Subject: Fwd: invitation to UNGA side event. Thursday, 1 October 2020
From: Nino Kovziridze <[email-masked]>
To: Maia Nikoleishvili <[email-masked]>, Ketevan Goginashvili <[email-masked]>
Cc: Nino Shekriladze <[email-masked]>, David Abesadze <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 25 Sep 2020 10:47:20 +0000

მოგესალმებით,

გიგზავნით ინფორმაციას გაერო-ს გენერალური ასამბლეის ფარგლებში, ჯანმრთელობის მსოფლიო ორგანიზაციის, ინდონეზიისა და ფინეთის მიერ ორგანიზებული პარალელური ღონისძიების შესახებ
„Sustainable preparedness for health security and resilience: Adopting a whole-of-society approach and breaking the “panic-then-forget” cycle”,
რომელიც გაიმართება მ.წ. 1 ოქტომბერს, ვირტუალურად.

ღონისძიების დღის წესრიგი იხ. იმეილში.

სს,

ნინო

From: VERCAMMEN, Laurence <[email-masked]>

Sent: Thursday, September 24, 2020 3:24 PM

Subject: WHO: invitation to UNGA side event. Thursday, 1 October 2020

Dear WHO Mission Focal points,

You are invited to a virtual United Nations General Assembly side event co-hosted by the WHO and the governments of the Republic of Indonesia and the Republic of Finland regarding “Sustainable preparedness
for health security and resilience: Adopting a whole-of-society approach and breaking the “panic-then-forget” cycle” on Thursday, 1 October 2020 from 13:00 to 14:30 Central European Summer Time (CEST).

The side event aims to highlight and advocate for long-term sustainable preparedness in the context of COVID-19. This includes through diplomacy, investments, capacity building and health system strengthening.
It will also emphasize the importance of applying a whole-of-society approach through effective multisectoral collaboration and community engagement. The expected outcomes include identification of key needs and challenges, increased dialogue on sustainable
preparedness, and clear actions for stakeholders in building better from the pandemic.

Please find below the agenda:

Time

Agenda Item

13:00

Welcome address

13:10

Presentation by WHO on “Sustainable Preparedness during COVID-19 and Beyond”

13:20

Panel 1: Member States’ Perspectives on Emergency Preparedness during the COVID-19 Pandemic and beyond

13:40

Responses from the floor; Questions and Answers

13:50

Panel 2: Building Partnerships on Emergency Preparedness during the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond

14:10

Responses from the floor; Questions and Answers

14:25

Closing remarks

14:30

Close of side-event

Times stated are Central European Summer Time (CEST)

The language of the meeting will be English.

We would be grateful if this invitation could be brought to the attention of your respective Minister of Health and Minister of Foreign Affairs, inviting them to participate in this side event.

Further information on the side event is available at:
https://extranet.who.int/sph/unga.

To register for the event, please visit the following website:
https://who-e.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUod-yhrzIjHdH3efdB-DwH-mWtqaNfjgWF

Should you require additional information please do not hesitate to contact Marc Ho at
[email-masked].

Best regards,

WHO Secretariat