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Ref.: C.L.8.2024

The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) presents his compliments ... to Member States and Associate Members and has the honour to attach the draft provisional

agenda for the 155th session of the Executive Board to be held from 3 to 4 June 2024.

Any proposal from a Member State or Associate Member to include an item on the agenda should reach the Director-General 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 25 March 2024.

The Director-General draws to the attention of Member States and Associate Members that, in accordance with Rule 9 of the Rules of Procedure of the Executive Board, any proposal for inclusion on the agenda of any item shall be accompanied by an explanatory memorandum.

Following receipt of proposals, the Director-General will draw up the provisional agenda in consultation with Officers of the Executive Board. The provisional agenda will be annotated and will explain any recommendations made regarding the deferral or exclusion of proposals. It will be dispatched to Member States with the letter of convocation no later than eight weeks before commencement of the 155th session of the Executive Board.

The Director-General takes this opportunity to renew to Member States and Associate Members the assurance of his highest consideration.

GENEVA, 23 February 2024

EXECUTIVE BOARD EB155/1 (draft) 155th session 23 February 2024 Geneva, 3–4June 2024

Draft provisional agenda

1. Election of Chair, Vice-Chairs and Rapporteur

2. Opening of the session and adoption of the agenda

3. Outcome of the Seventy-seventh World Health Assembly

4. Report of the Programme, Budget and Administration Committee of the Executive Board

5. Report of the Standing Committee on Health Emergency Prevention, Preparedness and

Response

Pillar 4: More effective and efficient WHO providing better support to countries

6. Management, governance and financial matters

6.1 Evaluation: annual report

6.2 Hosted partnerships

• Proposals for WHO to host formal partnerships [if any]

• Report on hosted partnerships

• Review of hosted partnerships

6.3 Engagement with non-State actors

• Non-State actors in official relations with WHO

6.4 Committees of the Executive Board

• Committees of the Executive Board: filling of vacancies

• Foundation committees and selection panels: Amendments to the Statutes of the State of

Kuwait Health Promotion Foundation

6.5 Membership of the Independent Expert Oversight Advisory Committee [if any]

6.6 Amendments to the Financial Regulations and Financial Rules [if any]

EB155/1 (draft)

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7. Staffing matters

7.1 Statement by the representative of the WHO staff associations

7.2 Amendments to the Staff Regulations and Staff Rules [if any]

8. Matters for information: report on meetings of expert committees and study groups

9. Future sessions of the Executive Board and the Health Assembly

10. Closure of the session

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Teema: WHO: C.L8.2024 (EB155 draft provisional agenda)

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in the six official languages, C.L.8.2024 regarding the draft provisional

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