• Follow-up to the Budapest Conference: Member States and stakeholders will have an

opportunity to showcase examples of the Budapest commitments implementation during

the last year.

• Programme of work for the EHTF for 2024–2025: participants will discuss the draft

programme of work, which includes proposed strategic directions and activities aimed at

achieving them, providing insights, feedback and considering its adoption. In particular,

Member States will be updated on work envisaged for the revision of the environment and

health-related Sustainable Development Goals indicators for monitoring Budapest

commitments implementation; on the preparation of the Executive Officers Meeting on

Governance and Capacities for Environment and Health (2−4 December 2024, Germany);

and on the development of updated professional profiles for environment and health.

• Programme for the Bonn Dialogues on Environment and Health: the EHTF will be invited

to consider the continuation of the Bonn Dialogues in the biennium 2024−2025, to review

the proposal for the Dialogues' topics and indicate interest in acting as their virtual host.

• EHP Partnerships: participants will be updated on the recent developments of the EHP

Partnerships and will review the updated Terms of Reference for the EHP Partnerships.

Also, an update on the Partnerships that are currently in the launching stage, will be

provided.

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• Major global, regional and sub-regional developments: participants, including Member

States, stakeholders, and supporting partners, will have the opportunity to update on major

global and regional developments relevant to environment and health, fostering synergies

and coordination and acting in partnerships.

• EHTF Rules of Procedure (RoP): participants will review the updated EHTF RoP with the

aim of reaching a consensus and adopting it.

• Elections of officers: following received expressions of interest to serve in the EHTF

Bureau, the new members will be elected.

The expected outcomes of the meeting include an agreement on a two-year Programme of Work

of the Task Force; the themes of the future Bonn Dialogues on Environment and Health; the launch

of new EHP Partnerships and the adoption of the updated RoP of the EHTF.

WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION

REGIONAL OFFICE FOR EUROPE

WELTGESUNDHEITSORGANISATION

REGIONALBÜRO FÜR EUROPA

ORGANISATION MONDIALE DE LA SANTÉ

BUREAU RÉGIONAL DE L'EUROPE

ВСЕМИРНАЯ ОРГАНИЗАЦИЯ ЗДРАВООХРАНЕНИЯ

ЕВРОПЕЙСКОЕ РЕГИОНАЛЬНОЕ БЮРО

Fourteenth meeting of the European Environment

and Health Task Force (EHTF)

EURO/EHTF14/3

Utrecht, Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 3 May 2024

26−27 June 2024 Original: English

Provisional agenda

1. Opening and the adoption of agenda.

2. Follow-up to the Budapest Conference: where are we?

3. Draft programme of work for the EHTF for 2024–2025, including:

a. Proposed revision and update of environment and health-related Sustainable

Development Goals indicators for monitoring Budapest commitments

implementation;

b. Updates on work to strengthen governance, resources and knowledge for

environment and health.

4. Bonn Dialogues on Environment and Health in the context of the Budapest commitments.

5. Update on the EHP Partnerships and revision of the Terms of Reference for the EHP

Partnerships.

6. Updates on major global, regional and sub-regional developments relevant to environment

and health.

7. Revision of the EHTF Rules of Procedure.

8. Elections of officers.

9. Any other business, summary of decisions, next steps and closure of meeting.