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Ref.: C.L.12.2024
The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) presents his compliments
to Member States and regional economic integration organizations, and has the honour to refer to
decision WHA75(9) 2022, which revised the name of the Working Group on Strengthening
WHO Preparedness and Response to Health Emergencies to the Working Group on
Amendments to the International Health Regulations (2005) (WGIHR) and revised the mandate
to work exclusively on the consideration of proposed targeted amendments to the IHR (2005),
consistent with decision EB150(3) (2022), for consideration by the Seventy-seventh World
Health Assembly in 2024.
Member States are informed that the eighth meeting of the WGIHR will be held on
22–26 April 2024 in a hybrid format and will open at 09:30 (CEST) on Monday, 22 April 2024.
Two persons per delegation may be physically present in the meeting room at WHO
headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, with other members of the delegation participating through
the virtual platform. To participate in person, INDICO registration will be required using
the following link: https://indico.un.org/e/WGIHR8 no later than 19 April 2024.
To participate virtually renewed online registration will not be required for Member States
who have previously registered for the seventh meeting of the WGIHR (5–9 February 2024). In
that regard, WHO will view Member States’ credentials submitted during the registration process
for the seventh meeting as remaining valid for the purposes of registration for the eighth
meeting, unless informed otherwise by email to hqgoverningbodies@who.int no later than
19 April 2024.
Member States who did not register for the seventh meeting or who wish to revise
their list of delegates for virtual participation may send an email to
hqgoverningbodies@who.int no later than 19 April 2024. To fast track the processing of
requests, Member States are invited to list in the body of the email the delegate(s) who should be
added or removed in the following format: email address, Member State, name (first name, and
surname of the delegate). A note verbale is not required for the purposes of updating the list of
delegates for virtual participation.
Following registration, a personalized link to access the virtual platform will be sent to all
delegates in the days preceding the meeting.
Registrations sent after the deadline may cause a delay in the receipt of a link to participate
in the meeting.