Subject: [GoF/UHC] Event Summary (9 July) and Health events (13 July)
From: Nino Kovziridze <[email-masked]>
To: "[email-masked]" <[email-masked]>, "[email-masked]" <[email-masked]>
Cc: Nino Shekriladze <[email-masked]>, David Abesadze <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 13 Jul 2020 15:17:11 +0000

მოგესალმებით,

გიზიარებთ ინფორმაციას.

სს,

ნინო

Nino Kovziridze

Attaché

Department of International Organizations

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia

Office: (+995 32) 294
50 00 ext. 18-03

0118, Tbilisi, Georgia

4, Shio Chitadze Street 

From: SHIRAI IKUKO

Sent: Saturday, July 11, 2020 12:45 AM

To: EZOE SATOSHI

Subject: [GoF/UHC] Event Summary (9 July) and
Health events (13 July)

Dear GoF of UHC and Global Health Colleagues

On behalf of the co-chair, I wish to thank those who attended and contributed to the HLPF event on UHC titled “Investing
in Health: The key to building back better from COVID-19 and accelerating progress for universal health coverage and sustainable development” convened on 9 July. Please find
below relevant updates including health related events on 13 July.

1. Event Summary

Please find attached preliminary summary of the event “Investing in Health: The key to building back better from COVID-19 and accelerating progress for
universal health coverage and sustainable development” convened on 9 July.

Please also see below video recording for your information.

https://who.zoom.us/rec/play/6MAkd737p2g3GdCXtASDBaV7W43vKP6s1SlP86UKyRu3WncKOluvY7YUZOKsy5c_GIKLT4ZkG3PwhNZL?autoplay=true

2. Update on health related HLPF Events

(1) Event on health accountability (Monday, 13 July at 7:45AM-9:00AM (EDT))

Please find attached invitation to the virtual launch event of the 2020 Report of the UN Secretary-General’s Independent Accountability Panel (IAP) for Every Woman Every Child (EWEC) entitled “From
Page to Action: Accountability for the Furthest Left Behind in COVID-19 & Beyond”. This virtual event held on Monday, 13 July at 7:45AM-9:00AM EDT during the High-Level Political Forum (HLPF 2020), is co-hosted
by the Governments of Japan, South Africa and Georgia, respectively, and co-organized by the EWEC Secretariat, IAP, the International Health Partnership for UHC 2030 (UHC2030) and the Partnership for Maternal, Newborn & Child Health (PMNCH). President
of South Africa, President of JICA, ED of UNFPA, DG of WHO are among the speakers.

Register at: https://www.everywomaneverychild.org/from-page-to-action-accountability-for-the-furthest-left-behind-in-covid-19-beyond/

More Information at: https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/index.php?page=view&type=20000&nr=7053&menu=2993

(2) Event on health financing for preparedness (Monday, 13 July at 12:30
- 14:00 (EDT))

Please find attached VNR Lab Session 12 on 'Financing health systems to strengthen preparedness for future shocks' to
be held from 12:30 - 14:00 (EDT) on Monday, 13 July 2020.

This VNR lab, co-organized by FSDO/DESA, WHO and UHC2030 will provide a platform for participants to reflect on the importance of financing essential public services such as healthcare in
the context of COVID-19, and as a means of advancing Agenda 2030. Experts from WHO, World Bank Group, Ghana, Japan as well as CSO and private sector are among the speakers.

Register at: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=2zWeD09UYE-9zF6kFubccIoJj0k92f9KvHTeSeYsvZNUMTBDTTNLQlpMWUJVU0VQUFpSQzE2UzRVWi4u

More Information at: https://www.un.org/development/desa/financing/events/vnr-lab-financing-health-systems-strengthen-preparedness-future-shocks

3. List of members and concept note of GoF

Thank you for those who informed the updates to the attached list of members of GoF with contact info. Please let Ms. SHIRAI Ikuko at [email-masked] know
if you have further updates in the future. Please also find the latest concept note for your information as some of you requested.

4. Planned SG Policy Brief on COVID-19 and UHC

We have been in close communication with SG Office on the issue of COVID-19 and UHC. In this connection, Deputy Secretary General announced yesterday during the UHC event that SG will issue
a Policy Brief on COVID-19 and UHC as part of SG’s initiative to highlight relevant issues in relation to COVID-19. This will be prepared in collaboration with WHO and relevant UN agencies. As discussed yesterday, should this be materialized, we intend to
issue a joint statement to support such brief. We will update with any developments on this matter.

Finally, please allow me to note that I myself, as a focal point of my delegation and co-chairs, will be leaving New York for capital next week. My successor, Dr. KITA Yosuke [email-masked],
is already here in New York so please allow me to introduce him as a new focal point in close collaboration with other focal points of co-chairs (Eka from Georgia [email-masked];
and Pornrawe from Thailand [email-masked]).

Please stay safe and healthy!

Best,

Toshi

P.S. I can be reached via [email-masked] in the future.

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Dr. EZOE Satoshi (Toshi)

Counsellor,

Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations

Mobile:
+1-646-826-9140

E-mail: [email-masked]

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